(CNN) A distinct sound is currently vibing on social feeds around the world: the deep house, log-drum driven basslines and soulful piano melodies of “Amapiano.” While Amapiano dance challenges are currently sweeping TikTok, the streets of South Africa have been thrumming with its sound for years. Seeping out of car […]
Month: February 2022
Hasbro and Mattel have very different visions of the future
Hasbro and Mattel have very different ideas about the future of the toy industry.While both of the country’s dominant toy companies reported strong revenue increases during the crucial holiday quarter and throughout 2021, only one of them expects continued robust growth.”There is a sense of confidence and optimism behind Mattel,” […]
New Hampshire man arrested aboard cruise ship is latest to be accused of stealing Hertz rental car: “Most horrific experience of my life” – CBS News
A Hertz customer who was arrested aboard a cruise ship last week has become the latest customer to say the company falsely accused them of stealing one of its rental cars. Charles Doucette, a pharmacy and healthcare consultant from New Hampshire, said he was on a Caribbean cruise with his […]
Trump Organization’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, recants a decade of his financial statements – CBS News
The accounting firm that has for years prepared annual financial statements for Donald Trump and his businesses is cutting ties with his company and says a decade’s worth of the reports “should no longer be relied upon.” The firm, Mazars USA, wrote to the Trump Organization’s chief legal officer Alan […]
‘Talent crunch is real’: Wipro’s Rashid Premji on tech industry
Wipro Chairman Rashid Premji on Tuesday acknowledged the talent crunch in the technology industry and said that it presented a great opportunity for job creation.Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “The technology industry in India now employs over 5 million people and added 45 lakh new jobs this year.And yet the […]
More facial recognition technology reported in non-white areas of NYC: Amnesty International
More facial recognition technology reported in non-white areas of NYC: Amnesty International The crowdsourced data mapped more than 25,500 CCTV cameras across New York City. By Nadine El-Bawab and Kiara Alfonseca February 15, 2022, 12:01 AM • 11 7:08 Police reform in America and possible paths forward The deaths of […]
Safety Regulators Approve New Highlights That Won’t Blind Oncoming Drivers – CBS Sacramento
DETROIT (AP) — Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this. U.S.highway safety regulators are about to allow new high-tech headlights that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don’t create […]
US approves new headlights that won’t blind oncoming drivers
DETROIT (AP) — Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this.U.S.highway safety regulators are about to allow new high-tech headlights that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don’t create glare […]
ATSB renewing investigation for MH370 disappearance after Richard Godfrey report | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
New technology could hold key to MH370 disappearance A key Australian agency has taken a huge step after breakthrough research triggered hopes of solving the world’s biggest aviation mystery. Ellen Ransley @RansleyEllen 2 min read February 16, 2022 – 8:01AM NCA NewsWire More from technology Legendary car set for return.
Zuckerberg tells Facebook employees they are now ‘Metamates’ – MarketWatch
Last year, Facebook Inc.re-christened itself as Meta Platforms Inc.in pursuit of the metaverse Holy Grail. On Tuesday, Meta FB, +1.52% Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees, who have been colloquially known as “Facebookers,” that they will now be known as “Metamates.” “Meta, Metamates, Me is about being good stewards of […]