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(Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a year that saw his electric car company become the most valuable carmaker in the world and his rocket company soar to the edge of space with an all-civilian crew.    Musk is also the founder and CEO of SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company. Tesla’s market value soared to more than $1 trillion this year, making it more valuable… Source link

Russian search engine Yandex is more likely to promote conspiracy theory-related content in its search results than any other major search engine, according to a new study published Wednesday. More than half of Yandex’s first-page search results for controversial terms such as “flat earth” and “George Soros” were for pages that promoted conspiracy theories, researchers at the University of Zurich found. That was a significantly higher share than among the results… Source link

Lucid’s first EV earns coveted award, recognizing Lucid Air’s unrivaled combination of efficiency, performance, and luxury with EV powertrain technology developed and manufactured entirely in-house – Lucid Air awarded MotorTrend’s Car of the Year against a formidable field of 24 competitors from major manufacturers – The win marks the first time that the initial product from a new automotive company has been awarded MotorTrend’s flagship Car of the Year award – Designed in Silicon Valley and… Source link

As his Phoenix Suns secured a Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference finals on Sunday, the NBA announced that general manager James Jones is the league’s Executive of the Year.  Jones won the award in a tight race, earning nine first-place votes and 65 total points. Utah Jazz Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Dennis Lindsey also secured nine first-place votes but finished behind Jones in total voting with 61 points.  The Suns improved from a 34-39… Source link

The next time you open your Google browser, you might come across a doodle drawn by local 4th grader Makenna Krukenberg of Bismarck, but she needs your help to make this a reality.   Named the North Dakota winner in the Doodle for Google competition, Makenna’s doodle is now in the running to be picked as a national finalist in her grade group. There will be 5 national finalists in total, one of which will go on to become the national winner. Contestants were asked to use… Source link

Jeff and Lauren Sanchez (inset) and the Black Pearl (AFP via Getty Images and OceanCo) Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, is finally set to join the gilded ranks of the haves and have-yachts. The world’s richest man has been named as the soon-to-be proud owner of one of the most expensive and extravagant superyachts ever built. At 127metres (420ft) the craft – known only by its project name Y721 – will be as long as the Great Pyramid at Giza is tall, and loaded with… Source link

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Besides being fun to say, Google’s ‘Doodle for Google’ contest provides scholarships and national recognition, and one Appleton resident has a chance to be the national winner. The annual ‘Doodle for Google’ contest is an art contest open to students in grades K-12. The students are tasked with creating their own Google doodle for the chance to have it featured on Google.com. Not only could students have their artwork displayed for the world… Source link

Official Release May 3, 2021 – As a WNBA Changemaker, Google Commits to Helping Women’s Basketball and Sports by Developing Innovative Marketing Activations, Robust Storytelling and Enhanced Google Product Experiences – – As Part of the Partnership, Google Collaborates with ESPN and WNBAto Deliver “25 for 25”: 25 Regular Season Games on ESPN networksfor the 25th Season of the WNBA – – Google Becomes Associate Sponsor of ESPN’s… Source link

Laura Wallace, a businesswoman based in Hagerstown, has been named to Yahoo’s Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch list. Wallace is the branding and mindset coach at LauraAura and CEO of Hagerstown-based Worx Graphic Design. She also hosts “The Gutsy Podcast.” “What an absolute honor to be named as one of Yahoo!’s top 10 female entrepreneurs to watch. It’s awe-inspiring to be in the company of such powerful, amazing women chosen by Yahoo!,”… Source link

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WDVM) — In the middle of Women’s History Month, Laura Wallace discovered she had been named one of Yahoo!’s 10 Leading Female Entrepreneurs To Watch Out For In 2021 for her work on her business, Worx Graphic Design. “It was actually a little bit surreal. I was checking my email and I got a notification, and at first, I was like ‘this can’t be real,’” said Wallace. “So I actually went to Yahoo and put it into the search bar to see if it would come up… Source link