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Google, Porsche Trying To Seal Deal For App Access: Report

Google, Porsche Trying To Seal Deal For App Access: Report

Luxury car maker Porsche Automobile Holding SE (OTC: POAHY) plans to fully integrate Alphabet Inc  (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google software in Porsche cockpits. The deal would enable Porsche customers to access Google applications like Google Maps and Google Assistant without needing to connect the car to an Android phone, Reuters reported. Porsche was in close contact with several companies following the end of its cooperation with Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) Cariad unit on… Source link

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A net-zero world could generate $10.3 trillion by 2050, new report finds

A net-zero world could generate $10.3 trillion by 2050, new report finds

The green transition could spur huge economic gains as the world looks to curb climate change, a new report finds. A study from Oxford Economics and Arup estimated that green industries could add $10.3 trillion to the world’s economy — or 5.2% of global GDP — by 2050 under a net-zero scenario. The report made the case that governments and businesses, under increasing pressure from costly climate-related weather events, may begin to see a rapid transition away from fossil fuels as a net… Source link

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Grand jury in Georgia delivers report on Trump, charges could come in next few months

Grand jury in Georgia delivers report on Trump, charges could come in next few months

Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Commerce, Ga., in March of last year. (Megan Varner/Getty Images) A Georgia special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state has delivered its report to local judges, paving the way for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to potentially bring criminal charges against the former president and some of his allies in the next few months. The special grand jury completed its work… Source link

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Wall Street reacts to a Goldilocks jobs report

Wall Street reacts to a Goldilocks jobs report

The U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in December, more than economists expected, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. Job growth has slowed in recent months against a backdrop of higher interest rates, but the labor market remains tight despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool demand for workers that has placed upward pressure on wages and driven up inflation. December’s report showed wage growth cooled slightly, a sign investors perceived may ease the pressure off of Fed officials to… Source link

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Female cabin-crew applicants had to strip so recruiters could check for scars, birthmarks, or tattoos, report says

Female cabin-crew applicants had to strip so recruiters could check for scars, birthmarks, or tattoos, report says

Male candidates were told the airline only hired men from Kuwait, El Diario reported.Robert Smith/Getty Images Kuwait Airways applicants said they were ordered to strip to their underwear at a hiring event. Recruiters rejected women with glasses, moles, or visible scars, Spain’s El Diario reported. Spain’s Department of Labor is investigating the hiring agency Meccti following El Diario’s report. Women hoping to become flight attendants with Kuwait Airways said they were ordered to strip down to… Source link

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Users report Google Calendar bug creating random, fake events

Users report Google Calendar bug creating random, fake events

Numerous users have reported experiencing an odd glitch in the Google Calendar mobile app over the past few days. The app appears to be creating random, nonexistent all-day events based on the content of users’ Gmail messages. As 9to5Google (who reported the news earlier today) notes, various sorts of emails including delivery notifications, purchase receipts, and newsletters appear to be showing up as all-day calendar events. Some Verge staffers who use the Google calendar app are… Source link

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Justin Bieber nears $200 million deal to sell music rights: report

Justin Bieber nears $200 million deal to sell music rights: report

Justin Bieber is reportedly close to finalizing a $200 million deal to sell his music rights. According to The Wall Street Journal, Bieber is in negotiations with Hipgnosis Songs Capital, a Blackstone-backed investment and song management company, in a deal that would value his rights at “around” $200 million. The potential deal includes both Bieber’s publishing and recorded music catalog, the Journal noted, and represents the largest to-date acquisition for Hipgnosis, which purchased Justin… Source link

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