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The Japanese carmaker forecast a record profit driven by gas-electric vehicles, as U.S. competitors look to catch up. The Japanese carmaker forecast a record profit driven by gas-electric vehicles, as U.S. competitors look to catch up. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to…

When Spotify announced in the fall that it was adding audiobooks to its streaming service, reactions in the publishing world were mixed: Many publishers saw Spotify's entrance as a chance to reach new audiences. But some agents and authors worried that streaming could erode the value of audiobooks, a lucrative and growing format.A few months later, there are early signs that Spotify is driving audiobook consumption -- which has been growing dramatically for more than a decade -- even higher.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with…

Tesla is finding it really difficult to get a break in its Chinese market these days. In order to keep its competitive edge in the Chinese Luxury EV market, Eon Musk's EV company has been forced to slash prices some of its most popular cars…

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal's new AI startup has raised a significant funding of $30 million. Leading the funding is Khosla Ventures, a notable supporter of OpenAI in its early stages. Agrawal's startup is developing software tailored for developers working with LLMs…

Australia is a land of natural wonders, from the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest to Kakadu National Park and the Blue Mountains. But because of the country’s naturally dry and biodiverse climate, it’s particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events that have been exacerbated by climate change. All of those wonders have been affected in recent years by bushfires, extreme heat waves, rising temperatures and floods.  Queensland is dealing with the worst flooding in history in the…

Indonesia’s construction industry is growing quickly, driven by residential and industrial building, alongside infrastructure development plans by the government. Sourcing skilled labor is still a time-intensive process, however, and often relies on personal networks and lengthy recruitment efforts. The founders of Gravel want to change that by making it easier to find workers and other construction professionals. The Jakarta-based startup announced today it has raised $14 million. Investors include New Enterprise…

“I describe myself as a dinosaur cowboy," says Mr Phipps. Others would call him a commercial fossil prospector. Mr Phipps spends his time finding, digging up and preparing fossils to sell to prospective buyers. In 2006 he hit the headlines when he discovered “Duelling Dinosaurs", the complete skeletons of a Triceratops horridus and a Tyrannosaurus rex buried alive by a landslide while locked in a fatal embrace. Pictured above, it is perhaps the most spectacular fossil specimen ever found.…

High mortgage rates are dissuading sellers, leaving new construction the only game in town. ‘There was no inventory on the existing market, so everybody was being pushed to a new home,’ said one builder. High mortgage rates are dissuading sellers, leaving new construction the only game in town. ‘There was no inventory on the existing market, so everybody was being pushed to a new home,’ said one builder. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an…

By her own admission, Miki Berenyi was not a woman itching to write a memoir. Even if she had been, she says, why would anyone have been interested? Her band, Lush, were “never that big”. They enjoyed cult alt-rock success in the early 90s, scored three Top 30 singles in the Britpop era, and broke up in 1996. They briefly reformed in 2015, but broke up again after less than a year, keen “to return to our families and homes”. When a publisher approached her with the idea of an autobiography, she says, “I literally laughed…

by Anne Hardy, Can Seng Ooi, Hanne E.F. Nielsen and Joseph M. Cheer, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The world has watched in shock as rescue crews feverishly search for the Titan submersible vehicle, which disappeared while attempting to take tourists to view the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic. …