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Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:03 am ETBEIJING—Boeing’s long-awaited delivery resumption of its 737 MAX jets to China faces fresh delays after the Alaska Airlines incident, as the plane maker was poised to benefit from the thaw in U.S.-China relations.China Southern Airlines, one of several Chinese carriers with undelivered MAX jets, has been readying to receive Boeing’s planes as early as January, people familiar with the matter said. Now the airline is planning to conduct additional safety inspections on those aircraft…

India's No.1 software-services exporter Tata Consultancy Services is planning to focus more on markets such as Japan, Latin America and Southern Europe amid weakness in North America, its chief executive said.The plan to diversify more comes after the industry leader reported its slowest quarterly profit growth since 2020, and revenue contributions from its mainstay market, North America, have declined for four straight quarters.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM…

Jan. 13, 2024 10:00 am ETA wind and power transmission project, called the largest of its kind in the country, has raised $11 billion in financing, kicking off a year when many utilities are expected to step up much-needed spending on the power grid.Pattern Energy Grouphas started construction on its SunZia project, a wind farm in central New Mexico, where more than 900 wind turbines will generate over 3,000 megawatts of clean energy. A 550-mile transmission line will bring the power to some three million people in…

As one of the nation’s first owners of General Motors’ new electric Chevrolet Blazer, James Hattin was loving the SUV—before the problems began.On a trip from the mountains back to his home in Burbank, Calif., he and his wife heard weird clicking noises coming from the dashboard. A short time later, the cruise control went out. A few days after that, in his driveway, the car’s screens went blank and the car wouldn’t start.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

The VanMoof X3 was the perfect fit. Both my 6-foot-1 husband and my 5-foot-2 self could ride the e-bike comfortably. We live in Paris, and the X3 had many features to ward off thieves, including an integrated wheel lock, a motion-based alarm and location tracking via Apple’s Find My network.I’ve reviewed a number of e-bikes and ultimately chose VanMoof’s $2,300 X3 because it looked cool and ticked so many boxes. Then, last July, the Dutch e-bike maker declared bankruptcy.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All…

The Rocky Mountains conjure up images of grey rugged peaks capped with white. But within the upper reaches of the harsh mountain landscapes, a rosier hue often blooms.Watermelon snow, also known as glacial blood, is caused by algae that turns the snow a startling shade of red.The algae blooms in summer, forming on the snowfields that linger on glaciers, frozen lakes, rugged peaks and icy valleys in the upper reaches of mountain terrain.The darker the snow, the faster it melts — and new research sheds light on the threat…

Updated Jan. 13, 2024 12:01 am ETListen to article(1 minute)HERZOGENAURACH, Germany—A former professional soccer player, Bjørn Gulden says that when he took over Adidas just over a year ago, it felt as if the German sports giant was losing by four goals at halftime.Morale was down after the collapse of its Yeezy collaboration with rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, and employees complained about a lack of transparency.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

Outsourcing worried engineers and sparked battles over quality before a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines plane midflight. Outsourcing worried engineers and sparked battles over quality before a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines plane midflight. 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…

Listen to article(2 minutes)It’s a nervous parent’s dream: finding out your children’s risk of a driving accident before they get behind the wheel of a car.Many of us might think we can predict what kind of drivers our kids will be, but it’s impossible to know whether teens will brake too hard or steer straight when they finally are able to drive. Insurance companies have apps to track teen driving, but that information only comes after they’re on the road.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

The U.S. has become the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas. President Biden is finding that this superpower status comes with its own set of headaches. In the past two years, hundreds of cargoes loaded with supercooled gas departed the U.S. Gulf Coast as foreign buyers turned to America for energy supplies. Developers of export terminals have seized the momentum to advance plans to build new plants and crank out even more LNG.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…