Tag: public
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The Faintest Hint Of Regulatory Accountability Has Tesla Acting Like An Adult
Coming from telecom, I’m painfully aware of the perils of the “deregulation is a panacea” mindset. For literally thirty straight years, the idea that deregulation results in some kind of miraculous Utopia informed U.S. telecom policy, resulting in a sector that was increasingly consolidated and uncompetitive. In short, the entirety of U.S. telecom policy (with…
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These were 10 key sustainable transport trends of 2020
All these were 10 Primary sustainable transport Tendencies of 2020 Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 12/16/2020 – 01:00 Have you ever been more ready to get a year to be finished? Within a little over a couple of weeks, this skip fire of a year will be relegated to history. And as the entire world will be…
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No revenue is no problem in the 2020 stk market
By Chris BryantWall Street isn’t always too fussed about whether a start-up is profitable before listing on the stock exchange. A decent track record of sales growth is usually pretty essential, though. That quaint idea has been turned on its head this year by the fad for special purpose acquisition companies. Called SPACs for short,…
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Buffett bets big on an IPO for first time in 54 yrs
By Tae Kim and Tara LachapelleAs investors fret over whether high-flying technology stocks have gotten too frothy, the recent volatility isn’t scaring away Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — at least not when it comes to getting in on the ground floor of what may be one of the year’s most sought-after tech IPOs. Yes,…
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The COVID-19 threat is here for the foreseeable future. As cities reopen, protecting passengers on public transit is a matter of life and death.
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider Cities will need to make some major changes to allow citizens to travel safely and efficiently post-lockdown, experts told Business Insider. A handful of systemic transportation issues — like the sporadic reliability of public transit, the lack of safe bike lanes, gridlock in city centers, and unequal…
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Opinion | Stop Hating on the Hoarders
I would be lying if I mentioned my amygdala hasn’t gleamed cherry red and emitted fat tendrils of panic each time I’ve gone to the marketplace within the last two weeks and discovered the yeast shelf totally bare. Damn hoarders, I’ve mumbled to myself each time, teeth. However, by the time I get my fair…
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Senators call for connected car kill switches following Consumer Watchdog report
US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey have written a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking whether car manufacturers have disclosed vulnerabilities with their cars. The letter has been delivered in the wake of a damning Consumer Watchdog report this month that warned that a mass cyberattack could result in the…
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To no surprise, China is surveilling connected car owners
In perhaps the very shocking revelation of the year, the Chinese government are utilizing connected cars to continue to keep tabs on taxpayers. A report from the Associated Press discovered over 200 automakers — including Tesla, Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, and Mitsubishi — are still providing live data to Chinese authorities. The…
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Uber employees working on self-driving cars feel their cars are safer but their careers are stuck, according to leaked employee survey
Business Insider/Danielle Muoio Each six weeks, Uber conducts an employee survey. Business Insider has witnessed the outcomes of the most recent poll for the 1,100-employee self-driving vehicle unit introduced to employees earlier this past week. Most employees praised the unit’s renewed focus on safety as the company puts its cars back on the public road…