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China to reduce NEV subsidies by 10%, sale of vehicles with swappable batteries supported – report
China has opted to cut subsidies for fresh energy vehicles (NEVs) by 10% this year, after its decision to continue providing incentives for customers for buying cleaner cars, Reuters reported. The Chinese authorities had announced plans this year to end the subsidies, but it then declared in March that the subsidies will be extended. The…
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Jurassic Park Star Reveals the One Thing You Never Noticed About the T-Rex
Jurassic Park is pushing three decades now, but this classic Steven Spielberg film still feels as fresh and exciting as it did in 1993. That made it a perfect candidate for IGN’s latest Watch From Home Theater, as Tim Murphy himself, Joseph Mazzello, chimed in to reflect on the movie and the experience of being…
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The United Nations just said that coronavirus could wipe out the equivalent of 195 million jobs worldwide
Reuters A United Nations agency released a report on Tuesday forecasting a 7% drop in global working hours in the second quarter. A drop so severe represents roughly 195 million full-time jobs worldwide. The devastating report comes just three weeks after the agency said the coronavirus will wipe out 25 million jobs — Guy Ryder,…
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Chinese ventilator makers desperate for parts as global demand for machines hits 1 million
This story has been released by POLITICO within a content partnership with the South China Morning Post. It initially appeared on scmp.com on April 9, 2020. China has asked Switzerland to provide more elements for ventilators as manufacturers face an “impossible” task of expanding supply to satisfy demand. While requirement for ventilators and other medical…
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‘Lord of the Flies: PPE Edition’: U.S. cast as culprit in global scrum over coronavirus supplies
The coronavirus outbreak is compelling countries around the world into a competition for resources that are medical — along with the United States is being cast as a top villain. President Donald Trump’s administration stands accused of efficiently hijacking imports of masks and additional essential supplies meant for different nations, including U.S. allies, along with…
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Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic (AAPL)
Getty/Stephen Lam Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to COVID-19 relief efforts in the US, the Vice President Mike Pence said in a press briefing on Tuesday. The vice president said he and President Trump recently spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Cook is one of several tech CEOs that has pledged to…
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China returns to work while the rest of the world stays at home
While a lot of the planet ’therefore lead signal is grinding to a stop due to the coronavirus, China is gradually emerging out of its shutdowns by restarting production at factories and restarting a few flights.A recovery on earth ’s second-largest economy provides a relief for global producers in the months ahead since the outbreak…
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Elon Musk Buys Massive Ventilator Stockpile From China, Donates It To US Hospitals
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made good on his own guarantee to provide national hospitals with ventilators, announcing on Monday that he’d obtained 1,255 of the FDA-approved breathing machines from China, where the coronavirus originated. Within an Twitter post, Musk demonstrated that the purchase and shipment has been done quickly due to coordination between the Tesla…
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Elon Musk told Tesla employees in a leaked email that they don’t have to go to work if they’re sick or worried about the coronavirus (TSLA)
Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees that they don’t have to come back to work if they’re concerned or sick regarding the coronavirus. Musk reported this no Tesla employees have tested positive for COVID-19, the disorder brought on by the coronavirus. He cautioned Tesla employees to be conscious of both tiny…
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Future of Work 2020: There is no formula or magic wand for innovation, says Sriram Iyer of Flipkart
“Can you truly engineer invention? Is invention a dark art that is based on pure luck or can innovation be systematically developed? ” Sriram V Iyer, Vice President – Engineering, Flipkart, asked a room full of enthusiasts in the third version of YourStory’s Future of Work convention. Having four years of experience at conducting innovation…