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Shortly after Kia officially unveiled the PV7, the new electric van was spotted testing in the US.
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The recording industry’s global trade body has launched a new commitment asking music distributors to stop fraudulent tracks before they reach streaming services. IFPI announced the Streaming Integrity Initiative in London on 14 September. Twenty-seven…

OpenAI’s top political strategist Chris Lehane calls the industry’s turn to state-level AI lawmaking reverse federalism, while super PACs backed by OpenAI’s president and a16z spend heavily for a national framework that would override state rules. The …
Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.
Founded by veteran e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore, Wonder is slowly building a massive portfolio of restaurants and delivery companies.
Venezuela’s recovery from dual earthquakes is about more than a construction project. It is about building community and a future.

Africa’s electric motorcycle market is about to get an interesting new combination of Chinese manufacturing scale and homegrown battery-swapping infrastructure.
Yadea, the Chinese electric two-wheeler giant that has sold more than 100 million vehicl…

This ultra-premium Asus ROG Edition 20th Anniversary Combo set at Newegg is super expensive at $10,849.96, but ironically, it’s the ‘cheapest’ way to pick up an RTX 5090 right now.
One factor stands out as a predictor of a wage increase; researchers call it “the broccoli of work.”