A steep price to pay for durability?
Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR HMD has launched the Nokia XR20 in India. The rugged smartphone costs Rs 47,000 (~$624). Nokia’s older phones were traditionally known for their durable design, and brand licensee HMD Global is leaning into this…
Modern Land, another Chinese developer, is struggling to pay its debts
Modern Land is asking investors for more time to pay back a $250 million bond, according to a company filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday. The payment was due October 25. Modern Land said it wants to extend that deadline to the end of…
Bay Area air district will pay you up to $9,500 to swap your old car for an electric one. Here’s how.
Tired of that old clunker? Ready to junk it for a sleek new hybrid or electric car? Or even an electric bike? Bay Area air officials on Wednesday announced a new round of funding for a program that pays residents up to $9,500 to trade in older vehicles…
Bay Area Willing To Pay Thousands if Residents Switch to Electric Cars
San Francisco Bay Area residents will be able to receive up to $9,500 if they trade in their gas-burning vehicles for an electric or hybrid one, air quality officials said Wednesday. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said in a statement online…
Tesla ordered to pay massive $137 million settlement to Black employee who sued over racism, hostile work environment
A California court has demanded Tesla pay $137 million to a Black man who experienced racial discrimination and harassment while he worked as an elevator operator for the electric vehicle company. Owen Diaz was initially hired for his job at the factory…
Logistics Operators Raise Pay, Enlist Robots to Meet Holiday Demand
Warehouse operators are throwing every tool they can at increasingly urgent efforts to hire seasonal workers as they brace for an expected flood of holiday goods amid competition for scarce labor from deep-pocketed rivals. Logistics providers are…
Evergrande’s EV Unit Admits There’s No Certainty It Can Pay Debt
(Bloomberg) — China Evergrande Group’s electric-car unit said there is no guarantee it can meet its financial obligations as it continues to look for strategic investors to inject much-needed capital. Most Read from Bloomberg “The group is…
Startups pay higher increments to retain talent than overall industry; over 50% employees exceed expectations
© Provided by The Financial Express Even as startups score better than the overall industry in terms of salary hikes and promotion, the rate of attrition is also higher in the startups Indian startups are paying nearly double salary increments to retain…
A steep price to pay
© Provided by The Financial Express Financially this could translate into more than 50% of revenues earned going back to the companies owning these app marketplaces, which may also bypass taxation depending on how these are structured and set up. By…
Judge Dismisses Hunter Biden Laptop Guy’s Defamation Lawsuit with Prejudice, Forces Him to Pay Twitter’s Attorneys’ Fees Under Anti-SLAPP Law
A federal court in Florida has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against Twitter by the Delaware computer repairman who briefly captured national attention during the Hunter Biden laptop story. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it…