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Aptiv announces its next-gen self-driving platform, which it claims could save up to 20%-30% of costs for carmakers compared to its earlier system (Nick Carey/Reuters)

Nick Carey / Reuters:Aptiv announces its next-gen self-driving platform, which it claims could save up to 20%-30% of costs for carmakers compared to its earlier system  —  LONDON (Reuters) – Auto supplier Aptiv PLC on Monday unveiled its next generation technology platform for automated driving …


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Salesforce said it had “taken action” against RNC from sending emails that may lead to violence; RNC says it has stopped fundraising on all digital platforms (Jason Koebler/VICE)

Jason Koebler / VICE:Salesforce said it had “taken action” against RNC from sending emails that may lead to violence; RNC says it has stopped fundraising on all digital platforms  —  The Donald Trump campaign has not used its millions-strong email list since the riots at the Capitol.


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Covid-19 Took a Bite From U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2020

Emissions plunged more than 10 percent. If the trend can be sustained, it would put the United States within striking distance of one of its major goals under the Paris climate agreement.


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Critics say Indian edtech startups, which raised $2.2B in 2020, are recruiting gig teachers with little training to meet demand fueled by the pandemic (Nilesh Christopher/Rest of World)

Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World:Critics say Indian edtech startups, which raised $2.2B in 2020, are recruiting gig teachers with little training to meet demand fueled by the pandemic  —  Startups in India want to apply Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth playbook to children’s education.  But is anyone learning anything?


12 January 2021 0

A Memoir That Sees Only the Tip of the Melting Iceberg

In “Unsolaced,” Greta Ehrlich tells a story of personal discovery against the backdrop of the climate crisis.


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Triple whammy: KDB squeezes price on dollar deal

Korea Development Bank returned to the bond market on Monday with a three-tranche transaction, marketing one of the notes with a green label. Despite pricing its trade at one of the tightest levels seen among the country’s lenders, the borrower still received strong demand.


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Beijing Capital drops perp, prices bigger senior bond

Beijing Capital Group Co, which marketed a two-tranche deal on Monday, decided to ditch the planned perpetual note and instead price a larger senior tranche for cost reasons.


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Debt woes continue at Yongcheng Coal

Yongcheng Coal and Electricity Group’s debt woes have continued into the New Year. The company has warned about a missed payment on yet another domestic bond, and more institutions involved in its bond issuance have been criticised by a Chinese regulator.


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Amazon says it will begin removing QAnon products from its site and third-party merchants attempting to list QAnon goods may have selling privileges revoked (Jay Greene/Washington Post)

Jay Greene / Washington Post:Amazon says it will begin removing QAnon products from its site and third-party merchants attempting to list QAnon goods may have selling privileges revoked  —  The e-commerce company will block sales in the coming days of products that reference the baseless conspiracy theory whose adherents …


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