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OTTO Lifter Wins Gold Stevie® Award in 2023 International Business Awards®
OTTO Lifter Wins Gold Stevie® Award in 2023 International Business Awards®
KITCHENER, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 14, 2023--
2023-08-14 21:15
Softbank-Backed AMEA Plans to Build a Kenyan Green Hydrogen Plant
Softbank-Backed AMEA Plans to Build a Kenyan Green Hydrogen Plant
AMEA Power, a Dubai-based renewable-energy company, plans to build a green hydrogen facility in the Kenyan port of
2023-09-07 17:21
Pink being handed random objects has become an instant meme
Pink being handed random objects has become an instant meme
Singer Pink has become an instant meme after fans get creative about handing her things during concerts. The foundation for the new meme was laid when a fan at a London festival threw a plastic packet containing their mother’s ashes at the American singer-songwriter, leaving her stunned, saying it was a “first” for her. It was followed up by another viral clip of a fan handing Pink a massive 3kg wheel of brie, which the singer appeared thrilled by. Pink gratefully took the cheese and showed it to the crowd before thanking the fan for the gift and giving them an air hug. The clip has sparked a whole host of new memes as fans have creatively Photoshopped random items in the place of the brie wheel. One person joked: “Fan hands P!NK a dishwasher during her show in London.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Another said: “A fan hands P!nk a priceless imperial Fabergé egg that had been missing since the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917.” “Fan hands P!nk Skinnygirl branded ham during her show in New York,” someone else shared. One Twitter user added: “Fan hands Pink the Dial of Destiny.” It’s not the first time in recent weeks that a performer has been surprised by an object at a show, as singer Bebe Rexha was struck in the face by a phone thrown at her by a fan. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-29 20:52
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Lumos to Invest Over $50 Million for 100% Fiber Optic Internet Expansion in Johnston and Harnett County
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Lumos to Invest Over $50 Million for 100% Fiber Optic Internet Expansion in Johnston and Harnett County
HIGH POINT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2023--
2023-05-24 21:51
Barry Bahrami: San Diego man who caught 2 Navy ships nearly colliding ordered to take down live cameras
Barry Bahrami: San Diego man who caught 2 Navy ships nearly colliding ordered to take down live cameras
Barry Bahrami whose cameras were there for 10 years says he was told he cannot have a live stream because it shows military activity in the area
2023-05-10 16:50
Scientists capture the moment a black hole 'turns on'
Scientists capture the moment a black hole 'turns on'
Astronomers have spotted the moment a black hole "turned on". While looking for the collision of a neutron star with another object, which should result in a kilonova (an explosion which reddens then fades over time), they stumbled upon an event which remained extremely bright. They soon worked out this light was because of supermassive black hole called J221951-484240 which had been on for around 10 months. But then they had to work out what had caused it, and got stuck between two causes, “J221951 is consistent with being nuclear, so the scenarios we are being left are a tidal disruption event or an active galactic nucleus,” lead author Dr Samantha Oates said as she presented the research at the National Astronomy Meeting 2023. “Looking at the spectrum it's consistent with both categories.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter A tidal disruption event (TDE) takes place when a star or a gas cloud gets too close to a supermassive black hole. The material is ripped apart, and begins to shine as the black hole feeds Alternatively, it could be an active galactic nucleus (AGN), the phase of a supermassive black hole where it is consistently feeding in a frenzy. “We hope in future to distinguish between these two scenarios,” Dr Oates concluded. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-06 20:17
Ebay faces $2 billion fine for ‘rolling coal’ sales
Ebay faces $2 billion fine for ‘rolling coal’ sales
Ebay is facing a fine of nearly $2 billion for allegedly enabling the sale of ‘rolling coal’ devices and other deliberately polluting equipment that violates environmental laws. The US Department of Justice alleges that the online retailer sold more than 343,000 so-called defeat devices in violation of the Clean Air Act, with each sale the subject of a $5,580 fine. Rolling coal has become a form of anti-environmentalism protest in the United States, involving the modification of a diesel engine in order to emit black clouds of sooty exhaust fumes. Online video compilations show drivers of pickup trucks deliberately rolling coal as they pass cyclists and electric vehicles. Until recently, the devices required to perform it were relatively easy to find through online retailers, costing between $200-500. The Justice Department wrote in its complaint, which was filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a federal court in New York, that the rolling coal devices “defeat motor vehicle emission controls” set out in the Clean Air Act. “Aftermarket defeat devices significantly increase pollution emissions – including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and nonmethane hydrocarbons – that harm public health,” the complaint stated. The EPA criminalised the practice, which appears to be mainly confined to the US, in 2014, with some states warning of fines of up to $5,000 for anyone caught doing it. Several companies who sell coal rolling equipment have already been forced to pay fines of up to $1 million for breaking the law. “Our nation’s environmental laws protect public health and the environment by prohibiting the unlawful sales of defeat devices; unregistered, misbranded and restricted use pesticides; and unsafe products containing toxic chemicals,” David Uhlmann from the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance said following the Justice Department’s latest action against eBay. “The complaint filed demonstrates that EPA will hold online retailers responsible for the unlawful sale of products on their websites that can harm consumers and the environment.” Ebay described the lawsuit as “entirely unprecedented”, claiming that sales of such devices were banned and that it was actively policing its site against their sale. “Maintaining a safe and trusted marketplace for our global community of sellers and buyers is a fundamental principle of our business,” the company said. “Indeed, eBay is blocking and removing more than 99.9 per cent of the listings for the products cited by the DOJ, including millions of listings each year.” Read More World’s first solar powered hybrid truck tested on public roads Why is Elon Musk obsessed with the letter X? How Elon Musk’s Twitter became a haven for fake news and misinformation Viral WhatsApp warning of cyberattack targeting Jewish people is fake
2023-10-11 21:20
Google rolls out a major expansion of its Bard AI chatbot
Google rolls out a major expansion of its Bard AI chatbot
Google's Bard artificial intelligence chatbot is evolving.
2023-09-19 18:59
Does Olivia Dunne have a sister? 'Forgotten sibling' shares BTS bikini videos from Italy vacation
Does Olivia Dunne have a sister? 'Forgotten sibling' shares BTS bikini videos from Italy vacation
Olivia Dunne's older sister shared a video of the duo dancing and enjoying on a luxury yacht while vacationing in Amalfi Coast, Italy
2023-06-22 19:51
Half-Life head Gabel Newell argues games don't have to be realistic
Half-Life head Gabel Newell argues games don't have to be realistic
Gabe Newell is not interested in making games grounded in realism because there are never "fun".
2023-11-21 20:27
Exclusive-Amazon devices unit morale wanes amid cuts, weak development pipeline- sources
Exclusive-Amazon devices unit morale wanes amid cuts, weak development pipeline- sources
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO Some workers within Amazon’s once-storied hardware division – responsible for popular devices like
2023-09-19 18:29
Tesla Business Grinds to a Halt Where Unions Still Hold Sway
Tesla Business Grinds to a Halt Where Unions Still Hold Sway
For the past week, not a single Tesla has passed through Sweden’s four biggest ports. Starting Friday, broken
2023-11-17 18:23