Huawei Technologies Co employees worked on at least 10 research projects with Chinese armed forces personnel over the past decade, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.According to the report, Huawei workers teamed up with members of various organs of China's People's Liberation Army in projects spanning artificial intelligence to radio communications."Huawei is not aware of its employees…
“WIBBLING RIVALRY” is 14-and-a-half minutes of vitriol. Released as a single in 1995, it is a recording of a heated, sweary argument between Noel and Liam Gallagher, then two up-and-coming musicians, during an interview with NME. In the years that followed the brothers found great fame as part of Oasis, a Britpop group, but the…
Tours of historic houses in the South used to focus on the fine furniture and design. Now, some are talking about who built them. June 26, 2019A few years ago, people touring the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters in Savannah, Ga., would have heard a lot about George Owens, the lawyer, farmer and Congressional representative…
The 2020 race for the White House gets underway in earnest this week, as the first official Democratic presidential primary debates are held. It’s the first chance for many of the hopefuls to make a first impression—and in a field this large, that’s especially important. There are so many Democrats running for President right now…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File Tesla is close to setting a record for the number of vehicles delivered in one quarter, and delivery logistics will play an important role in determining whether that record is broken, CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday in an email to employees. "We already have enough vehicle orders…
A YEAR AGO, on June 23rd 2018, Ethiopia’s newly-inaugurated prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, took to the podium wearing a bright green T-shirt. Smiling and waving he offered hope to the tens of thousands of people who had flocked to a rally in the capital, Addis Ababa, in support of his promise to bring democracy to…
ImageSenator Cory Booker with his supporters at the South Carolina Democratic Party state convention in Columbia on Saturday.CreditCreditTravis Dove for The New York TimesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Senator Cory Booker has for months been looking for his breakout moment, the opportunity to stand out from the sprawling Democratic presidential field, go viral online, and reap the…
Jed Clampett’s learning the hard reality of the real estate slowdown. The house that was featured as the setting for The Beverly Hillbillies has been on the market for roughly two years and has yet to secure a buyer. And now, the owners have dropped the price—again—by $50 million. That puts the estate, formally known…
Apple announced its expansion in Seattle to a 650,000-square-foot office space by the end of 2019. Apple will increase its presence in Seattle to 2,000 employees over the next five years. This is double its goal of 1,000 total employees in three years, announced in December 2018. The company will add 200 employees by 2020.…
THE FIRST single from “Late Night Feelings”, Mark Ronson’s new album, was released back in November. “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart”, a terrific, Dolly Parton-esque track featuring Miley Cyrus, was an instant hit, and has scored nearly 250m plays on Spotify to date. A number of interviews followed in which Mr Ronson talked about the…
