Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) has re-entered Macau with ride-hailing services. The company is also launching a cross-border limousine service connecting Macau and Hong Kong. This marks Uber’s first move back into the Greater China region since exiting mainland China in 2016. For investors watching NYSE:UBER, this move adds a fresh piece to the story of a…
The Boston 25 Weather team issued a new snow map on Wednesday ahead of a winter storm that is expected to move through Massachusetts this weekend. In his latest forecast, Boston 25 Meteorologist Tucker Antico said a cold front will approach from the west with snow developing late Friday night and continuing through Saturday. Before…
This comes after China’s competition regulator opened a formal probe into the intensifying rivalry among food delivery services last month. Credit: YIUCHEUNG / Shutterstock.com. Leading restaurant and beverage operators in China are reportedly increasing prices and scaling back subsidies on food delivery platforms, signalling an end to aggressive discounts and price wars, Bloomberg reported. The…
To mark the return of The Muppet Show on Disney+ with a revival special episode, one of the most iconic characters from the Muppet franchise, Miss Piggy, gave an interview where she claimed that pop star Sabrina Carpenter was ” very intimidated” by her. Miss Piggy describes filming The Muppet Show revival with Sabrina Carpenter…
Unit 1 at the Taipingling nuclear power plant has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the first of six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors planned for the site in Guangdong province. On 1 February, workers at the unit were given permission by the Ministry of…
Official: Lorenzo Lucca joins Nottingham Forest on loan with an option to buy from Napoli (picture: www.nottinghamforest.co.uk) Lorenzo Lucca has been on English soil for just over a week, but has already earned a new nickname following his transfer from Napoli to Nottingham Forest: ‘Pizza Crouch’. Nottingham Forest fans give Lucca a new nickname…
Local News Sprouts Farmers Market and 7 Brew will replace a long-vacant Honda dealership in Weymouth, with construction likely starting this spring. A 7 Brew kiosk. Associated Press A high-end supermarket, Sprouts Farmers Market, and the drive-thru coffee shop 7 Brew will soon debut in Weymouth after the site’s developers won key approvals from the…
Hong Kong — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Officials said the…
‘An Open Letter to Hobbyists,’ typed by William Henry (Bill) Gates III, was shared with the budding computer hobbyist community 50 years ago this week. The letter makes it clear that, even from the start of the personal computer business, there has always been a problem with software piracy. The New York Times archives include…
The head of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong has urged the city to be a “reformer who braves challenges” rather than a “complacent idler”, expressing expectations that the executive-led governance model will be strengthened. Office director Zhou Ji made the remarks on Wednesday at a reception to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year, also…