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China’s queer influencers thrive despite growing LGBTQ+ censorship
[ad_1] TAIPEI, Taiwan — Amid China’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, queer influencers are using creative strategies, subtle hashtags and coded language to stay one step ahead of social media censors and provide...
Want to play games under the stars? The Music Center is turning into an outdoor arcade
[ad_1] The game started as an experiment. A way to look at emergent behavior — the coordinated and mesmerizing flight of a flock of birds, for instance.For artist and researcher...
UOB looks to take ‘full advantage’ of excess capital by end of this year: CEO Wee Ee Cheong
[ad_1] UOB is actively looking to manage its capital, and hopes it can find ways to take “full advantage” of the excess by the end of this year, said chief...
Elwood Edwards, voice of the ‘You’ve got mail’ AOL email greeting, dies at 74
[ad_1] Elwood Edwards, a media multihyphenate who voiced AOL’s iconic greeting “You’ve got mail,” has died.Edwards died Tuesday at age 74 in New Bern, N.C., after a long illness, his...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags US$11.6 billion worth of order wins in year to date
[ad_1] MARITIME vessel maker Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said that it has secured US$11.6 billion of order wins in the year to date.This exceeds its target of US$4.5 billion for the 2024...
US CEOs fired more quickly over low stock prices this year, report says
[ad_1] US COMPANIES with lagging stock prices are now quicker to blame management and fire their top executive, but the process of finding a replacement has remained largely unchanged for...
Buffett keeps cutting Apple stake, with value down 60% this year
[ad_1] BERKSHIRE Hathaway’s continued sales of Apple shares in the third quarter left the conglomerate’s stake at a fraction of its size at the start of the year. Berkshire cut...
Almost 3,000 killed by Israeli attacks in over a year, Lebanon says
[ad_1] At least 71 people were killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Friday, authorities said Saturday, which brings the total number of fatalities to almost 3,000 since fighting broke...
BYD Q3 revenue rises 24% year on year to 201.1 billion yuan, eclipses Tesla for first time
[ad_1] BYD notched up another win over Tesla on Wednesday (Oct 30), reporting quarterly revenue that beat Elon Musk’s carmaker for the first time since the pair have gone head...
L.A. Times, Washington Post see subscription cancellations over not endorsing in presidential race
[ad_1] The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post have seen significant subscription cancellations in the days since their billionaire owners decided not to endorse in the presidential race after the...
