GM unveils electric Hummer SUV topping $110,000

GM's new all-electric Hummer SUV will top $110,000 when it goes on sale in 2023. The SUV will be the stablemate to an upcoming Hummer pickup that's scheduled to go on sale this fall. They are the first Hummers since GM discontinued the well-known, gas-guzzling versions of the vehicles in 2010. In this article GMCI-EG GMC-AU DETROIT – General Motors […]

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UK eyes testing COVID-19 passports at mass gatherings

LONDON — Britain is planning to test a series of measures including “coronavirus status certifications” over the coming weeks to see if they can allow people to safely return to mass gatherings at sports arenas, nightclubs and concerts. People attending a range of events this month and in May, including a club night and key FA Cup soccer matches, will […]

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Tony-nominated playwright Arthur Kopit dies at 83

NEW YORK — Arthur Kopit, a three time Tony Award-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for fusing disparate genres, absurdism and a darkly comic world view, has died. He was 83. Kopit died Friday, said Rick Miramontez, a senior publicist at DKC/O&M PR. No other details were available. Kopit earned a best play Tony nod in 1970 for “Indians,” […]

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Fiat's new Google-branded cars let you talk to your car remotely with 'Hey Google' — take a look

Tech companies like Google have been putting their technology in cars for years, but a new collaboration marks the first time drivers will be able to motor around in an actual Google-branded car. Fiat recently unveiled the new special edition Fiat 500 "Hey Google" family of vehicles, which have Google Assistant technology that lets owners communicate with their cars remotely […]

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Nearly 2,000 New Yorkers have signed up to voluntarily escort Asian Americans to their destination amid hate crimes

About 1,800 New Yorkers are volunteering with SafeWalks to escort Asian Americans from a public area. The volunteers signed up in response to a surge in anti-Asian violence across both New York and the US. Most recently, a 65-year-old Asian woman on Monday was assaulted in broad daylight on a New York City sidewalk. See more stories on Insider’s business […]

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Franklin Templeton scotches rumours of exiting India

Any speculation suggesting otherwise, or any rumours around sale of our business in India are incorrect and simply that — rumours, says head of the US-based asset manager. US-headquartered asset manager Franklin Templeton (FT) said on Friday that it has no plans to exit its India operations. In a letter to investors, Sanjay Sapre, president of FT Mutual Fund, said: […]

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‘Govt wants more incentive to customers for vehicle scrapping’

‘Some companies have agreed to 2-3% incentive but the automakers and SIAM have to decide amongst themselves’ After the unveiling of the much-anticipated vehicle scrapping policy recently, Union Road Secretary Giridhar Aramane spoke to Megha Manchanda on the sops that the government will provide and the relevance of synergy between the public and the private sectors to make this policy […]

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Meet OpenStore, the new stealth Miami startup founded by Founders Fund VC Keith Rabois and Atomic's Jack Abraham

VCs Keith Rabois and Jack Abraham are building a team for a new stealth startup in Miami. OpenStore will “provide instant liquidity to long-tail Shopify merchants,” Rabois tells Insider. The startup is hiring, but there’s a catch. “100% of the employees will be based in Miami,” said Rabois. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Founders Fund’s Keith Rabois and […]

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