This company is looking for someone to rank Netflix shows and takeout pizza. Earlier this week, casino review company, BonusFinder, launched a competition to find its “Professional Binge Watcher.” The company previously ran competitions to pay people to test burgers, ice cream, candy and pumpkin...
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US declares Xiaomi a “Communist Chinese military company,” bans investments
Enlarge / The Xiaomi Mi 11. Xiaomi The latest shot in the US Government’s war on leading Chinese smartphone vendors is directed at Xiaomi, which today has landed on the US government’s list of “Communist Chinese Military Companies” via a new executive order. The declaration...
Smart collar translates dog barks into emotions, startup company says
Now you can find out what your dog is saying when it barks — or at least, you’ll know how it’s feeling. South Korean startup Petpuls has created a smart collar that can identify five emotions in dogs using AI-enabled voice recognition technology. The collar...
Peter Mark Richman, character actor from Beverly Hills 90210 and Three’s Company, passes away at 93
The acting community is in mourning on Thursday, with beloved character actor Peter Mark Richman passing away at 93 years of age. The actor, whose over 150 acting credits includes hit shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Three’s Company, passed in his Woodland Hills, California...
Zomedica has soared 270% since Carole Baskin of ‘Tiger King’ promoted the company in a Cameo video
Josh Pieters and Archie Manners Shares of Zomedica have soared as much as 270% since a video surfaced online that shows Carole Baskin of Netflix’s hit show “Tiger King” promoting the company and one of its products. The video appears to have been made for...
Chinese search giant Baidu to create an electric vehicle company
The Baidu Inc. logo is displayed on the company’s headquarters on July 3, 2019 in Beijing, China. Wan Xiaojun | Visual China Group via Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese internet giant Baidu has formed a strategic partnership with automaker Geely to create a standalone...
Candace Owens suing Facebook ‘fact checkers’ funded by Chinese tech company
As the big tech tyrants tighten their grip, join us for more free speech at Parler—the anti-censorship social media platform. Candace Owens released a video on Twitter announcing she will be suing a certified Facebook fact checker that she says has wrongfully targeted her content...
Here’s what happens if you own a share of a Chinese company that gets delisted
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in New York. NYSE BEIJING — For Americans looking to play the China growth story, investing in the country’s U.S.-listed stocks now bears a political risk that could lead to delisting. That means a Chinese company traded...
Chinese electric car company Nio doubles deliveries in 2020 as local competition ramps up for Tesla
A Nio ES6 electric vehicle is on display at an automotive experience area of Wanda Plaza on Nov. 28, 2020 in Beijing, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s homegrown Tesla rivals are racking up sales in the world’s largest...
Georgia Sen. Perdue blasts Ossoff over payments by China-backed ‘propaganda’ company: ‘He got caught’
Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., has accused his opponent in next week’s runoff election, Democrat Jon Ossoff, of lying by failing to disclose his business ties to the Chinese Communist Party. During an exchange Thursday with Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy, Ossoff described charges that he knowingly failed to disclose compensation from...