Oil companies and the auto industry are teaming up to preserve the internal combustion engine, as tough regulation and electric vehicles put the car industry’s century-old technology at risk. WSJ.com: What’s News US
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As Flooding Subsides, Houston’s Trucking Lifeline Rumbles Back to Life
The logistical challenge of returning to normalcy is just beginning. https://media.wired.com/photos/59a764cf3d83495d146c3f7d/master/pass/Trucking-FA-AP_17240033266400.jpg Feed: All Latest
A media startup that has quietly inked deals with the NBA, NFL and PGA is handing struggling newspapers a lifeline
Newspapers can get free golf content from SendtoNews and make it look like their own. The Canadian sports media liscensor now distributes ready-made golf articles and video packages to 150 partners, who share in any associated ad revenue. The initiative comes as newspapers face shrinking staffs on top of a growing need to offer expensive […]
Rick Perry’s “baseload” study released, offers a lifeline to coal, nuclear
Enlarge / DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2016/10/09: A NRG owned coal fired energy facility that plans to convert to a natural gas facility. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit: Getty Images) The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a report late Wednesday night recommending that power markets revise how they value coal […]
Investors rescue embattled SoundCloud with $170 million lifeline
Enlarge / Alexander Ljung, co-founder of SoundCloud, will step aside as CEO. (credit: TechCrunch) The struggling audio-hosting startup SoundCloud has secured a financial lifeline, with two investors putting up almost $ 170 million to help the company stay afloat, according to Billboard. As part of the deal, SoundCloud will get a new CEO, the company announced […]
SoundCloud is close to getting a lifeline
It’s grim times for SoundCloud between massive job cuts and talk of mismanagement, but help might be coming soon… at a steep cost. Bloomberg sources understand that SoundCloud is in “advanced” talks to sell stakes in the company to two (as yet unnamed) private equity firms. The deals would ensure the streaming music service stays […]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway gives embattled Canadian lender Home Capital a $1.5 billion lifeline
Bill Pugliano/Stringer/Getty Images (Reuters) – Home Capital Group Inc said billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc will provide a new C$ 2 billion ($ 1.50 billion) line of credit to its unit Home Trust Co, ending the Canadian lender’s strategic review process. Berkshire will also indirectly buy C$ 400 million of Home Capital‘s common shares […]
Aussies left for dead as SA teams look for lifeline
Video Image Livelihoods being threatened1:48 Super Rugby: Rugby Union Players’ Assocation President Dean Mumm says it was a unamoious decision from the board to call for a special general meeting with the ARU. May 18th 2017 8 hours ago /video/video.news.com.au/Sport/Rugby Union/Super 15/ A Rebels supporter lets the ARU know how he feels. Jim TuckerThe Courier-Mail […]
FCC halts nine companies from participating in the ‘Lifeline’ program
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced on Friday that the FCC will not let nine companies participate in the federal Lifeline program, which provides low-cost internet connectivity for some of America’s lowest-income households. This decision comes just weeks after Pai’s democratic predecessor, Tom Wheeler, had granted the companies permission. Pai objected to Wheeler taking that action […]
How coffee grounds turned firewood could be a lifeline for refugees
The remnants of your morning cup of coffee could be a lifeline for refugees living in camps in sub-Saharan Africa. CBC | Technology News
