Tag: thrilled

01 OCT

Car, Parts Companies Exhale, but Not Everyone’s Thrilled by USMCA

Canada’s autoworkers feel pretty confident they’ll still have a job next year, as the free trade agreement reached by the U.S. and its northern neighbor Sunday night pretty much keeps the status quo alive in that country’s auto sector. Just last week, with headway essentially absent from the trade negotiations, President Trump repeated his threat […]

12 MAY

Check out this surreal chat with Theranos investor who says he’s “thrilled”

Theranos CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes. (credit: Max Morse for TechCrunch) In yet another jaw-dropping interview that seemed to be broadcast from an alternate universe, venture capitalist Tim Draper tenaciously defended the failed blood testing company Theranos and its disgraced founder and CEO, Elizabeth Holmes. In the interview, which aired on CNBC, Draper called the […]

20 FEB

The German and Canadian bobsled teams both won gold medals in a rare tie — and they were thrilled for each other

Andy Wong/AP The German and Canadian two-man bobsled teams tied for the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.  The last time there was a bobsled tie at the Olympics was 20 years ago, in Nagano, Japan. The German and Canadian teams stormed the bobsled track and hugged as they celebrated their dual win.  […]

22 JUN

Car buyers aren’t thrilled about semi-autonomous features

JD Power’s latest research into the likes and dislikes of car owners has two big takeaways: people love Kia and are pretty lukewarm about self-driving technology. Or, at least those components that most drivers can gain access to right now, like adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance and blind spot warning systems. Overall, the trend for […]

02 MAR

There’s an uprising against Taco Bell on social media — and execs are thrilled about it (YUM)

Beefy Crunch Movement If you visit Taco Bell’s Facebook page you’ll likely find dozens of users posting about the Beefy Crunch Burrito.  “Favorite couple is me and a #beefycrunchburrito,” reads one comment on a recent post promoting a Taco Bell-centric marriage. “You can’t censor us forever,” reads another. “Sooner or later you have to acknowledge us… #beefycrunchmovement.” […]