Amazon Executives Under Fire: FTC Alleges Text Message Deletion Scandal Involving Bezos
The Allegations Against Amazon Executives
The Federal Trade Commission has accused top Amazon executives, including Jeff Bezos, of using disappearing messaging apps like Signal to hide potential evidence in the ongoing antitrust case against the e-commerce giant. The FTC claims that sensitive business discussions, including antitrust matters, were conducted over Signal instead of email, with the executives utilizing the app’s ‘disappearing message’ feature to erase messages even after being aware of the agency’s investigation.
FTC's Request for Documents
In a recent filing, the FTC requested a U.S. District Court judge to compel Amazon to provide documents related to its data management practices. This move follows the FTC's initial accusation of message deletion by Amazon, as p
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Amazon Executives Under Fire: FTC Alleges Text Message Deletion Scandal Involving Bezos
WKÖ-Schön on the Supply Chain Act: “Keep additional burdens as low as possible”
– 2024-04-27 00:58:08
Support is essential, especially for small and medium-sized businesses – no gold plating: implementation must catch the looming “bureaucratic monster”.
Vienna (OTS) – The European Parliament approved the EU Supply Chain Act (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive) on Wednesday. This potentially makes European companies liable for any misconduct that occurs along their supply chain with contractual partners anywhere in the world. From the point of view of the economy, there is a threat of a bureaucratic monster that does not do justice to the noble intentions, continues to miss the actual goals and massively damages E
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Assen pulls the plug on the heating network in a gas-free testing ground, residents are not excited
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Assen pulls the plug on the heating network in a gas-free testing ground, residents are not excited
PUBLIC TRANSPORT – The State wants to modernize taxis
| The capital’s taxis are, for the most part, vehicles in poor condition. |
The project to modernize Antananarivo taxis has not completely fallen through. It even emerges from the Greater Antananarivo Urban Mobility Forum that this project still appears in the State program. Valéry Ramonjavelo, Minister of Transport, confirms this. At the Ivato International Conference Center, the government member insisted on the fact that the State still intended to “find solutions to provide financing to help transporters renew their vehicles”. The majority of buses in the capital date
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Is it possible to get electrocuted by an electric car?
The electric car raises many questions about its specifics. But is it possible to be electrocuted by an electric car?
THE electric machine is booming and raises many practical questions, but also from a security point of view: is it possible to be electrocuted from this?
When water and electricity don’t mix
Even if the electric machine This is not new per se, it has seen impressive growth in recent years. Users accustomed to combustion vehicles may still have some reservations towards electric cars, and in particular doubts about their reliability and safety.
In fact, it is not uncommon to come across testimonies from motorists who have seen their electric cars spectacularly go up in smoke during a firewhile some incidents such as floods could have an impact the battery and electrical components of an electric vehicle. But what is it really?
In case an electric car is immersed in water, the probability of being electrocuted by it is high rather weak. In fact, the battery compartments of electric vehicles are carefully looked after sealed to be isolated and protected against external elements, and in particular against the risk of water infiltration. This is especially true for Tesla, but also for other electric vehicle manufacturers.
Can you get electrocuted in an electric car?
And although lithium-ion batteries, often used to power electric vehicles, can pose explosion or fire risks if damaged in an accident, the very design of electric cars allowsavoid the risk of electrocution.
In th
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Kia Achieves Record Operating Profit Despite Electric Vehicle Slowdown
Achieved record operating profit
Sales are second in history since last year
Responding to the slowdown in electric vehicles with hybrids
Continue to achieve KRW 1 trillion in operating profit every month
Enlarge picture of Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Yangjae Headquarters [사진 제공 = 현대차그룹]
‘13.1%’ Kia once again broke its record for the highest quarterly operating profit ratio ever. Although car sales were down, sales increased and profitability improved as the proportion of expensive vehicles such as recreational vehicles (RVs) sold increased and the effect of the exchange rate was added. It is analyzed that Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors have been recording a good performance since the first quarter by responding quickly to changes in the market with hybrid vehicles despite the electric vehicle ‘chasm’ (temporary slowdown in demand).
On the 26th, Kia recorded sales of 26.2129 trillion won and operating profit of 3.4257 trillion won in the first quarter of this year. Sales increased by 10.6% and operating profit by 19.2% compared to the same period last year. Every business’ performance numbers were ‘record breaking’. Sales were the second highest on record since the second quarter of last year, and operating profit was the highest on record. The operating profit ratio also reached an all-time high of 13.1%, up 0.1 percentage point from 13% in the s
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Kia Achieves Record Operating Profit Despite Electric Vehicle Slowdown
Sanlorenzo, stylist Lavinia Biagiotti joins the board of directors
The ordinary meeting of Sanlorenzo shareholders approved the financial statements as at 31 December 2023 and the proposed allocation of the profit for the year, including the distribution of a dividend equal to 1 euro per share, gross of
withholdings by law, for a total of 34,804,693.001 euros. The ex-dividend date will be May 20, 2024, with payment on May 22, 2024.
The amount of the dividend relating to the 2023 financ
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Sanlorenzo, stylist Lavinia Biagiotti joins the board of directors
nine persons are suspected of embezzling 4 million EUR – part of them from the Lithuanian budget
According to the data of the pre-trial investigation, the suspects may have sought to fraudulently obtain EU and Lithuanian budget funds allocated under the 2014-2020 EU fund investment program measures. It is suspected that individuals used 8 companies, some of which do not carry out any activity, and submitted 4 applications for financing to the Innovation Agency of VšĮ on behalf of two legal entities.
After the approval of the projects, individuals may have acted according to an identical scheme – in order not to contribute to the purchase of equipment with their own funds, they used re
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nine persons are suspected of embezzling 4 million EUR – part of them from the Lithuanian budget
Global Economic Situation and Geopolitical Tensions Impacting Supply Chains: Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Jakarta –
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that the global economic situation is still not good. The heated geopolitical conditions emerging in the Middle East are affecting the supply chains of the world.
“The global economic situation, which is still weak, is under constant pressure, especially from a geopolitical point of view. The situation is changing very quickly, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are increasing supply chain disruption and commodity price volatility,” said Sri Mulyani, quoted from Instagram @smindrawati, Friday (26/4/2024).
In addition, the United States (US) economy is recovering, but inflation remains high so interest rate policies are higher than market expectations. This situation caused many investors to look at the US dollar and caused other currencies, including the rupiah, to weaken.
“So there is an outflow of capital in many countries and a weakening of currencies other than the dollar,” he explained.
However, Sri Mulyani remains confident that I
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“The cheapest European car in Egypt. » Discover the specifications and price of the Renault Taliant 2024.
2024-04-26 22:50:44
Renault Taliant is currently the cheapest car in Egypt, having fallen by 126,000 pounds once, in conjunction with the drop in car prices in the Egyptian market. Now you can grab the opportunity and get a modern car from Renault, with. Standard features and specifications and European quality. Below we review for you the most important features and specifications of the car, as well as its price in the Egyptian market.
Renault Taliant
Renault Taliant is one of the distinctive European cars that arouses great interest from car buying enthusiasts in Egypt, especially since it is characterized by its low price and quality of materials and equipment. Not so long ago, its price reached a million pounds in Egypt. , and recently, with the decline in car prices in Egypt, the price of a Renault Taliant car decreased, equivalent to 126,000 pounds, and the price of the car in Egypt was as follows:
Renault Taliant 2024 The cheapest car in Egypt
Renault Taliant specifications
The car belongs to the sedan segment and is available through the brand’s exclusive agent in Egypt. Below you will find the most important specifications that make it up. Renault car New:
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