Hidden door handles are widely used in modern cars in China, with around 60% of the top 100 best-selling new energy vehicles, including EVs and hybrids, having them. The minimalist design gives vehicles a “sleek look and reduces wind drag” but can be confusing to use, car industry analyst Stephen Dyer from consultancy AlixPartners told…
A federal judge in Texas struck down a 2023 state law Tuesday that sought to restrict drag shows, ruling it was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a Reagan appointee, said the measure, known as Texas Senate Bill 12, improperly restricted speech, violating the First Amendment of the Constitution. The ruling prevents state Attorney General…
A Chinese artist known for his satirical sculptures of Mao Zedong has been handed a maximum three-year jail term for “slandering China’s heroes”, according to rights groups. A court in Hebei province had ruled on Tuesday that Gao Zhen’s work “infringes upon the hero’s reputation and harms public interest”. Among the 70-year-old’s most famous pieces,…
The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — U.S.-based personal computing and printing firm HP has signed a multi-year global agreement for licensing certain WiFi patents from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, the companies announced Wednesday. It’s a sign of adoption of Huawei’s technology outside China, despite…
Oscar Wilde’s most famous novel is ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, published in 1890. (Image Credit: AI) Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright known for his sharp wit and deep knowledge of human nature. He once talked about a beautiful idea about himself, describing himself as a person who walks through life with…
U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man who they say was carrying a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck. Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian, California, was arrested on suspicion of “carrying a dangerous weapon” and being in possession of the guillotine, Capitol Police said in a news release. The pickup truck was parked…
Quote of the day by Sadhguru (Photo: @SadhguruJV/ X) Life has its ways of testing us and then landing us in a pool of surprises. For a moment, it might seem that everything is going our way, and the next, an unexpected challenge comes up- maybe a job loss, a health issue, a difficult conversation,…
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Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Amazon is soon pulling the plug on its 21-year-old crowdsourced work platform, called Mechanical Turk, the company said Tuesday. “We regularly evaluate our programs, tools and services and make adjustments…
You pick up a packet of milk or paneer from the refrigerator and notice something odd: the normally flat pack looks inflated, tight or balloon-like. The expiry date is still days away, so is it actually safe to eat? The short answer: a visibly swollen or puffed packet is a warning sign and is best…