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Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA European technology talent brain drain is the biggest risk factor facing Klarna as the Swedish payments company gets closer to its upcoming initial public offering, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC this week, Siemiatkowski said that unfavorable rules in Europe on employee stock options — a common form of equity compensation tech firms offer to their staff — could lead to Klarna losing talent to technology giants in the U.S. such as Google, Apple and…

Waymo’s next-gen self-driving taxi will be a Hyundai Ioniq 5 The self-driving Hyundai Ioniq 5s won’t hit the road until late 2025 It’s unclear what happens to the Chinese Zeekr minivan Waymo previously planned to use Waymo turned to Hyundai for the supply of vehicles to be converted into robotaxis for its growing Waymo One ride service. On Friday Waymo and Hyundai announced a multi-year partnership that will see Waymo’s sixth-generation self-driving hardware and software be installed in Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 EV. The turn of events makes the Ioniq 5 Waymo’s next self-driving taxi. The Hyundai Ioniq 5s will be…

Texas authorities issued a Blue Alert early Friday morning, and a statewide manhunt has begun for a man suspected of injuring an officer, according to authorities.Seth Altman, 33, who was last seen in Memphis, Texas, around 80 miles south of Amarillo, and is wanted in connection with the injury of a law enforcement officer.Altman is “wanted for the involvement in the killing or serious injury of a law enforcement officer,” according to the Texas Department of Safety.Officer shot: Houston officer shot responding to home invasion call; 3 arrested: PoliceWho is Seth Altman?Altman is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet 2…

A rare Ferrari owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is up for sale The Ferrari is a 250 LM, the successor to the 250 GTO The car took overall victory at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans Most classic Ferraris will fetch top dollar at auctions these days, but what about an example that won overall at Le Mans? The simple answer is priceless, at least in the eyes of collectors. Just such a car is headed to auction shortly. The Ferrari 250 LM that won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans has been consigned to RM…

Two top NASCAR teams including one backed by NBA superstar Michael Jordan are unhappy with the racing series’ current operations and have decided to sue both the series and CEO Jim France. The teams 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports on Wednesday issued a joint statement announcing the lawsuit, in which they complained about “anti-competitive” and “monopolistic” control of the series. At issue is NASCAR’s relatively unique position in the world of motorsports where the series is essentially a private business controlled by the descendants of series founder Bill France Sr., whose son is currently the CEO. Unlike other series,…

Melania Trump has expressed support for abortion rights, putting her opinion at odds with her husband’s view of the matter. In a video promoting her forthcoming memoir, Mrs. Trump described women’s “individual freedom” as an “essential right,” adding her voice to a long line of Republican first ladies who have supported legal abortion access despite their husbands’ public stances against it. In a black-and-white video posted on her X account on Thursday, Mrs Trump said “there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth: individual freedom. What does my body,…

Yamaha will supple its e-axle and motion control technology for Caterham’s Project V The Caterham Project V is an electric sports car Caterham hasn’t said when the Project V will go on sale, but a completed prototype is expected in 2025 Yamaha will supply a powertrain and other technology for the Caterham Project V electric sports car, Caterham announced Wednesday. The Project V was revealed in concept form at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, but Caterham said at the time that it planned to bring it to production—a process that’s now underway. A prototype currently under development will use…

The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is a rolling technology showcase for GM It defies physics with its acceleration and weight The GMC Hummer EV SUV costs $98,845 and has up to 314 miles of range General Motors apparently decided the company needed to prove EVs were cool by creating a flagship that goes beyond what any consumer needs. The world got the GMC Hummer EV as both a pickup truck and an SUV. A showcase for the brand’s Ultium electric vehicle battery and architecture tool set, the GMC Hummer EV provides excess for buyers in every conceivable way. It…

The revelation of Melania Trump’s staunch defense of a woman’s right to an abortion in her upcoming memoir could harm—or even help—her husband, former President Donald Trump, ahead of November’s presidential election, experts told Newsweek.”It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government,” the Republican nominee’s wife writes in her book, titled Melania, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.”Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?” Melania adds,…

The Cave of Crystals is a large chamber containing giant crystals in the Naica Mine, located in Mexico’s State of Chihuahua.The chamber was discovered in April 2000 during mining operations to excavate a new tunnel in search of deposits of silver, zinc and lead.- Advertisement -Since the early 20th century, the excavation of new galleries and tunnels has led to the discovery of natural cavities containing selenite crystals, a colourless crystalline variety of gypsum. The cavities occur near fractures in the limestone rock on a fault that sits above an underground magma chamber.Around 26 million years ago, volcanic activity formed…