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(Yicai) July 11 — Despite China’s central and local governments recently launching policies to promote the commercialization of driverless vehicles, robotaxis still come up against many challenges, including limited operating areas and frequent license renewal, according to industry insiders.Chinese cities plan to speed up the development of the local online autonomous ride-hailing industry but still face hurdles to achieving true commercialization, several industry insiders recently told Yicai.Twenty Chinese cities or city consortiums, including Beijing and Shanghai, were included in the first batch to pilot the “car-road-cloud integration” application of intelligent connected vehicles, a notice on the website of the Ministry…

For Savings Guide this week, Savings Champion research and development manager Daniel Darragh gives us the lowdown on the best notice accounts on the market right now… Notice accounts have seen a rally in recent times, with rates on the rise.Some of these accounts are offering some of the highest rates outside of regular savings accounts. OakNorth’s 95-Day Base Rate Tracker, paying 5.37% AER, and Vanquis’s 90 and 60-Day accounts, paying 5.35% and 5.30% AER respectively, even beat any fixed-rate term accounts currently available.A relatively unloved and often overlooked area of the savings market, notice accounts tend to offer higher rates than easy…

Century Tuna Male Superbod Grand Winner Jether Palomo emerged as the most decorated candidate at the Century Tuna Superbods 2024 competition. Palomo, a Filipino fitness influencer and Mister Tourism World Philippines, is renowned for his travel and wellness content. Century Tuna Female Superbod Grand Winner Justine Felizarta, the Miss Tourism World 2022 1st runner-up, also took top honors. Both winners received P500,000 tax-free each. Patrick Patawaran and Jessica Marasigan were named runners-up in the competition, which celebrated the journeys of 36 finalists, focusing on their physical transformations, personal growth, and advocacies for self-love and self-improvement.  The event, held at the…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is leading the way in the generative AI revolution, quickly attracting millions of users, and promising to change the way we create and work. In many ways, this feels like another iPhone moment, as a new product makes a momentous difference to the technology landscape.The AI bot, developed by OpenAI and based on a Large Language Model (or LLM), continues to grow in terms of its scope and its intelligence. Here we’re going to cover everything you need to know about ChatGPT, from how it works, to whether or not it’s worth you paying for the premium version.If…

A pair of government regulators slapped Citigroup with a $135.6 million fine on Wednesday, saying the bank has made insufficient progress in resolving longstanding internal control and risk issues. It’s a major blow to Jane Fraser, the bank’s CEO, who has staked her career on making Citi leaner and less complex. The fines come from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which said in separate releases that Citigroup had failed to meet its obligations stemming from a 2020 consent order related to the bank’s risk and control issues. While the regulators said the bank had made…

When I moved to a new studio apartment last year, it was my chance to live out my DIY YouTube girly dreams and design it to my heart’s content. But it turned out to be harder than I thought. Since I couldn’t afford an actual designer, I decided to try out some of the generative AI-powered design apps I’d seen floating around the internet.AI-based design tools began cropping up about the time ChatGPT burst onto the scene. They come in different flavors, from platforms where you upload a photo and write a prompt for the AI to overlay a new…

Liam Burrows, with help from the Canadian Rimfire Precision Series, is bringing the fast-growing sport of rimfire shooting to Iqaluit on July 20. (Photo courtesy of Liam Burrows)Rimfire shooting called one of ‘fastest-growing sports in Canada’; involves hitting targets at various ranges, positions in short time period The international sport of rimfire precision shooting is coming North. The sport is growing in popularity worldwide and “it’s one of the fastest-growing sports in Canada,” said Liam Burrows, a rimfire enthusiast and organizer of Iqaluit’s upcoming competitions that start this month. “There’s a world [championship] series now — it’s just absolutely exploded,”…

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With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to bite, many Australians are watching their spending.But there’s more than one way to budget.We looked at the pros and cons of three popular budgeting methods and spoke to two financial advisors for their take.What is a budget?A budget is a plan for every dollar you have.It estimates how much money you’ll earn and spend over a certain period of time.Glen James, creator and host of a podcast called This Is Money, says it’s a way to ensure your income and expenses are in sync.”A spending plan forms a part of your financial foundations and…

Directed by Lim Hyun Wook, known for his directorial work on hit dramas like ‘King the Land’ and ‘Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Age… Read More Directed by Lim Hyun Wook, known for his directorial work on hit dramas like ‘King the Land’ and ‘Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency’, and written by Yoo Young Ah, the acclaimed screenwriter behind ‘Thirty-Nine’ and ‘Divorce Attorney Shin’, ‘Waiting for Gyeongdo’ is surely going to be a hit addition to the romance genre Read Less Park Seo Joon is potentially gearing up for a return to television screens with a promising new romance drama, according…