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☆ Hyundai’s Genesis reveals all-electric SUV concept, the Neolun
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK – Hyundai's Genesis is previewing the future of the growingly prominent luxury brand with a new large all-electric concept vehicle called the Neolun. The full-size SUV features a sleek exterior design illuminated by long horizontal headlights and taillights reminiscent of the brand's current EVs, though more modern. The SUV features a large central screen with physical buttons below it and a control panel and knob to the right of the driver. "The Neolun Concept is a concept model that showcases the future vision of Genesis, as well as the overall direction in which the brand is headed in terms of product, design and technological advancement," Genesis said in an emailed statement. Automakers routinely use concept vehicles to gauge customer interest or show the future direction of a vehicle or brand.

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☆ How the three-year cruise fell apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CNN —In April 2023, George Fox was gearing up for the adventure of a lifetime: a three-year cruise taking him around the world. The high hopes and eventual failure of the Life at Sea cruise reads a bit like a Greek tragedy. When Miray objected, he resigned, along with much of his team, and told passengers the cruise was off. When the cruise was canceled in November, Bayramoğlu told passengers that only 111 cabins were booked. On October 24, Miray’s PR spokesperson told CNN that the departure date had been moved to November 30.

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☆ Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says India's moon landing demonstrates its economic 'ascendance'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ray Dalio heralded India's economic potential following its moon landing on Wednesday. The Chandrayaan-3 landing was "one of many straws in the wind showing its ascendance," he said. "India's successful lunar mission ... is another one of many straws in the wind showing its ascendance," Dalio said in a post on X. The landing meant India became the first country to reach what is thought to be the most water-rich region on the moon – beating Russia, China, and the US. Dalio has hailed India as the next big global investing opportunity previously amid worsening relations between Washington and Beijing.

Persons: Ray Dalio, Dalio, Deng Xiaoping, Narendra Modi, Elon Musk, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Bridgewater Associates, Indian, Elon Locations: Bridgewater, India, Wall, Silicon, China, Russia, Washington, Beijing

☆ Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy agree to share pole vault gold at World Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —In a heartwarming moment, Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy agreed to share the pole vault gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Australia’s Kennedy broke down in tears when the gold medal was assured with the pair embracing in celebration. And yeah, absolutely incredible to share a medal with Katie Moon. Gianmarco Tamberi (L) and Mutaz Essa Barshim agreed to share the men's high jump gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “I’m at a point where I’ve just given it my all,” the 32-year-old US Olympic and world champion said afterwards.

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☆ Cocaine cartels encroach on Unification Church’s Paraguayan paradise
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Puerto Casado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

Many of the runways are on land owned by the Unification Church of South Korea, founded by Rev. The Unification Church is a major power in this unruly region. Byun, the Unification Church lawyer, provided Reuters with an April 2022 document the church sent to Paraguayan anti-narcotics prosecutors, urging an investigation into potential illicit activity. Trouble in paradiseThe alleged drug-running on its land isn’t the only trouble the Unification Church has faced in the Chaco. Byun, the church lawyer, acknowledged the tensions with locals in Puerto Casado but declined to comment on the Myungs or the fire.

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☆ Why NASA's Artemis program is the only moon-return mission since Apollo to survive 2 successive US presidents and our best chance of actually returning humans to the lunar surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Mariel Borowitz | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Artemis program marks the first time since the Apollo program that an effort to send humans to the moon has been supported by two successive US presidents. Some, like Japan-based iSpace and US-based Astrobotic, are developing commercial lunar landers and have plans to eventually collect lunar resources, such as water or minerals. Just as the United States is leveraging commercial developments, the US is working with international partners, as well. The United States is also seeking international support for the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for responsible lunar exploration and development. It's worth noting that China's lunar program also emphasizes international engagement.

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Hong Kong CNN —Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plans for a manned lunar mission, as China attempts to become only the second nation to put citizens on the moon. Zhang Hailian, deputy chief engineer with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), revealed the preliminary plan at an aerospace summit in the city of Wuhan on Wednesday, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. To prepare for the mission, Chinese researchers are busy developing all the necessary equipment including moon suits, manned lunar rovers, manned spaceships and moon landers, Xinhua reported. The state media reports did not say how many astronauts China plans to send to the moon. China has also spent the past few years building its own Tiangong space station, which was completed in November.

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☆ Analysis: Biden got almost everything he wanted from the NATO summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —President Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted from the NATO summit. President Joe Biden speaks at Vilnius University in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, after attending the NATO Summit. On Wednesday for instance, Russia marked the NATO summit by launching airstrikes against Kyiv region. US President Joe Biden (R) attends a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 12, 2023. That President Biden and NATO didn’t invite Ukraine to NATO because he’s afraid of Russia?” Kaleniuk asked.

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☆ Investing in Space: Moon rising
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The view of the moon and the Earth from the Orion capsule on Nov. 28, 2022..CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Even one of the more difficult stories of this year – the bankruptcy of Masten – was largely about the moon. With NASA's Orion beaming back stunning images of our planet as it whipped by the moon, I spoke to Airbus Ventures partner Lewis Pinault. The next couple years should see a variety of spacecraft and robots sent to the moon. However the future shakes out, it's clear a lunar economy is no longer fiction.

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