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☆ Japanese billionaire Maezawa cancels moon flyby mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancelled his "dearMoon" mission, which the project said would have been the first private flight around the moon, the mission announced on Saturday. "It's a developmental project so it is what it is, but it is still uncertain as to when Starship can launch," Maezawa said. Elon Musk's SpaceX named Maezawa, the colourful founder of Japanese online fashion store Zozo Inc, its first private passenger in 2018. Three years later he was the first private passenger to visit the International Space Station in more than a decade, launching on a Soyuz rocket. In November he said the flyby mission would be delayed until this year or later.

Persons: Yusaku Maezawa, Maezawa, Elon, Steve Aoki Organizations: SpaceX, Inc, Space, Soyuz

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele first competed at cards on the long flight to Australia for the Presidents Cup. Cantlay was solid as ever Saturday in the Genesis Invitational until a soft bogey toward the end of the round that effectively cut his lead in half. The final group is Cantlay and Schauffele, a pair of Californians who are now neighbors in Florida. Cantlay is trying to join Max Homa (2021) and John Merrick (2013) as players from the greater Los Angeles area trying to win what amounts to a hometown event. “Being from southern California, it's one of the tournaments on the list that I'd like to win the most,” Cantlay said.

Persons: — Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Cantlay, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Zalatoris, ”, ” Cantlay, Woods, “, ” Schauffele, we’re, Didn’t, Luke List, Harris, Jason Day, Max Homa, John Merrick, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Riviera, Tiger, “, BMW, Wilmington Country Club, Travelers, PGA, Ryder, Cup, UCLA, Virginia Country Club, Sherwood Locations: Australia, Florida, Zurich, New Orleans, Riviera, Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, California

☆ Tiger Woods shoots one-over, including shank on final hole, in return to competitive action at Genesis Invitational
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tiger Woods shot a one-over-par 72 on his return to competitive PGA Tour action on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, but finished his round with a huge shank to blot his outing. However, Woods admitted afterwards that he was dealing with back spasms for the final three holes of his round, something which helped to contribute to the shank on the 18th hole. Woods hits from a bunker on the 10th hole during the first round of the Genesis Invitational. Woods is chasing his first PGA Tour win since his record-equaling 82nd triumph at the Zozo Championship in October 2019. Woods has said he is aiming to play in one tournament a month this year.

Persons: Tiger, –, Woods, Patrick Cantlay, he’d, Jason Parkhurst, ” Woods, “ It’s, LIV, Jon Rahm, Charlie, Bernhard Langer, Jason . Woods, CNN’s Jack Bantock Organizations: CNN, Los, Country Club, USA, Reuters, Tiger Woods Foundation, FedEx Cup, PGA, PNC, Ritz, Carlton Club Locations: Bahamas, Los Angeles, Florida

☆ Tiger Woods to make 2024 debut at the Genesis Invitational
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Tiger Woods will make his first competitive start of the year at the Genesis Invitational next week, the 15-time major winner announced on social media Wednesday. Woods, chasing his first PGA Tour win since his record-equaling 82nd triumph at the Zozo Championship in October 2019, said he was “excited” to compete in an Instagram post announcing his participation on Wednesday. Woods celebrates his most recent PGA Tour victory at the 2019 Zozo Championship in Inzai, Japan. The duo finished tied-fifth out of 20 teams formed of past major or Players Championship winners and a family member at the Ritz-Carlton Club, six shots behind the winning pairing of Bernhard Langer and his son Jason. The Players Championship, dubbed ‘the fifth major,’ tees off in March, while The Masters begins the major calendar in April.

Persons: –, LIV, Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Woods, Lee Jin, Charlie, Bernhard Langer, Jason . Woods Organizations: CNN, Genesis, Los, Club, Tiger Woods Foundation, FedEx Cup, PGA, PNC, Ritz, Carlton Club, Nike Locations: Bahamas, Los Angeles, California, Inzai, Japan, Florida

Woods announced on social media Saturday he will be playing in the Hero World Challenge, which starts Nov. 30 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. The 20-man field is for the top 50 in the world ranking, though the tournament host — Woods — is exempt. Woods will be playing the Hero World Challenge for the first time since 2019. Woods has not won since the Zozo Championship in Japan in the fall of 2019, the year he won the Masters for his 15th major. The Hero World Challenge is 72 holes with no cut.

Persons: Woods, caddying, —, ” Woods, ”, Charlie, Andrews, ___ Organizations: Albany Golf Club, Associated Press, St Locations: Bahamas, Los Angeles, British, Japan

☆ China's EV market is at least 5 to 10 years ahead of Japan's, says auto consultancy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina's EV market is at least 5 to 10 years ahead of Japan's, says auto consultancyMichael Dunne, CEO of ZoZo Go, says when it comes to electric vehicles, the Japanese have been "trying to find a rhythm" for about a decade, during which they've been focusing on fuel cell, hybrids and "maybe next-generation solid-state batteries."

Persons: Michael Dunne, ZoZo, they've Locations: Japan's

INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — Winning the Zozo Championship in Japan was special for American Collin Morikawa, whose great grandparents emigrated from the country. But more important was a victory — anywhere — after a 27-month winless streak on the PGA Tour as people began to ask questions about his game. Morikawa started two shots behind 54-hole leader Justin Suh, who faded badly looking for his first PGA Tour win. Fellow American Justin Suh had a one-stroke lead after 54 holes, looking to claim his first PGA Tour win. A former college star like Morikawa, Suh slumpled on the final 18 and shot 74.

Persons: Collin Morikawa, ” Morikawa, “, ”, Katherine Zhu, Beau Hossler, Eric Cole, Morikawa, Justin Suh, he's, Suh slumpled, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, ___ Organizations: CITY, PGA Tour, Country, PGA, Tokyo, Ryder Locations: Japan, Tokyo, American, Italy

☆ General Motors' China business is hurting, and it's not just because of Covid
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

He purchased his Nio over models from rival Chinese automakers Xpeng , Li Auto and IM Motors. GM's operations in the country are much larger than those of its crosstown rival Ford Motor, for example. Equity income from GM's Chinese operations and joint ventures has fallen 67% since its peak of more than $2 billion in 2014 and 2015. And the rising quality of domestic-made electric vehicles helped support — and tap — growing nationalistic pride among China's consumers. In February, Ford named Sam Wu, a former Whirlpool executive who joined the automaker in October, as president and chief executive of its China operations, starting March 1.

☆ Rivian would be facing its last days if it wasn't for its Saudi backing, ZoZo Go CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRivian would be facing its last days if it wasn't for its Saudi backing, ZoZo Go CEO saysMichael Dunne, CEO of ZoZo Go, says electric vehicle maker Rivian "does have the cash behind it, it is well managed, it's got a terrific product. It just doesn't have the traction."

☆ Toyota is behind the curve in the electric vehicle market, says auto consultancy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailToyota is behind the curve in the electric vehicle market, says auto consultancyMichael Dunne of ZoZo Go says Toyota is in a "damned if they do, damned if they don't" situation when it comes to electric vehicles.

☆ T.O.P, DJ Steve Aoki among crew for Japanese billionaire’s SpaceX trip to moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Kriti Gandhi | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Friday named South Korean rapper T.O.P and DJ Steve Aoki among the eight artists and entertainers who will join him on a private SpaceX trip around the moon as early as next year. It follows Maezawa’s 12-day trip to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft last year. It still hasn’t even sunk in yet — and I’ve known for quite awhile,” Dodd said in a video posted after the announcement. U.S. Olympic snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington and Japanese dancer Miyu will be backup crew members for the trip, which has been years in the making. The eight-day mission aboard SpaceX’s Starship vehicle includes three days circling the moon, coming within about 125 miles of the surface.

☆ Japanese billionaire Maezawa picks K-pop star TOP, DJ Steve Aoki to join SpaceX moon trip
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa reacts as he speaks with his family after donning space suits shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovTOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Friday revealed that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the moon next year, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets. The picks were announced by Maezawa on Twitter and at a website for what he dubbed the #dearMoon Project. Maezawa used the micro-blogging site to recruit eight crew members from around the world to join him on the moon trip, saying 1 million people had applied. U.S. Olympic snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington and Japanese dancer Miyu were named as backup crew members.

☆ Japan's ZOZO founder Maezawa: to make ‘big announcement’ about space after meeting Elon Musk - tweet
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japanese billionare Yusaku Maezawa, after meeting with Elon Musk, said on his tweeter on Monday he planned to make a "big announcement" related to space on Friday morning in Japan. Maezawa, a founder of online fashion site Zozo Inc (3092.T), returned to Earth on Dec. 20, 2021 after a 12-day journey into space, ending a practice run for his planned trip around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX in 2023. (This story has been corrected to fix the return date to Earth in paragraph 2)Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Some elements of the Jeep joint venture's failure are particular to Stellantis - and the former car groups that feature among its 14 brands. But data compiled for Reuters by consultancy LMC Automotive expose a problem shared by a number of other global carmakers: plummeting Chinese plant usage. Reuters GraphicsThe Jeep failure in China happened less than two years after Stellantis was formed by the merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler. "Chinese companies actually have an early mover advantage because they embraced electrification faster than the foreign companies were willing to," he added. While fully-electric cars make up an average of 5% of models foreign carmakers sell in China, they account for 30% of Chinese carmakers' models, according to LMC data.

☆ Jucătorul de golf Tiger Woods a fost operat. Americanul va rata două turnee importante
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Jucătorul de golf Tiger Woods a fost operat la spate! În urma intervenției chirurgicale a fost retras un fragment de disc care i-a afectat un nerv în zona lombară.Din această cauză, americanul va rata două turnee importante. Woods nu se va putea recupera la timp pentru a participa la Farmer's Insurance Open, ce va avea loc la San Diego săptămâna viitoare, şi nici la Genesis Invitational, competiţie ce se va la Los Angeles luna viitoare.Tiger Woods s-a operat de mai multe ori la spate, precum şi la genunchi, în ultimii ani, însă acest lucru nu l-a împiedicat să revină la cel mai înalt nivel, câştigând Mastersul de la Augusta în 2019, primul său trofeu major după 11 ani.În octombrie 2019, el s-a impus la Zozo Championship, în Japonia, acesta fiind al 82-lea său titlu în circuit.Jucătorul american nu a precizat data la care urmează să revină în competiţie.

Persons: Woods, viitoare.Tiger Woods Organizations: Tiger Woods, Insurance Open, Genesis, Championship Locations: San Diego, Los Angeles, viitoare.Tiger, Japonia

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