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17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ), a leading Chinese education technology company, announced that it will release its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 after the close of the U.S. market on September 4, 2024. The company will hold an earnings conference call on September 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time (September 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM Beijing Time). Interested participants should pre-register online to receive the conference call dial-in details and PIN number. A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be…

This year's record-breaking blockbuster summer travel season will conclude with many Americans exploring Alaska on a cruise. According to AAA booking data, Seattle is the No. 1 Labor Day weekend travel destination, up nearly 30 percent from last year, when it also ranked No. 1. Anchorage and Juneau also made the top 10 Labor Day destination list. “Now is the perfect time to take an Alaska cruise,” says Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel. “You'll find fewer crowds than earlier in the summer, and if you're lucky, you might even get to see some fall foliage! It's no…

In a separate analysis this week, data journalist Ben Welsh found that just over a quarter of the news sites he surveyed (294 of 1,167 mostly English-language, U.S.-based publications) blocked Applebot-Extended. By comparison, Welsh found that 53 percent of the news sites in his sample blocked OpenAI's bot. Google introduced its own AI-only bot, Google-Extended, last September, but it was blocked by about 43 percent of these sites, suggesting that Applebot-Extended may still be going unnoticed. But Welsh told WIRED that the number has been “gradually increasing” since he began his investigation.Welsh is currently running a project to monitor how…

Southeast Asian countries are investing to expand their contributions to 6G standardization Japan and South Korea have an advantage over other countries in the region in 6GFunding and regulatory challenges could affect Southeast Asian countries' 6G rollout efforts.As the global race towards 6G intensifies, Southeast Asian countries have begun making great efforts to increase their contributions to the development of 6G standards, with analysts telling Fierce that South Korea and Japan are ahead of the pack. “There are many countries in Asia that want to make an impact with 6G, with Japan and South Korea perhaps further ahead than others,”…

Get your free copy of Editor's DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Delays to Nvidia's next-generation artificial intelligence processors will not disrupt the company's plans to produce a new version of its flagship product every year, Chief Executive Jensen Huang told the Financial Times. Production issues affecting Nvidia's highly anticipated new chip platform, Blackwell, are “not a problem” for plans to accelerate its release schedule from every two years to a “one-year cycle,” said Huang, who announced the ambitious new schedule last October. Nvidia's accelerating pace of innovation is seen as key to maintaining its…

The global M&A market has made a strong comeback in early 2024, bouncing back from last year's challenges with renewed momentum. Our latest Technology Services M&A Quarterly Report, Q2 2024, focuses on the technology services sector as a hotbed of dealmaking and takes a closer look at the key trends driving this resurgence. Investor confidence is rising as economic conditions stabilise and interest rates remain stable. This optimistic outlook, combined with abundant capital and a focus on digital transformation, is positioning M&A as a key growth strategy for companies in 2024. Looking ahead to the second half of the year,…

Here are some of the top stories making waves online today, August 29th, including the latest on the US presidential election, why Yelp is suing Google, and much more.Yelp has accused Google in an antitrust lawsuit of illegally promoting its content over competitors (Axios)A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Harris widening her lead over Trump with support from women and Hispanics (Reuters)Harris and Trump are neck and neck in seven battleground states: poll (The Hill)Vance issues harshest accusation yet of Harris over Afghanistan withdrawal (NBC)Trump campaign warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says (AP)IDF attacks in West…

ANRA Technologies, a global leader in unmanned aircraft traffic management (UTM) and operations solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Flyby Guys, a leader in enterprise drone services. The collaboration will strengthen ANRA's capabilities to provide cutting-edge airspace management and operations services across Europe and beyond.With a strong presence in the US, India, UK and Europe, ANRA Technologies offers comprehensive solutions in airspace management, data services and enterprise support, positioning itself as a leader in UTM. The partnership with Flyby Guys marks a key milestone in ANRA's expansion strategy, especially in the European market.”We are excited to partner with ANRA…

A residential cruise ship that was due to sail around the world has been stuck in Northern Ireland for the past three months.Business Insider previously reported that the Villa Vie Odyssey was originally scheduled to set sail from Belfast in May. The ship, formerly known as the Braemar and operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, had been docked there because it was more than 30 years old and in need of an update.Villa Vie said the departure was delayed by three months due to issues including the ship's ageing rudder and recertification.Each of the 509 rooms will cost at least…

Lhyfe, OX2 and Velarion are working together to create a hydrogen-based industrial cluster in the Swedish municipality of Ångge. The project, located in Gronsta, just north of Torpshammer, aims to integrate wind power with large-scale green hydrogen production to provide a carbon-negative product.Under the partnership, onshore wind developer OX2 will build a wind farm at Marktjahn in Torpshammal capable of producing 1.4 TWh (terawatt-hours) of electricity per year. The green electricity produced will be used to fuel a hydrogen production unit operated by green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe.The unit is expected to have an electrical generating capacity of around 300MW (megawatts)…