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Year: 2024
TikTok Announces Activations for the Toronto International Film Festival
TikTok has announced that it has signed on to become the Official Platform Partner for the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, which will see the app incorporate a range of themed activations and promotions to help users celebrate the event. As explained by TikTok: “Movie buffs and film fanatics can join in on the excitement
Red Bull’s ‘monster’ to Ferrari’s bouncing: What’s behind F1’s car balance problems?
In a year when so many Formula 1 teams have hit different upgrade problems, there is one common theme among them: car balance headaches. From Max Verstappen complaining his RB20 has turned into a ‘monster’, to Ferrari’s return of high-speed bouncing, to the Mercedes becoming nervous in qualifying and Aston Martin losing its way for
Latvala: Toyota’s WRC title chances “pretty much gone”
Toyota’s chances of winning the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown are “pretty much gone” after Hyundai scored a 1-2-3 at the Acropolis Rally, reckons team boss Jari-Matti Latvala. The reigning manufacturers’ champions endured a weekend to forget, leaving Greece 35 points behind Hyundai in the championship standings with only three rounds of the season remaining.
Mini replaces F1-bound Bearman for F2 Baku debut
Gabriele Mini will partner Andrea Kimi Antonelli for Prema when F2 heads to Azerbaijan this weekend after full-season driver Oliver Bearman was called up by Haas to replace Kevin Magnussen, who is serving a race ban for the weekend. The ban came after the Dane notched up 12 points on his FIA superlicence for a
DTM debutant Pepper slams Rast after crash: ‘Rules are different for him’
Factory Lamborghini driver Jordan Pepper blasted Rene Rast after their collision in Sunday’s DTM race at the Sachsenring, saying the rules are different for the three-time champion. Schubert BMW’s Rast was trying to overtake Pepper for 11th when he tagged the Grasser Lamborghini of the DTM debutant into Turn 1, sending him crashing into the
Alpine ‘just weeks’ from Mercedes engine call as it assesses costs
Alpine expects to have a final decision on its 2026 engine partner in less than a month’s time, as Renault’s board presses on with its assessment of its Viry-Chatillon-based Formula 1 engine project. Renault had begun the process of developing a power unit that would satisfy the 2026 regulations, which features a more even split
Cainiao Launches the ‘Two Euros Two Days Delivery’ Campaign in Spain and Portugal
On September 9, according to official news from Cainiao, the company has launched an economical logistics product for e-commerce packages that offers two-day delivery across Spain and Portugal. According to Cainiao, this product covers a full end-to-end service from pick-up to final delivery across five major cities in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia)
ByteDance Raises Up to $600 Million in Funding For Its Subsidiary Dongchedi
According to reports citing informed sources, ByteDance is raising up to $600 million in funds for its automotive information and transaction platform ‘Dongchedi’. According to sources, General Atlantic, HongShan China, KKR & Co., and Gaorong Capital are the joint investors in this round of financing; the valuation of Dongchedi is close to $3 billion. ByteDance
Former Liverpool star tips Arne Slot for bold Premier League title challenge
Liverpool will be amongst three teams battling for the Premier League title this season according to former star Robbie Keane. Arne Slot has enjoyed a perfect start to life on Merseyside with a 100% record so far in league action with three win from three games before the international break. Only Liverpool and defending champions Manchester City