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Is the latest generation of the Chevrolet Corvette a supercar? Many have described the mid-engine C8 as having supercar levels of power, but not being exclusive enough, expensive enough or luxurious enough to achieve that label. Even the high-performance Z06 , which gets into six-figure territory, isn’t a supercar to all. So what about the new 2024 Corvette E-Ray , which is expensive and the first hybrid Vette and the first all-wheel-drive model? To test the supercar prowess of the Corvette E-Ray, the folks at Hagerty got their hands on one and decided to pit it against two undeniable supercars: a 2021 Ferrari F8 Spider and a 2020 Lamborghini Huracán Evo RWD Spyder. Part of Jason Cammisa’s drag racing video series, this particular installment wanted to answer the question: can the E-Ray live up to the hype? Before we answer that, it should be noted that Cammisa and team did not get the Ferrari and Lamborghini models from those Italian automakers themselves. As he … [Read more...] about Can the Hybrid Corvette Beat Ferrari and Lamborghini in a Drag Race?

NASHVILLE — About a year and a half ago, as the country superstar Blake Shelton was working on songs for his latest album, “Based on a True Story ,” he reached out to John Esposito, the president of his label, Warner Bros. Nashville. “I get a text from Blake saying, ‘Espo, we have just recorded the sound of money, lots and lots of money,’ ” Mr. Esposito recently recalled in his office here. Mr. Shelton is one of the genre’s leading lights — coach on “The Voice,” co-host of the Academy of Country Music Awards — and knows from money. So, intrigued, Mr. Esposito drove down Music Row to Ocean Way Studios, where he heard Mr. Shelton’s rainmaker “Boys ’Round Here.” Surprisingly, the noise money made was the sound of Mr. Shelton rapping. And he wasn’t wrong: Eventually, “Boys ’Round Here” would rise to No. 2 on the Billboard country chart, and achieve his highest position on the Billboard Hot 100. And so here is a sign of the Nashville times: One of the genre’s reigning … [Read more...] about Country Music Opens Its Ears

DETROIT — General Motors and Tesla are automakers of different vintages but increasingly mutual aspirations. They found another bit of common ground on Tuesday as both beat back proposals from dissident investors to shake up their ways of doing business. For General Motors, it was a bid to replace three company directors and split the automaker’s stock into two classes. For Tesla, the electric-car upstart, it was an initiative to impose one-year terms on board members to create more independence from the company’s chairman and chief executive, Elon Musk. The proposals at G.M., by the hedge fund Greenlight Capital, which owns a 3.6 percent stake in the company, were aimed at bolstering the sagging value of the automaker’s stock. G.M.’s chief executive, Mary T. Barra, and its board opposed the moves, which would have included creating two classes of stock — one paying a dividend and a second tracking earnings growth. “We determined the Greenlight proposal was not in the … [Read more...] about G.M. and Tesla Shareholders Rebuff Dissidents’ Proposals

(CNN Business) An entire generation of internet users has approached search engines the same way for decades: enter a few words into a search box and wait for a page of relevant results to emerge . But that could change soon. This week, the companies behind the two biggest US search engines teased radical changes to the way their services operate, powered by new AI technology that allows for more conversational and complex responses. In the process, however, the companies may test both the accuracy of these tools and the willingness of everyday users to embrace and find utility in a very different search experience. Real estate agents say they can't imagine working without ChatGPT now On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a revamped Bing search engine using the abilities of ChatGPT, the viral AI tool created by OpenAI, a company in which Microsoft recently invested billions of dollars. Bing will not only provide a list of search results, but will also … [Read more...] about The way we search for information online is about to change

0 Community Corner The first 250 guests at every Nothing Bundt Cakes in California will get a free Confetti Bundtlet on Sept. 1. Kat Schuster , Patch Staff Posted Reply SHERMAN OAKS, CA — Sherman Oaks residents can get a free cake on can wander over to Nothing Bundt Cakes on Sept. 1, where the chain will be giving away free Confetti Bundtlets to the first 250 guests. The giveaway, happening at all 450 locations across the Golden State and the nation, is to celebrate the shop's 25th birthday. Residents can visit the shop in Sherman Oaks at 14622 Ventura Blvd. The chain will also holding an online contest in which one lucky winner will be awarded a $25,000 birthday party planned by a celebrity party planning company. Each runners-up will get a $1000 Nothing Bundt Cake gift card. Participants can enter by submitting a photo of their favorite birthday memory, describing what they enjoyed about it and sharing what the … [Read more...] about Sherman Oaks Cake Shop Celebrates 25th Birthday With Free Bundt Cake

First Citizens Bank has agreed to purchase Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed after a bank run, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said. All of Silicon Valley Bank's 17 branches will open as First Citizens branches on Monday, the FDIC said in a news release dated Sunday. First Citizens said the branches will operate as "Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank." The announcement that First Citizens, based in Raleigh, N.C., would buy the Northern California bank is a significant step in the efforts to quell the chaos that unfolded after Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed this month, setting off wider unease across the global financial sector. First Citizens agreed to buy all of SVB's deposits and loans, as well as a large portion of its assets, leaving about $90 billion in securities and other assets under the control of the FDIC, the regulator said. The FDIC said it estimated that SVB's failure cost the government's Deposit Insurance Fund about $20 billion. … [Read more...] about First Citizens Bank to buy Silicon Valley Bank after collapse, FDIC says