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General Motors gained as much as 8.9% to a record high on Tuesday. The gain comes on news that its autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, is receiving a large investment from Microsoft. Microsoft joins a number of companies in a $2 billion funding round for Cruise. Tuesday's price is a record-high for GM since it emerged from bankruptcy at the end of the Great Recession. The partnership will accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. It brings together the two companies' software and hardware engineering expertise, cloud computing capabilities, and manufacturing knowledge.
First lady Melania Trump wanted to spread some seasonal cheer to sick children on Tuesday when she visited the Children's National Hospital. CNN reports she continued her annual tradition of visiting them, despite the coronavirus pandemic and record cases in Washington, DC. However, Mrs. Trump also broke the hospital's stated mask policy when she removed her mask to read a holiday book to children. While she arrived in the hospital's main atrium wearing a mask, she removed it when she took her seat in front of a tree. She did practice social distancing. However, the hospital's policy specifically requires all visitors to wear a mask.
Drag queen Courtney Act has confirmed that she is returning to 'Neighbours' after making a cameo appearance on the soap.
Klingons will land on the stage of the Turteatern theatre in Stockholm starting Saturday, February 3. Final preparations are falling into place ahead of the 'Visit Qo'noS' performance-lecture debut. The project is actually intended to open conversation about issues of racism and integration. Visitors will experience a live performance that includes a presentation on the Klingons cultures and customs. Actors and staff are participating in a make-belief concept in which Klingons from the planet Kronos descend on Earth with the purpose to teach humans about their cultural superiority and to rectify the falsified image given to them by the Star Trek series.
Honda and Toyota unveiled some rad new sports concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday. Honda's sleek Sports EV puts a retro twist on modern electric sports vehicles. Toyota unveiled a targa top speedster called the GR HV Sports Concept. The new concepts may signify a deeper design shift for the Japanese auto giants, with a greater focus on electric and hybrid vehicles potentially coming in the near future.
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