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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Reddit users have been paying for nude images of a fake, AI-generated woman, according to reports. Photos of the ultra-realistic Claudia character, which was created using the artificial …

An incredibly rare Mercedes-Benz has sold for a jaw-dropping $142 million, making it the most expensive vehicle in the world. Widely known as the “Mona Lisa of Cars,” the 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR Coupe was purchased this month in a secret, invite-only auction conducted by RM Sotheby’s. The car was designed by Daimler-Benz motorsport chief Rudolf Uhlenhaut, and was only …

Tres Technologies, a startup that provides back-office and customer relationship management systems to travel agencies, has acquired the agency back-office system Trams from Sabre. For Trams, it was a reunion, of sorts: Its founder, Lee Rosen, who sold Trams to Sabre 15 years ago, is also the founder of Tres Technologies. Rosen is developing a …

Nicknamed as the ‘Holy Grail’ of Brady rookie cards, it shows the rookie quarterback in his Patriots uniform, flanked by a mock ticket stub detailing basic information of the Michigan product. Friday’s card is No. 99 of the 100 ever printed. “This card was purchased on eBay over a decade ago and has been tucked …

The terms of the deal were not made public, but Variety reported that it was worth “at least nine figures.” “To represent the body of work of one of the greatest songwriters of all time — whose cultural importance can’t be overstated — is both a privilege and a responsibility,” UMPG’s chief executive Jody Gerson …

Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging US sanctions imposed on its parent company. The move announced Tuesday is aimed at reviving Honor by separating it from Huawei’s network equipment and other businesses, which Washington says are a security threat, an …

Yue Qiaoyun (right) sells peaches planted in Beijing’s Pinggu district via livestreaming earlier this month. ZHAO MING/CHINA DAILY Local governments in Beijing have been making efforts to provide accurate, scientific and smart services to meet the demands of local farmers to help them get richer. Pinggu, a district in northeastern Beijing, has been making use of …

Vesta, a fraud protection and electronics payment company in Lake Oswego, said this week that it has sold a majority stake in the business for $125 million. The buyer is Goldfinch Partners, a Seattle private equity founded in 2018. Previously, Vesta’s ownership was split among a number of shareholders – none of whom owned more …

General Electric has been making lightbulbs for more than a century but is now selling its lighting business. Above, a lightbulb is displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., in 2015. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images General Electric has been making …

Like ships passing in the night, the Trump administration and the government of California are cruising in opposite directions on health-care spending. In November, the Trump administration proposed a new regulation that would change the rules for financing the state’s share of costs for Medi-Cal, the safety-net health insurance program that now covers 13 million …