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Parler Site, Booted by Amazon, Moves Towards Relaunching 10 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Economy & Business GM shares jump on plans fore-vehicle Parler site, booted by Amazon, delivery business moves towards relaunching AGENCIES powered Cadillac concepts: A flying car and a boxy GENERAL Motors Co shuttle with sliding doors. Parler files suit against Amazon, says cloud-computing services provider violated antitrust law shares jumped on Tuesday Simcoe said Cadillac also is to their highest level since working on a luxury electric TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE the company’s post-bank- two-seater. ruptcy IPO in 2010, as the In a pre-show briefing, HOURS after Amazon effec- automaker announced its Pam Fletcher, GM vice tively scrubbed it from the entry into the growing elec- president of global innova- internet, conservative social tric delivery vehicle busi- tion, said the BrightDrop media network Parler is tak- ness. EV600 is a large, purpose- ing stumbling steps towards a After Chief Executive built delivery van that will relaunch. Mary Barra outlined plans have a range of 250 miles Parler filed suit Monday for GM’s first BrightDrop (400 km) between charges, against Amazon in federal commercial vans to be de- with a long list of advanced court in Seattle, contending livered to FedEx later this safety features and built-in the cloud-computing services year, GM shares rose as provider violated antitrust law high as $48.95 in morning and breached the terms of its trading, pushing the com- contract when it pulled the pany’s market cap over $68 plug on Parler in the aftermath billion. of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. The new BrightDrop de- Capitol. That day, mobs loyal livery business will put GM to President Donald Trump squarely in competition in Competition breached congressional cham- the commercial sector with The new BrightDrop delivery bers to demand lawmakers cross-town rival Ford Mo- business will put GM overturn the presidential elec- tor Co, as well as startups squarely in competition in tion. Parler asked the judge for such as Rivian, Arrival and the commercial sector with a temporary restraining order Canoo that are developing cross-town rival Ford Motor that would allow it to keep us- electric commercial vehicles Co, as well as startups ing Amazon’s web-hosting ser- for customers ranging from such as Rivian, Arrival and vices. Amazon to Hyundai Motor. The same day, Parler Fuelled in part by the Canoo that are developing transferred its domain name COVID-19 pandemic, GM electric commercial to Sammamish, Wash.-based estimates the U.S. market vehicles for customers Epik, which hosts the similar for parcel and food deliv- ranging from Amazon to far-right social media network ery will climb to more than Hyundai Motor. Gab. $850 billion by 2025. It That’s not to say Parler is one sector that EV sales internet connectivity. lives again: The conservative Shown here is the Parler logo. Parler announced it has transferred its domain name to Sammamish-based Epik. (ANTHONY BEHAR/TNS) leader Tesla has yet to crack. Unlike Cruise, the San Twitter competitor will still Barra said BrightDrop Francisco self-driving start- need to migrate its operations which briefly became the No. Parler has not only lost current websites, hosting conspiracy own efforts to strip dangerous will offer delivery and lo- up that is majority-owned to a new hosting provider. 1 free app downloaded on Ap- and future customers, but Par- theory channel InfoWars and content from the internet. In gistics customers such as by GM and is developing a And Parler’s suit against ple’s App Store, according to ler has also been unable to find neo-Nazi site The Daily Storm- 2018, Epik announced it would FedEx a range of products robotaxi business, Bright- Amazon got off to a bumbling the lawsuit. an alternative web-hosting er in addition to Gab. stop hosting far-right message and services that leverage Drop does not plan to op- start. The social network filed Amazon terminated Par- company,” the company wrote Epik issued a lengthy and board 8chan after law enforce- the automaker’s expertise erate its own vehicle fleet. a day late, obviating its request ler’s accounts Sunday, saying in its complaint. “In short, circuitous statement Sunday ment linked its users to three in electrification and fleet It will focus on supplying for a temporary restraining or- the social network had violated AWS’ false claims have made castigating Twitter and Face- mass shootings. management. electric vans and related der. Nor did it serve Amazon its terms of service by inad- Parler a pariah.” book for suspending accounts Epik CEO Rob Monster, The BrightDrop EV600 services to commercial cus- with its complaint, as court equately policing content on But Parler’s move to Epik of Trump and his supporters reached by phone Monday, will use a version of GM’s tomers. rules require. The judge or- the site. In its letter to Parler, casts doubt upon that state- and drawing an equivalency declined to comment further Ultium battery system that A source familiar with dered Parler to serve Amazon Amazon included screenshots ment. The attorney represent- between the insurrection at on the statement, which was will power many of the com- details of the EV600 said with the complaint before 5 of posts advocating and glori- ing Parler in the suit, Spokane- the U.S. Capitol and ongoing signed by the company’s senior pany’s future electric vehi- it will share basic under- p.m. Monday or risk having fying violence against Trump based David Groesbeck, could protests over police brutality, vice president for communica- cles, including the Hummer body architecture with the the case thrown out. As of 7 opponents, and noted there not be reached for comment. sparked by the death of George tions, but said it was reflective EV pickup and the Cadillac Hummer EV and a vari- p.m. Monday, it remained un- had been a “steady increase” As of Monday evening, Groes- Floyd last summer. of his viewpoints. Lyriq crossover. ety of other large GM trucks clear whether Parler had com- of such violent content on the beck’s website redirected to an “Without smarter discern- In October, the company Barra introduced Bright- and SUVs that will hit the plied. social network. “under construction” page, but ment outside of a mob-based posted a series of blog posts Drop in an online keynote market over the next three Tech giants took swift ac- Parler accused Amazon of online reviews indicate he spe- judgement [sic] of instant riddled with conspiracy theo- address at the CES annual years. tion to suspend or restrict so- collaborating with Twitter, in cializes in small business and convenience, the decisions we ries after PayPal terminated tech and gadget show. The first 500 units will cial media accounts belonging violation of antitrust laws, to property disputes. Several real make now may ultimately be the domain registrar’s ac- As part of Barra’s pres- go to FedEx by the end of to Trump and his supporters, “kill Parler’s business — at the estate holding companies and utilized to reduce liberties that count. The online payments entation, GM design chief the year, with deliveries to saying those users had insti- very time it is set to skyrocket,” a tobacco import business are many take for granted,” the processor said it could no Mike Simcoe hosted a virtu- other customers starting in gated the mayhem at the Capi- according to the complaint. registered in his name. statement said. longer bear the risk of work- al unveiling of two battery- early 2022, Fletcher said. tol. The purge prompted many “Because of AWS false Epik has emerged in recent In the same statement, ing with Epik, Mashable re- of those users to flee to Parler, claims, leaked to the public, years as a home for far-right however, Epik pointed to its ported at the time. Pakistan’s tax hopes bank on new digital payment system Property sales wrap up DPA central bank. 2020 at record high value ISLAMABAD A couple of digital payment and cash transfer systems al- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK palities — Umm Salal, Al PAKISTANI authorities said We plan to switch ready exist in Pakistan that do DOHA Khor, Al Dhakhira, Al Doha, on Tuesday they were optimis- disbursement of not require bank accounts for Al Rayyan, Al Shamal, Al tic a new digital payment sys- government employees’ transactions, but Raast is the PROPERTY sales in Qatar Daayen, Al Shehaniyah and tem will boost one of the low- salaries and pensions first one run by the govern- between December 27 and Al Wakra. est tax collections in the world ment, Qamar said. 31 generated QR2.7 billion, Doha Municipality ac- by beginning to document an through this in future. “We plan to switch dis- with sales of buildings bring- quired the highest deal overwhelmingly cash-driven Abid Qamar, spokesman of bursement of government em- ing in the biggest chunk of it in terms of value through economy. Pakistan’s central bank ployees’ salaries and pensions — around 2.6 billion, which the sale of a tower in the Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ra- through this in future,” the accounts for 97 percent of Onaizah area, at a value of tio is less than 10 per cent, spokesman said of the govern- the total transactions, the QR 609mn. which has in the past forced rolled out a new digital system ment’s long-term goals. latest Ezdan Real Estate re- The tower spans over an the country to seek loans for instant payments, Raast, If adopted successfully, port has said.
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