Business News – 5-21-2021

Popular dating apps like Tinder and Bumble partner with the White House to raise vaccine awareness

  • White House has announced partnership with popular dating apps such as Tinder, OKCupid, Plenty of Fish, and more to raise vaccine awareness
  • 42% of adults which age from 18 to 34 say that they aren’t willing to get the vaccine
  • According to OKCupid, those who are open to being vaccinated or plan to make up 14% of users and are more likely to math with another user than those who don’t get vaccinated
  • With many more variants of the virus merging, with summer weather and mask mandates diminishing, efforts to reach young adults are intensifying

Ford has just unveiled their all new F-150 Lightning: 5 things to know

  • Ford’s new F-150 Lightning will be equipped with 11 outlet plugs which include 4 in the frunk and a 240 volt outlet in the pick-up box for heavy duty equipment; also, depending on the amount of electricity being drawn, the Truck could power a home for up to 10 days
  • The F-150 Lightning boasts a massive front trunk which adds 14.1 cubic feet of secured storage as it replaces the space where the engine would have been in the ICE version
  • Much like the traditional F-150, the vehicle’s price is oriented in the same direction with a starting price of $39,974 and maximum price of around $90,000 
  • Ford is taking $100 reservations for the F-150 on their website
  • The pickup features 2 electric motors and offers targeted ranges of 230 or 300 miles. 

WNBA, PointsBet strike sports betting partnership

  • The licensing deal with WNBA is the first pro women’s sports agreement for PointsBet
  • The deal gives WNBA consumers a new way to watch games infused with PointsBet betting odds

Breeze Airways debuts in travel rebound, the second new U.S. airline in a month

  • Breeze Airways is the second new U.S. carrier in less than a month, after Avelo debuted last month
  • The carrier is the fifth airline started by JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman
  • Flights start May 27, and the carrier will add others through late July

Aerion Supersonic has ended plans to build silent high speed business jets as they shut down

  • Aerion Supersonic is shutting down, the company confirmed to CNBC
  • The Nevada-based company had planned to build business jets capable of silently flying nearly twice as fast as commercial aircraft
  • “In the current financial environment, it has proven hugely challenging to close on the scheduled and necessary large new capital requirements” to begin production of its AS2 supersonic jet, the company said in a statement

By K Buenavista

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