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Volkswagen may sue suppliers Bosch and Continental over chip shortages

Jan 24, 2021 14:44 pm UTC| Economy Business

German car manufacturer Volkswagen may sue its suppliers Bosch and Continental for damages due to a lack of semiconductors that shut its assembly lines. Volkswagen is reportedly in talks with alternative semiconductor...

Tesla: Elon Musk’s company sues a newly-hired engineer for allegedly stealing thousands of confidential documents

Jan 24, 2021 14:26 pm UTC| Business

Tesla is taking legal action against one of its engineers after accusing him of stealing important company documents. It was said that the man was newly-hired and has been working for Elon Musks company for mere two weeks,...

UK advising firms to set up hubs in EU to avoid trade disruption

Jan 24, 2021 14:13 pm UTC| Economy Business

UK is encouraging its firms who are exporting to the EU to set up subsidiaries in the bloc to avoid disruption under new trade rules, even if it means moving investment out of the country. Firms have been hit by extra...

Uber to sack 185 Postmates workers after it acquired the food delivery app

Jan 24, 2021 14:01 pm UTC| Business

Uber reportedly dismissed more than 180 employees, and most of them work in its Postmates division. This figure is around 15% of the total workforce of the local delivery company that was acquired by Uber in December last...

Godiva Chocolatier succumbs to COVID-19 and will shut down 128 stores in North America

Jan 24, 2021 12:35 pm UTC| Business

Godiva is one of the most well-known chocolate brands in the world, and it was reported that it decided to close down all of its 128 stores in North America. The chocolatier blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for what has become...

Ford to lose $610M after the NHSTA ordered a recall and replacement of airbags in 3 million vehicles

Jan 24, 2021 11:56 am UTC| Business

Ford will be losing money after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rejected its appeal in the airbag recall order. The NHTSA has been asked to recall three million vehicles earlier this month for the...

Indian regulators approve Reliance's deal with Future Group amid Amazon's protest

Jan 22, 2021 23:48 pm UTC| Business

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has approved Reliance Retails $3.4 billion acquisition of Future Groups retail assets against Amazons opposition. The deal would transfer the retail and wholesale business of...

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Economy

South Korea Seeks Favorable U.S. Tariff Terms on Memory Chip Imports

South Korea is moving to secure favorable treatment from the United States on tariffs affecting memory chip imports, following recent trade actions announced by the U.S. government. A spokesperson from South Koreas...

Russia Stocks End Mixed as MOEX Index Closes Flat Amid Commodity and Currency Moves

Russian stocks finished the latest trading session mixed after the close on Saturday, as gains in select blue-chip shares were offset by declines in energy and technology names. By the end of trading in Moscow, the MOEX...

EU Ambassadors Hold Emergency Talks as Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Greenland Dispute

Ambassadors from the European Unions 27 member states are set to gather on Sunday for an emergency meeting following escalating tensions with the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a new wave of...

Macron Warns EU Will Respond to U.S. Tariff Threats Over Greenland

French President Emmanuel Macron has strongly criticized recent tariff threats reportedly made by U.S. President Donald Trump concerning Greenland, warning that Europe will not tolerate economic intimidation and will...

Trump Administration Pushes Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Rules to Lower Car Prices

Senior officials from the Trump administration are promoting major changes to U.S. auto policy, arguing that rolling back vehicle emissions regulations will help lower car prices and address affordability concerns for...

Politics

Pentagon Prepares Troops for Possible Minnesota Deployment Amid Deportation Protests

The Pentagon has placed roughly 1,500 active-duty U.S. Army soldiers on prepare-to-deploy status amid escalating protests in Minnesota linked to the federal governments immigration enforcement campaign, according to U.S....

Pedro Sánchez Warns U.S. Greenland Move Could Undermine NATO and Benefit Russia

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has warned that any attempt by the United States to invade or forcibly acquire Greenland would seriously damage NATO unity and ultimately benefit Russian President Vladimir...

U.S. Military Kills Al Qaeda-Linked Leader Connected to Deadly ISIS Attack in Syria

U.S. military forces have killed a senior al Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria who was directly linked to a recent Islamic State (ISIS) attack that targeted American personnel, according to a statement released by U.S....

JD Vance to Lead U.S. Presidential Delegation at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

United States Vice President JD Vance will lead the American presidential delegation to the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday. The highly anticipated...

DOJ Urges Judge to Block Lawmakers’ Bid for Special Master in Jeffrey Epstein Records Case

The U.S. Justice Department has formally asked a New York federal judge to reject a request by two bipartisan lawmakers seeking court oversight of the public release of records related to the late financier and convicted...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

South Korea Sees Limited Impact From New U.S. Tariffs on Advanced AI Chips

South Koreas trade minister said a newly announced U.S. tariff on certain advanced computing chips is expected to have only a limited short-term impact on South Korean companies, while cautioning that future measures could...

Elon Musk Seeks $134 Billion in Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Over Alleged Wrongful Gains

Elon Musk has escalated his legal battle against OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking up to $134 billion in damages over what he claims are wrongful gains stemming from his early involvement in the artificial intelligence...

China Halts Shipments of Nvidia H200 AI Chips, Forcing Suppliers to Pause Production

Suppliers producing key components for Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips have reportedly paused production after Chinese customs authorities blocked shipments of the newly approved AI processors from entering...

California Attorney General Orders xAI to Halt Illegal Grok Deepfake Imagery

California Attorney General Robert Bonta has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Elon Musks artificial intelligence company xAI, demanding an immediate stop to the creation and distribution of AI-generated nonconsensual...

TikTok Expands AI Age-Detection Technology Across Europe Amid Rising Regulatory Pressure

TikTok is set to roll out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, as the popular social media platform faces increasing regulatory scrutiny over child safety and age verification. The move follows a...