Online retailer eBay has agreed to pay a $3m (£2.4m) fine to resolve criminal charges over employees who harassed a couple by sending live spiders, cockroaches to their home. David and Ina Steiner also had a funeral wreath, a bloody pig mask, and a book about surviving the loss of a spouse, show up at
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Toyota confirmed plans to launch solid-state EV batteries with 10-minute fast charging and up to 750 miles (1,200 km) WLTP range to close the gap with Tesla. However, with the new EV battery tech still a few years out, Toyota could fall further behind. Toyota has been teasing solid-state EV battery tech for several years
Tesla (TSLA) has reportedly told its production workers that it is increasing their wages amid a push to unionize them. Last year, UAW had a historic win following a strike that earned 25% pay increases at all of the Big Three American automakers. Following the win, UAW made it clear that it plans to turn it
Two tech giants are battling it out for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Microsoft had overtaken Apple for the first time since 2021 to become the world’s most valuable firm by market capitalisation – which measures the value and number of a company’s shares. Money latest:‘Huge announcement’ on car finance could see
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco on April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google’s latest effort to win cloud deals over larger rivals Amazon and Microsoft involves making it cheaper for clients
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud case has been subject to a bomb threat, Sky News’s US partner network NBC News reports. Nassau County police responded to the threat at Arthur Engoron’s home on Thursday, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. Closing arguments in the trial are scheduled today,
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai departs federal court on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Pichai testified on Monday to defend his company in the largest antitrust case since the 1990s. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google cut several hundred
Apple CEO, Tim Cook (L), and Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella. Reuters Microsoft on Thursday briefly yanked the title of most valuable publicly traded company from Apple in early trading. The development follows a series of obstacles Apple has encountered at the start of the year. Last week Foxconn, a Chinese assembler of Apple’s iPhones, reported
It’s a common refrain heard from drivers everywhere, “Those dang cyclists don’t respect the rules of the road!”. But how do bike riders and car drivers actually compare when it comes to obeying traffic laws? That’s exactly what one scientific study set about to discover. The study isn’t exactly new, coming to us from the
Vision Neue Klasse Vision sedan On the heels of announcing its record year in sales of all-electric vehicles last year, BMW says it is now investing $711 million (€650 million) to convert its main factory in Munich to exclusively produce electric vehicles by the end of 2027. It’s all part of a multibillion-dollar effort to
The City regulator is reviewing whether people could be owed compensation for being charged too much for car loans, following a high number of complaints on historic agreements. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was a reaction to rising tensions between consumers and lenders over so-called discretionary commission arrangements across the motor finance market
Jan 11, 2024, 05:08 AM Open Extended Reactions Fiji international Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed after sexually assaulting three women in Cardiff, local media reported on Tuesday. The 37-year-old was sentenced to two years and 10 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting the assaults that took place between Oct.31 and Nov. 2 last year.
Police are treating a woman’s death as murder after finding the bodies of a married couple at a home in Scotland. Alison McLaughlin, 53, and husband Neil, 57, were found dead in their home on Greenock’s Banff Road, Inverclyde, after concern was raised for the pair’s welfare on Friday 5 January. A probe was subsequently
An oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman was boarded by “unauthorized” people in military uniforms on Thursday morning, an advisory group run by the British military and a private intelligence firm warned. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKTMO), which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East, said the incident began early in
A BYD Seagull small electric car is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric car makers have started the new year in reverse gear, as intense competition and continuing price wars pressure
Tesla Inc. signage during a launch of company’s Model Y electric vehicle in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Malaysia is doubling down on the semiconductor industry to capture growth in the growing electric vehicle market. In an exclusive interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday,
Jan 10, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Saban, considered among the greatest college football coaches of all time who won seven national titles, six of them at Alabama, has informed the Crimson Tide that he is retiring, sources told ESPN’s Chris Low on Wednesday. Saban, 72, just completed his 17th season at
British and US forces have launched an attack on Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iranian-backed militant group defied a warning to stop targeting ships in the Red Sea, according to reports. Reuters said four US officials confirmed strikes had begun. In addition, three explosions were heard in the country’s capital of Sanaa, according to
In this article BTC.CM= ETH.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin fell late Wednesday afternoon after the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the green light for the first-ever spot bitcoin ETFs to trade in the U.S., as expected. The cryptocurrency’s price traded lower by about 2% at
Volkswagen’s CFO Arno Antlitz said Europe’s largest automaker has “all the ingredients” for success as the US auto industry shifts to electric. Despite this, VW is seeing reluctance for its EVs in Europe and potentially in the US as well. Volkswagen gears up for North American EV transition In an interview with Bloomberg Television Wednesday,