How Chinese EV automakers are winning in Mexico
Blocked from the U.S. by tariffs, Chinese electric vehicle makers have looked elsewhere to sell their high-tech cars. But as Mexico has emerged as a hot spot for Chinese EVs, Washington …
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How Truth Social could potentially make Trump billions
Truth Social is a social media platform whose majority owner is former President Donald Trump. A team of early investors say they want to “end Big Tech’s assault on free …
Balloons to hoist tourists 100,000 feet into the stratosphere
Commercial space flight is becoming more and more common, with companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic all transporting paid customers into space over the last several years. People …
Here’s why car payments are so high right now
Car payments have skyrocketed in recent years due to a combination of high prices and high interest rates. While some relief may come soon, industry insiders say prices may still …
Why Chinese EV tariffs may not work
The Chinese auto sector is increasingly making global automakers and politicians hot under the collar. In the early 1980s, the Chinese auto industry barely existed. Today the country has the …
Walmart hometown Bentonville Arkansas gets more expensive
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — When Gil Curren’s family moved into a run-down farmhouse in Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1971, the now-retail giant wasn’t yet a decade old. Sometimes, the …
Privacy advocates say automakers are spying on drivers
Today’s cars have an unprecedented capacity to surveil people inside and around them, and it’s raising alarms with privacy advocates. A growing chorus of advocates and politicians say automakers aren’t …
Why the future is uncertain for Tesla’s Supercharging network
The future of Tesla Supercharging is uncertain following CEO Elon Musk’s disbanding of the Supercharging team as part of a broader restructuring. The roughly 500 layoffs included senior director of …
How American carmakers lost ground in China
American automakers and their non-Chinese counterparts are fighting an existential battle, as local rivals in China outpace them. Chinese companies flush with government investments and subsidies have leapfrogged the competition …
How the U.S. government is regulating AI
The U.S. government is considering laws to help society adapt to the introduction of artificial intelligence. Early users of the technology are already seeing labor productivity gains. For example, Klarna, …