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Dow, S&P 500 at record highs
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent US stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed at in January.
Musk says investors convinced him Tesla should stay public
Associated Press, Published on 25/08/2018
» DETROIT: Electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc will remain on the public stock exchanges after CEO Elon Musk said Friday that investors have convinced him the company shouldn't go private.
German automakers face heat over tests on monkeys, humans
Associated Press, Published on 29/01/2018
» FRANKFURT: Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated on reports that diesel exhaust tests were carried out on both monkeys and humans.
GM says it's mass-producing cars without steering wheels
Associated Press, Published on 12/01/2018
» DETROIT: General Motors says it is making the first mass-production autonomous car without a steering wheel or pedals.
70% 'not afraid of robots taking jobs'
Business, Associated Press, Published on 06/10/2017
» WASHINGTON: Most Americans believe their jobs are safe from the spread of automation and robotics, at least during their lifetimes, and only a handful says automation has cost them a job or loss of income.
US college towns feel pinch from rental sites
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2017
» CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town's funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
Boats join self-driving tech race
Business, Associated Press, Published on 15/09/2017
» BOSTON: Self-driving cars may not hit the road in earnest for many years -- but autonomous boats could be just around the pier.
Zuckerberg, Musk trade barbs over AI
Business, Associated Press, Published on 27/07/2017
» SAN FRANCISCO: Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk recently slugged it out online over the possible threat artificial intelligence might one day pose to the human race, although you could be forgiven if you don't see why this seems like a pressing question.
Toyota working on 'flying car', Lexus luxury 'yacht'
Business, Associated Press, Published on 06/06/2017
» TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp is working on a "flying car."
Student start-up gets deal to build city cars
Business, Associated Press, Published on 16/03/2017
» LUND, Sweden: A group of Swedish university students that raised €1.2 million ($1.3 million) in crowdfunding for their start-up to build electric cars has caught the attention of German industrial heavyweight Siemens AG.