Volkswagen Nears Deal to Sell Stake in Electrify America to Siemens
Volkswagen is close to selling a minority stake in its U.S. electric-vehicle charge business to an arm of Siemens a deal that would value the network at more than $2…
Two Genes Crucial for Plants Colonizing the Earth 470 Million Ago Have Been Identified
Scientists believe it likely that the two genes, PEN1 and SYP122, paved the way for all terrestrial plant life. Researchers shed new light on how plant life became established on…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Launch to Moon Delayed – Spacecraft Will Be First To Fly Unique Lunar Orbit
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket sits on the pad at the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for wet dress rehearsal ahead of the CAPSTONE launch. Credit: Rocket Lab
Covid Fallout Flattens JD.com’s Online Birthday Bash
SINGAPORE—Chinese online shopping giant JD.com midyear e-commerce extravaganza recorded the slowest sales growth in at least five years, in the latest gauge of the hit to consumer appetite from stringent…
Apple Employees at Retail Store Vote to Unionize
Apple employees at a retail store outside of Baltimore voted to unionize on Saturday. The move creates the first union of Apple retail employees in the U.S. The store employs…
Starbucks Hit With Tech Glitches, Disrupting Orders and Frustrating Customers
Starbucks customers encountered longer waits for Frappuccinos, Cold Brew and other items this week as cafes faced what the company said were technical problems with online orders. Some U.S. Starbucks…
YouTube Shorts Is Huge In India, Now It’s Going After TikTok in the U.S.
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In Defense of Online Anonymity
Anonymity on the internet has gotten a bad rap lately, and for good reason. The shield of anonymity has contributed to a toxic online ecosystem that is too often marred…
SpaceX Fires Employees Involved in Letter Critical of Elon Musk, Company
SpaceX fired some employees involved in a letter that criticized Chief Executive Elon Musk and the way the company applies internal rules, according to an email to staff from SpaceX’s…
The Crypto Party Is Over
On Super Bowl Sunday, a Crypto.com ad featuring billionaire NBA star LeBron James lit up millions of Americans’ TVs. “If you want to make history, you gotta call your own…
