EU’s Vestager to meet Big Tech CEOs in the US next week

EU's Vestager to meet Big Tech CEOs in the US next week

BRUSSELS, Jan 5 (Reuters) – EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager will meet the main executives of Apple (AAPL.O), Alphabet (GOOGL.O), Broadcom (AVGO.O) and Nvidia (NVDA.O) in the United States next week, her communications advise said on Friday. The meetings come a month after Vestager resumed her job following her failed bid to head the Luxembourg-based … Read more

SpaceX illegally fired workers critical of Elon Musk, US labor agency says

SpaceX illegally fired workers critical of Elon Musk, US labor agency says

Jan 3 (Reuters) – Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Wednesday was accused by a U.S. labor agency of unlawfully firing eight workers for circulating a letter calling founder and CEO Elon Musk a “distraction and embarrassment.” A regional official with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint claiming SpaceX violated the workers’ … Read more

Australia struggles to ditch SUV habit even as electric vehicle sales hit record

Australia struggles to ditch SUV habit even as electric vehicle sales hit record

SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Australia hit an all-time high in 2023, according to the country’s automotive association, however light vehicle sales stayed dominated by emissions-intensive trucks and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Battery-electric vehicles were 7.2% of all vehicles sold last year, more than double the 3.1% recorded in 2022, … Read more