(Reuters) -Tesla halted some production lines due to the global IT outage, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The automaker sent some production employees home early during the night shift at its Austin, Texas and Sparks, Nevada facilities, the report added. The tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance […]
Meta chief Zuckerberg won’t endorse Trump or Biden in elections, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has declined to endorse either Donald Trump or Joe Biden and said he does not plan to be involved in the upcoming U.S. presidential election in any way, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. In an interview with the publication on Thursday, the tech executive said former President Trump’s immediate […]
Exclusive-Chrysler-parent Stellantis paid $190.7 million in US fuel economy penalties
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Chrysler parent Stellantis paid $190.7 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel economy requirements for 2019 and 2020, and owes another $459.7 million in outstanding penalties, government documents seen by Reuters show. The penalties, paid in March and May, were disclosed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
Oracle reaches $115 million consumer privacy settlement
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Oracle agreed to pay $115 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the database software and cloud computing company of invading people’s privacy by collecting their personal information and selling it to third parties. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed on Thursday night in San Francisco federal […]