(Reuters) – Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve civil charges that the largest U.S. retailer illegally disposed hazardous waste and medical waste from its facilities in California municipal landfills. The settlement was announced on Tuesday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. He said the settlement followed more than 70 waste audits between […]
Modi tells Putin that India wants peace in Ukraine
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) -India’s Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the BRICS summit that he wanted peace in Ukraine and that New Delhi was ready to help achieve a truce to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two. Putin, who ordered tens of […]
Qualcomm, Alphabet team up for automotive AI; Mercedes inks chip deal
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Qualcomm on Tuesday said it was teaming up with Alphabet’s Google to offer a combination of chips and software that will let automakers develop their own AI voice assistants using technology from the two firms. Qualcomm’s chips have long powered mobile phones with Google’s Android operating system and the company […]
Goldman Sachs faces US CFPB fine over credit card business, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs is facing a fine in the tens of millions of dollars from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over its credit card business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The consumer watchdog’s enforcement action is tied to an investigation into Goldman’s customer service operations with […]