MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Tatyana Bakalchuk is a rarity – a dotcom billionaire uninterested in outside capital or a stock market listing. The founder of Wildberries, Russia’s largest ecommerce retailer, has made it to the top of Forbes’ list of Russia’s richest women without any help from external investors, and plans to keep it… Continue reading Russia’s richest woman rules out parting with a slice of the Wildberries pie
Category: Uncategorized
Batteries included? Northvolt goes all out to meet 2021 launch goal
STOCKHOLM, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Northvolt Chief Executive Peter Carlsson wants to take on his old boss Elon Musk with the greenest electric vehicle batteries in the world. But he needs to start producing them first. The Swede is determined to get his factory, roughly 200 km south of the Arctic circle, open for business… Continue reading Batteries included? Northvolt goes all out to meet 2021 launch goal
EXCLUSIVE California probes Google’s treatment of Black female workers
Dec 17 (Reuters) – California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination, according to two people familiar with the matter and emails from the agency seen by Reuters. Attorneys and analysts at the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) have repeatedly interviewed… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE California probes Google’s treatment of Black female workers
Rivian warns supply issues to hit 2021 production, shares fall 10%
By Akash Sriram, Nivedita Balu 2 Min Read Dec 17 (Reuters) – Rivian Automotive Inc shares fell 10% in premarket trading on Friday, after the electric pick-up truck maker’s first result as a listed company highlighted the challenges it is likely to face in ramping up production to take on EV leader Tesla Inc. Rivian… Continue reading Rivian warns supply issues to hit 2021 production, shares fall 10%
Boeing wants to build its next airplane in the ‘metaverse’
SEATTLE/PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – In Boeing Co’s (BA.N) factory of the future, immersive 3-D engineering designs will be twinned with robots that speak to each other, while mechanics around the world will be linked by $3,500 HoloLens headsets made by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O). It is a snapshot of an ambitious new Boeing strategy to… Continue reading Boeing wants to build its next airplane in the ‘metaverse’
Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people
A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) is calling out half a dozen private surveillance companies for hacking or other abuses, accusing them in a… Continue reading Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people
Dutch town of Zeewolde agrees to permit for major Facebook data centre
AMSTERDAM, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The town of Zeewolde, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Amsterdam, on Thursday voted to grant a permit to Meta (FB.O) to build the largest data centre in the Netherlands. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will be able to serve users all over Europe from the centre. Register now for FREE… Continue reading Dutch town of Zeewolde agrees to permit for major Facebook data centre
Musk says Tesla’s Texas factory is $10 billion investment over time
Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk speaks in Hawthorne, California, U.S. December 18, 2018. Robyn Beck/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Dec 16 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday that the electric carmaker’s new vehicle factory in Austin, Texas would involve an… Continue reading Musk says Tesla’s Texas factory is $10 billion investment over time
U.S. auto safety nominee seeks to finish probes of Tesla crashes
The logo of Tesla is pictured at a dealership in Chambourcy, near Paris, France, December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator said Thursday he hopes the agency will soon finish its… Continue reading U.S. auto safety nominee seeks to finish probes of Tesla crashes
U.S. auto safety nominee hopes to wrap up Tesla investigations ‘soon’
Information you can trust Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Go to Source