How driverless Waymo Taxi rides in San Francisco look like
ZeroToHero “Hi, Tripp,” a disembodied woman’s voice said through the loudspeakers of a driverless taxi about to pick up a fare near the colorful Victorian homes known as the Colored Ladies.…
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Bloomberg LP, the financial data giant, is reforming its leadership ranks
Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder of financial data giant Bloomberg LP, announced a new CEO and a new president on Monday, in a possible sign of who will take over…
American Airlines pilots endorse a contract offering big increases
American Airlines pilots agreed to a contract Monday that would increase pilot compensation by more than 46 percent and include benefits and other changes. Under the contract, the salaries of…
What do you know about the real estate crisis in China?
Tremors in the Chinese real estate market are shaking the country’s economy, as well as the world, which has come to rely on China as a reliable engine of growth.…
Paris makes “summer terraces” a permanent part of its café culture
The sound of sparkling wine glasses wafted through the evening air recently as throngs of patrons sipped chilled rosé and nibbled on cheese platters in front of the cafes, restaurants…
How salesman Nathan Anderson beat Carl Icahn ‘at his own game’
Francis D’Souza, CEO of biotech giant Illumina, didn’t know what he was in for when he resisted Carl Icahn’s request in March for three seats on the company’s board. Mr.…
How Nvidia Created a Competitive Moat Around Its AI Chips
Naveen Rao, a neuroscientist turned tech entrepreneur, once tried to compete with Nvidia, the world’s leading maker of chips designed for artificial intelligence. At a startup that was later bought…
China’s confidence is reaching a low point due to the nation’s economic woes
When their government abruptly ended harsh Covid measures in December, many Chinese expected a strong rebound from pent-up demand. Eight months later, China is instead facing a backlog of bad…
The Chinese central bank lowers the main interest rate on bank lending
China’s central bank on Monday cut the key benchmark interest rate used by the country’s commercial banks to issue one-year bank loans, the latest in a series of steps the…
Two American tourists were caught sleeping in the Eiffel Tower
Officials said the opening of the Eiffel Tower was delayed Monday morning after security officials found two American tourists sleeping at the monument overnight. “They were discovered early in the…