$415 million settlement in tech wage case Over 64,000 technology workers will receive about $5,800 apiece San Francisco, September 4 A federal judge has approved a $415 million settlement that ends a lengthy legal saga revolving around allegations that Apple, Google and several... 05 Sep, 2015
Automakers, Google take different roads to automated cars DETROIT: From his laboratory at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, automated vehicle pioneer Raj Rajkumar says self-driving cars will evolve step-by-step, with humans staying in charge for a long time to come. More than 2,500 miles west in... Mobile & Apps 04 Sep, 2015
Ex-Tesla worker charged with posting confidential material on Web SAN FRANCISCO: A former Tesla Motors engineer has been charged in federal court with felony computer intrusion for allegedly accessing his manager's email account, sharing employee evaluations with others and posting confidential information on the... Mobile & Apps 04 Sep, 2015
Panasonic to shut battery factory in Beijing, cut 1,300 jobs TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp on Thursday said it will stop making lithium-ion batteries at its factory in Beijing this month, cutting 1,300 jobs as part of a move to focus on higher-margin products such as electric car... 27 Aug, 2015
Tesla burns cash, loses more than $4,000 on every car sold It's crunch time for Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley automaker is losing more than $4,000 on every Model S electric sedan it sells, using its reckoning of operating losses, and it burned $359 million in cash last quarter in a bull market for... 10 Aug, 2015
Spanish airport bid MADRID: One of Spain’s ‘ghost airports’ — expensive projects that were virtually unused — received just one bid in a bankruptcy auction after costing some 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build. The buyer’s offer: 10,000 euros. Ciudad... 19 Jul, 2015
Car dashboards that act like smart phones raise safety issues SAN FRANCISCO: When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them. But are they really a good idea? Car companies answer with an emphatic... Art & Culture 15 Jul, 2015
Wall Street lower as NYSE trading stays suspended Trading in all securities was halted on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday due to technical difficulties, although NYSE-listed issues continued to trade on other exchanges, such as those run by Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ.O) and BATS Global... 08 Jul, 2015
Japanese start buying affordable electric cars TOKYO: Japan's first mass-market electric car went on sale in showrooms Thursday as the futuristic technology becomes more affordable amid a burgeoning price war. The four-seater bubble-shaped i-MiEV from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan's fifth-biggest... 01 Apr, 2010
Japanese start buying affordable electric cars TOKYO: Japan's first mass-market electric car went on sale in showrooms Thursday as the futuristic technology becomes more affordable amid a burgeoning price war. The four-seater bubble-shaped i-MiEV from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan's fifth-biggest... 01 Apr, 2010
Big Blue dreams of a big green battery SAN FRANCISCO: Spike Narayan watched a Tesla electric sports car rocket from zero to 60 mph (100 kph) in less than four seconds and knew batteries would be the next big thing. "It's hard to understand you're not in a gas powered Porsche,"...
