Legacy Reports
California legislators back Google-Yahoo online ad deal
Eleven California state political leaders are urging US regulators not to interfere with a proposed online advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo.
Robo Space
California governor vetoes AI safety bill
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models following pushback from tech giants and critics who argued the law went too far.
Car Tech
California law on rideshare drivers may hurt ‘gig economy’
Labor activists Wednesday were celebrating California's move to have drivers treated as employees by rideshare firms even as it fueled concerns it will…
Internet Space
California governor signs law making gig workers employees
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday which could slam the brakes on the so-called "gig economy" by requiring rideshare firms…
Robo Space
California enacts AI safety law targeting tech giants
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law groundbreaking legislation requiring the world's largest artificial intelligence companies to publicly disclose their safety protocols and report critical incidents, state lawmakers announced Monday.
Car Tech
California Uber driver lawsuit gets class-action stamp
A federal judge on Tuesday granted class-action status to a suit filed by Uber drivers who argue they are treated like employees but paid as contractors who receive no benefits.
Car Tech
Uber raises $1.2 bn for Chinese branch: source
Uber -- the app-based car service -- has raised $1.2 billion to keep expanding Uber China, a source close to the efforts said.
Internet Space
ByteDance in talks with US to avoid selling TikTok: report
Chinese internet giant ByteDance is in talks with the US about ways it might avoid having to sell its TikTok operations here, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Car Tech
Bumpy road as ageing Japan bets on self-driving cars
With an ageing population in need of transport, Japan is betting on autonomous cars, but an accident involving a self-driving showcase at the Paralympics illustrates the challenges ahead.
Car Tech
Bumper-to-bumper again as epic China traffic jam returns
A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120 kilometres (75 miles) reappeared in northern China Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, state media said.
Car Tech
Buffett says China carmaker BYD ‘right choice for me’
US billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Monday that Chinese battery and auto maker BYD was the "right choice for me", two years after his Berkshire Hathaway bought a stake in the firm.
Aerospace
Britain fixes Eurofighter ejector seats after Spain crash
Britain's Royal Air Force has modified the ejection seat harnesses on its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft following a fatal accident in Spain, the Ministry of Defence said Monday.
SpaceMart
Brexit will change UK role in Europe’s space programmes: ESA
Britain will stay in the European Space Agency when it leaves the EU, but will have to renegotiate terms to continue participating in certain projects, the ESA said Wednesday.
Aerospace
Brazil to delay jet decision until 2013, no favorite
Brazil will postpone until next year a decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter and there is currently no favorite, a government source said Friday.
Internet Space
Brazil fines Apple $2.4 mn, prohibits sale of iPhone without charger
Apple has been barred from selling iPhones without a charger in Brazil and fined more than $2 million over the issue, the government said Tuesday, after…
Aerospace
Brazil could delay jet decision until 2013
Brazil's long-delayed decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter jets may be put off until next year, government officials said Tuesday.