Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 - German carmakers are showing off their self-driving cars at the IAA international auto show in Frankfurt, but most people in the car-mad country have yet to be convinced by the technology.
Montreal (AFP) Sept 16, 2011 - In a Montreal parking lot, Jean-Francois Beauchamp unhooks a power cable from his loaner car and cheerfully drives away, an enthusiastic user of a new service that is finding fans in equal measure among commuters and environmentalists.
Montreal (AFP) Sept 14, 2012 - Canada dropped Friday its longtime opposition to global restrictions on asbestos, dealing a blow to the country's dying mining industry of the fire-resistant substance.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 21, 2015 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper shot down Monday a political rival's campaign pledge to scrap a multibillion-dollar purchase of F-35 fighter jets, saying it would crater Canada's aerospace sector.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 24, 2024 - Canada is considering to follow the United States in banning the sale of connected vehicles incorporating Chinese technology, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday, expressing security concerns.
Montreal (AFP) Sept 30, 2019 - Canada is in talks with the United States to seek ways for both to reduce their dependance on China for rare earth elements, key minerals for high-tech products, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.
Buenos Aires (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 - Argentina's President Javier Milei has plans to turn his country, which has one of the lowest rates of artificial intelligence (AI) use on the continent, into a world leader in the field.
Cambodia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 - A $2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 23, 2020 - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered all passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035 to fight climate change and smog-fouled air.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 17, 2019 - California officials on Tuesday vowed to fight President Donald Trump's administration over its plan to revoke the state's authority to set its own tailpipe emissions standards, saying the measure was part of a vendetta.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 - California and 23 other states on Friday sued the Trump administration over its bid to restrict their authority to limit auto emissions, setting the stage for a bitter court battle over states' rights and climate change.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2008 - Eleven California state political leaders are urging US regulators not to interfere with a proposed online advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 - 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.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2019 - Labor activists Wednesday were celebrating California's move to have drivers treated as employees by rideshare firms even as it fueled concerns it will hurt digital platforms depending on the so-called gig economy.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 18, 2019 - California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday which could slam the brakes on the so-called gig economy by requiring rideshare firms to treat contract drivers as employees, challenging the economic models of giants such as Uber and Lyft.
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 29, 2025 - 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.
