Ford Recalls Veteran Engineers After AI Quality Failures
Ford has rehired over 350 veteran engineers, internally dubbed "gray beards," to address persistent issues with its automated quality-control systems....
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Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase back new Open USD stablecoin
A consortium of over 140 companies, including Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase, has launched Open Standard to introduce a new dollar-pegged...
Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium for $8 Billion
Rocket Lab has entered a definitive agreement to acquire satellite communications provider Iridium in a cash and stock transaction valued...
Polestar to exit US market for new models
Polestar will stop selling new vehicle models in the US starting with the 2027 model year. The US Department of...
Apple Seeks Approval for Blacklisted Chip Supplier
Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for permission to purchase memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). The Chinese manufacturer...
Hasbro faces backlash over child voice actor contracts
The Agents of Young Performers Association (AYPA) published an open letter signed by over 1,000 people condemning contracts that require...
Google Play Store Opens to Alternative Billing
Starting June 30, developers in the US, UK, and Europe can offer alternative payment systems or link users to external...
Google settles YouTube addiction lawsuit
Google has reached a confidential settlement with a minor, identified as R.K.C., who alleged that social media platforms caused them...
Alibaba Sues Pentagon Over Blacklist
Alibaba has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense to challenge its inclusion on a list of...
Honda Partners with QuantumScape for Solid-State Batteries
Honda R&D has signed a multiyear joint research agreement with QuantumScape to develop and manufacture solid-state battery cells. The deal...
