A video from 2016 that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was assembled to showcase capabilities the system did not have, such as stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light, according to testimony from a senior engineer. The video, which remains archived on Tesla’s website, was posted in October 2016 […]
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Fund managers sharply cut allocation to US stocks in January: BofA survey
Fund managers cut the allocation to US equities sharply in January, with 39% reporting an underweight position, the most since October 2005, a survey of investors showed on Tuesday. BofA on the views of global investors. Optimism about global growth hit its highest level in a year while inflation expectations have peaked, according to the […]
Blinken will travel to China on February 5 and 6
The head of diplomacy USA, Anthony Blinkenvisit China on February 5 and 6, a US official confirmed Tuesday. The objective of the trip, the first of this level since 2018, is to ease diplomatic and economic tensions with the main adversary of USAadded the official, who requested anonymity. The White House announced this visit in […]
The US supports its controversial IRA to create industry and well-paid jobs
The Secretary of State for Employment USAMartin Walsh assured this Tuesday, after his arrival at the Economic Forum of Davosthat the controversial approval of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a measure that will serve to create industry and “good opportunities for well-paid jobs.” “I believe that the Inflation Reduction Act seeks to not […]
The US and the EU have yet to reach an agreement on trade subsidies
The Executive Vice President of the European Comission and head of Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, and the Trade representative of USAKatherine Tai, are meeting today with the US Inflation Reduction Act, which provides for multi-billion dollar investments in American-produced green technology, a bone of contention. On the American side, the meeting scheduled for Tai in Brussels […]
US prosecutes former Mexican security secretary for drug trafficking
The former Secretary of Security Mexico Genaro García Luna will be tried this Tuesday in New York accused of having helped the drug cartel Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman to introduce 53 tons of cocaine into the United States. He is the highest-ranking Mexican official to sit on a US justice bench. The Prosecutor’s Office accuses him […]
NATO announces that it will deliver more heavy weapons to Ukraine
The NATO announced this Sunday that it will deliver Ukraine more Western heavy weapons, at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin sees a “positive dynamic” for his troops on the front lines. On the ground, rescue workers were working to find survivors among the ruins of a building in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, hit the […]
Biden declares a state of catastrophe in California, hit by heavy rains
The president of USA, Joe Bidendeclared a state of serious catastrophe in California, where new storms are expected this Sunday, after three weeks of unprecedented rainfall that killed 19 people. Biden ordered federal aid for the inhabitants and municipalities of that state, to repair the damage caused since December 27 by violent winter storms, which […]
Microsoft will offer unlimited vacations to its workers
The pandemic caused many changes in humanity, both in the way of living and in the different activities that are carried out on a daily basis. For example, in the labor aspect, teleworking increased the productivity of workers and this made it possible to implement new mechanisms, such as the discretionary time off policy. In […]
Goldman lost $1.2B in nine months at its newest unit
The set of businesses — including Goldman’s Apple Card — now grouped under the Platform Solutions segment racked up more than $1.2 billion in pre-tax losses in the first nine months of last year, with the decline accelerating each quarter. This figure, published in a regulatory report on Friday, is intended to help shareholders and […]