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Uber adds Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora to its board after executive shakeup
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, appears on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Nikesh Arora, the CEO of Palo Alto Networks, is joining Uber‘s board of directors, the company announced in a regulatory filing Wednesday. It comes amid a broader […]
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Trump administration threatens to pull $4 billion from California high-speed rail project
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he announced the reopening of a major runway at the airport, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule on June 2, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The future of a high-speed rail project in California is under […]
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Tesla’s planned robotaxi launch in tech-friendly Austin has Musk playing catch-up in his hometown
The Texas flag flies outside TDECU Stadium in Houston, Oct. 21, 2023. Tim Warner | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Tesla’s long-awaited entry into the robotaxi market — expected later this month — is coming to Austin, Texas, which has emerged as a key battleground for self-driving technology. CEO Elon Musk wrote in a […]
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Ford reports 16% sales increase in May amid employee pricing, tariffs
DETROIT — Ford Motor on Tuesday reported a 16.3% year-over-year U.S. sales increase for May, as the automaker continues an employee pricing program amid rising tariff costs and vehicle price increases. Sales for the Detroit automaker were led by a 17.2% increase in its vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines, as well as a roughly […]
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Alaska Airlines to make Europe debut with Rome flights next year
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Washington D.C. on March 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alaska Airlines plans to start its first flights to Europe next […]
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Why Tesla sales are rebounding in Norway while Europe lags
Oslo Taxi’s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on Sept. 27, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Tesla‘s sale of new cars in Norway skyrocketed 213% in May from a year ago, according to […]
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Global airlines to address trade war, net-zero uncertainties at annual summit
Willie Walsh, CEO of the International Airlines Group Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images An unpredictable trade war and daunting environmental targets are on the agenda for global airline bosses at an annual summit in India, as the industry addresses concerns that geopolitical uncertainty will dent strong travel demand and raise costs. More people […]
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Caviar and privacy: Airlines’ business-class wars are here
American Airlines new business-class suite. American Airlines DALLAS — Armed with dollops of caviar and handfuls of Bang & Olufsen headphones, U.S. airlines are duking it out for international business-class dominance. There are even differences between seats in the same cabin. Next week, American Airlines plans to start flying its upgraded business-class “suites” that feature […]
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Musk’s SpaceX town in Texas warns residents they may lose right to ‘continue using’ their property
The neighborhood once known as Boca Chica Village is seen near the SpaceX facilities where they build rockets in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Gabriel Cardenas | AFP | Getty Images Starbase, Texas, has notified some residents that they might “lose the right to continue using” their property as they do today, according to […]
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Jeep reveals new Cherokee SUV, confirms hybrid model
2025 Jeep Cherokee SUV Stellantis DETROIT — Jeep on Thursday revealed the first details and image of its new Cherokee SUV, which the company expects to assist in the brand’s turnaround when it arrives later this year. The Stellantis brand said the new midsize SUV will feature a hybrid powertrain option but declined to specify […]
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