Tesla Autopilot engaged in 2018 California crash; driver’s hands off wheel: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode and the driver’s hands were off the wheel when it struck a fire truck in Culver City, California, one of a series of crashes the board is investi…
Walmart to stop selling ammunition for handguns, assault-style weapons
Walmart Inc, the nation’s largest retailer, said on Tuesday it would stop selling ammunition for handguns and some assault-style rifles in all its stores across the United States, calling for national action on gun safety after a string of mass shootin…
Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues ‘Tag Suggestions’
Facebook Inc is opening up its face recognition technology to all users with an option to opt out, the social media company said on Tuesday, as it discontinued a related feature called “Tag Suggestions.”
U.S. Treasury yields drop, stocks slide on weak factory data, tariffs
Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields fell to their lowest level since July 2016 on Tuesday, and all three major U.S. stock indexes were in the red amid heightened trade worries and a contraction in U.S. factory production.
Wall Street bogged down by weak manufacturing data, trade worries
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as data showed factory activity shrank for the first time since 2016 in August, renewing fears that a drawn-out trade war between the United States and China could tip the world’s largest economy into recession.
Illinois joins lawsuit to stop T-Mobile, Sprint merger
Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , the New York attorney general’s office, which is leading the effort along with California, said on Tuesday.
U.S. manufacturing contracts as trade war with China bites
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in three years in August, with new orders and hiring declining sharply as trade tensions weighed on business confidence, raising financial market fears of a recession.
Walmart to stop selling short-barrel rifle ammunition
Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it would discontinue sales of some ammunition in stores across the United States, in response to the mass shootings in Texas last month that killed several people.
Marks & Spencer to be kicked out of FTSE 100 for first time
Marks & Spencer will be relegated from London’s FTSE 100 index for the first time since the inception of the blue-chip index in 1984, according to Reuters calculations based on Tuesday’s closing prices.
Burger King to launch meatless ‘Rebel Whopper’ in Brazil
Burger King will launch a plant-based burger imitating meat called the “Rebel Whopper” in Brazil in November, the company said on Tuesday, amid an international rush for mass-market chains to cater to vegetarian and vegan diners.
