Toyota unveils new Prius hybrids amid skepticism of its EV strategy
Moving forward with the Prius as other automakers vow to go all-electric in the years ahead is part of Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda’s electrification strategy.
Elon Musk demands Twitter staff commit to ‘long hours’ or leave: Read the email
Elon Musk gives Twitter employees one day to decide if they want to support him or take three months of severance.
NATO chief says Poland blast likely caused by Ukrainian missile — but not Ukraine’s fault
NATO said there was no indication that the missile strike that hit a Polish border village on Tuesday night was deliberate, saying that Russia was ultimately to blame as it continues to bombard Ukraine with missiles.
Raymond James downgrades Home Depot, says there are challenges ahead despite solid earnings report
Analyst Bobby Griffin downgraded shares of Home Depot to market perform from outperform, foreseeing challenges next year for the housing sector.
Qualcomm is a top semiconductor pick with nearly 20% upside, Credit Suisse says
Analyst Chris Caso initiated the stock with an outperform rating, saying it’s a good pick for investors limiting near term risk compared to other chip names.
Amazon starts cutting jobs, with layoffs hitting Alexa unit and cloud gaming division
CEO Andy Jassy has moved aggressively to cut costs across Amazon, and the company previously said it would freeze hiring in its corporate workforce.
Several Kentucky supreme court justices sound skeptical of state’s near-total abortion ban
Abortion providers asked Kentucky’s supreme court to block the state’s near-total abortion ban. In oral arguments, some justices sounded skeptical of the ban.
Apple will buy processors from factory in Arizona, CEO Tim Cook reportedly says
If Apple were to buy processors manufactured in Arizona, it would represent a significant diversification in Apple’s supply chain away from Taiwan.
Microsoft will update harassment policy after report shows pitfalls in handling of complaints
Some people who filed harassment or discrimination complaints indicated they could be hurting their career prospects, an issue Microsoft is working to address.
Microsoft, Meta and others face rising drought risk to their data centers
Data centers generate massive amounts of heat through their servers because of the enormous amount of power they use, and water is used to cool them.