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Tesla Seeks Tariff Exemption for Graphite from China

On Wednesday, Tesla filed three public comments to the US Trade Representative (USTR) requesting waivers for tariffs on graphite from China. Accordingly, the electric vehicle maker explained that these are essential to make the anode component of lithium-ion batteries in its cars.  In addition, it emphasized that only mainland China could provide the quantity of …

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Apple

Apple Loses Top Auto Engineer to Electric Aviation Startup

Apple Inc. lost Michael Schwekutsch, a senior member of its autonomous electric car team, to electric air taxi startup Archer. Accordingly, Schwekutsch joined the aviation firm as the senior VP of engineering. On Wednesday, he marked the change on his LinkedIn page. At Apple, he supervised the hardware work for the tech giant’s plan on …

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Amazon

Amazon Rang Up Record-Breaking Post-Thanksgiving Sales

Amazon.com mentioned on Tuesday that it hit record-breaking sales during the post-Thanksgiving rush.  This announcement flagged an upbeat outlook for the holiday shopping period that is lackluster for the retail industry. Accordingly, the e-commerce giant noted in a blog post that home goods, toys and apparel were the top categories from Black Friday to Cyber …

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Twitter

Twitter CEO Dorsey Steps Down, CTO Agrawal Takes Over

On Monday, Twitter Inc. chief executive officer Jack Dorsey announced that he would step down from his position. Accordingly, India-born Parag Agrawal, the company’s chief technology officer, will take over the company. Jack Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter in 2006, resigned after the firm acquired the email newsletter service Revue.  Subsequently, in his time, the …

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AMC, Sony Offers NFTs to Spider-Man Advance Ticket Buyers

On Monday, AMC and Sony announced plans to offer non-fungible tokens to members who will pre-order the December 16 tickets of the latest Spider-Man movie. The companies will give free 86,000 NFTs to advance US ticket buyers from Stubs Premiere, A-List, and Investor Connect members. Subsequently, those customers must have their account number associated with …

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Uber Halts Operations in Brussels after Court Ruling

Uber Technologies will halt its leading ride-hailing service in Brussels, Belgium starting on Friday in compliance with a court ruling.  Last Wednesday, the Brussels Appeal Court ruled out that a 2015 ban on private individuals offering taxi services must include professional drivers. Accordingly, Uber noted that the decision would affect around 2,000 workers, urging the …

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Tencent Faces Suspension on App Approvals in China

On Thursday, Chinese regulators suspended the app approvals of Tencent after they found that some of its products infringed users’ rights and interests.  In line with this, the gaming company must present any new applications or updates to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for inspection.  In this latest order, the firm should wait …

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Apple Sues NSO Group to Curb State-Sponsored Spyware

In late Tuesday, Apple filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber firm NSO group for alleged surveillance of iPhone users with its Pegasus spyware. Accordingly, the tech giant seeks a permanent injunction to ban the group from utilizing any Apple software, services or devices.  Correspondingly, it considers this lawsuit as a warning to other spyware vendors. …

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