US launches Boeing investigation after blowout

Seven years after Tesla released the automated driving feature it calls Full Self-Driving, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is pressing accusations of false advertising, with serious implications for the electric car maker. Tesla is defending itself by saying, in effect, that the DMV let the company slide for so many years, the case no…

In his first week in office, President Joe Biden has reimposed a host of COVID-19 travel restrictions, while also repealing Donald Trump’s discriminatory Muslim ban. The actions mean the US will now start allowing visitors from predominantly Muslim and African countries who were previously restricted from entering the US under Trump. At the same time,…

The RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Following further positive discussions, the negotiations on a pay deal for our London Underground members can now take place on an improved basis and mandate with significant further funding for a settlement being made available.”

The US economy added 216,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%.

Dave Fishwick, who set up a community-based bank in Burnley, says there is a “huge gap in society”.

Half a trillion dollars. That’s how large the creator economy, currently pegged at $250 billion, is predicted to grow in the next four years, according to Goldman Sachs. While people have been making a living off of creating content for online audiences for nearly two decades, what was once a nascent industry is growing up….