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Self-Driving Startup TuSimple Ousts Independent Directors, After CEO

Hou was removed after the discovery that TuSimple employees spent paid hours working on matters for Hydron Inc., a firm with significant operations in China.

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Does the U.S. Need to Reduce Its Dependence on Taiwan for Semiconductors?

Taiwan accounts for around 65% of global semiconductor supply, and nearly 90% of the smallest and most sophisticated chips.

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Germany Eager to Discuss Natural Gas Pact with U.K. Amid Supply Risk

A solidarity pact could allow Europe’s largest consumers of natural gas to bail each other out if an extreme cold snap were to create shortages this winter.

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Retailers Turning to Specific-Day Delivery Over Speediest Shipping

The shift comes as merchants are stepping back from competition over who can deliver within a day or even hours after an online order is placed.

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Pfizer to Require Office Work Two or Three Times a Week Starting January

Some of Wall Street’s biggest companies have been in the vanguard of those pulling employees back into the office as concerns about the pandemic have begun fading.

Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla. Photo: Bloomberg

EU to Propose Rules for Last Generation of Combustion Engines

Adoption of the rules has been delayed several times amid wrangling over their contents.

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Podcast | Solar Energy Is Here to Stay — and Growing

Solar power has come of age, to the point where it’s being embraced by corporate America.

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Overproduction, Waste Account for $163 Billion in Annual Inventory Losses

Nearly 8% of stock perishes or is discarded and, in fact, 4.3% of stock spoils in the supply chain before it even reaches the shelf.

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Buying Conflict-Free Tin and Coltan Out of Congo Just Got Harder

The illicit-mineral trade has long fueled eastern Congo’s conflicts, which began nearly three decades ago.

A bunch of flushed coltan ore.Coltan ore contains metals of Tantalum and Niobium. Photo: iStock.com/Nada Bascarevic

Why ‘Self-Driving’ Vehicles Will Still Need a Human Minder

Companies may be plowing billions of dollars into automation in delivery operations, but true autonomy in the sector may be years away.

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Driverless Car Development Sets Ablaze a Bonfire of Billions

While executives and investors alike are in some cases heading for the exits, well-capitalized companies in the space are plowing ahead into new markets and projects.

A display highlighting Mobileye's autonomous-driving technology at CES 2020. Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images North America

Baltic Nation Seeks to Become LNG Hub in Pivot Away From Russia

As the region pivots away from Russian supplies amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, more terminals are needed.

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