Tesla to buy $4.3 billion of LG Energy battery cells from disbanded GM plant
[ad_1] A Tesla Megapack battery at the Harmony Energy Ltd. and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures BV battery energy storage project near Burgess Hill, England, May 11, 2021. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla is expanding ties with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, striking a deal to buy $4.3 billion worth of battery cells for […]
Microsoft shakes up Copilot AI leadership team, freeing up Suleyman to build new models
[ad_1] Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman speaks during an event highlighting Microsoft Copilot, the company’s AI tool, on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington. The company also celebrated its 50th anniversary. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday that it’s bringing together the engineering groups for its commercial and consumer […]
New café offers taste of Quebec independence | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] MONTREAL – When you walk into the Club Pays coffee shop in Montreal, the first thing you see are the posters with Quebec sovereignty slogans plastered on every wall. Complete with comfortable couches, a polished-wood espresso bar, a small stage and even a conference room, Club Pays — country club in English — opened […]
Blackstone’s BREIT is a major seller in January commercial real estate deals
[ad_1] A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. […]
Flights are already getting more expensive after jet fuel spike. When should you book?
[ad_1] Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images The surge in fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago is already driving up airfare. Consumers’ […]
EV maker Lucid reveals plans for robotaxi, positive free cash flow late this decade
[ad_1] The Lucid display is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC NEW YORK — Lucid Group expects to be cash flow positive late this decade as it plans to grow its vehicle lineup and increase its software and technology offerings, the all-electric vehicle maker announced […]
‘Please, please, please’: Denmark urges citizens to avoid driving as oil prices spike
[ad_1] Gasoline prices at a Uno-X gas station in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 9, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Denmark’s energy minister urged citizens of the Scandinavian country to cut back on energy use and ditch cars as the price of oil continues to skyrocket amid the Middle East conflict. Lars Aagaard, Denmark’s […]
Google sells partial stake in fiber business, becomes minority owner of new venture
[ad_1] A technician gets cabling out of his truck to install Google Fiber. George Frey | Reuters Google said its fiber internet unit called GFiber is combining with Astound Broadband and forming an independent provider, with Google remaining as a minority shareholder. The new company will be majority owned by investment firm Stonepeak and led […]
Rheinmetall sees sales growth of up to 45% in 2026, says it’s in ‘prime position’ to arm the U.S. amid war in Iran
[ad_1] German Rheinmetall MAN tactical military transport vehicles parked in the Edvard Peperko military barracks. Luka Dakskobler | Lightrocket | Getty Images German arms maker Rheinmetall said it sees this year’s sales growing by as much as 45% as it reported 2025 revenue growing 29% year-over-year, missing expectations. It also said it was in a […]
AI chipmaker Cerebras namedropped by Oracle, alongside Nvidia and AMD
[ad_1] As AI chipmaker Cerebras angles for an eventual IPO, the company appears to have landed a significant cloud-computing customer: Oracle. On a conference call with analysts on Tuesday following Oracle’s quarterly earnings, Clay Magouyrk, one of the software vendor’s two CEOs, indicated that his company’s infrastructure includes Cerebras chips, alongside graphics processing units (GPUs) […]