Japan's Toyota announces EV and battery push in China and U.S., as its quarterly profit surges

R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Japan imposes new sanctions on Russia

Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of ...

ABC News - Jan. 10

Toyota rethinks its bet on hydrogen

The world’s largest carmaker is pivoting to commercial vehicles after passenger cars fail to gain traction

Financial Times - Jan. 10

VW's Scout has more than 50,000 EV reservations as automaker aims to grow U.S. share

LAS VEGAS — Scout Motors has received more than 50,000 refundable reservation deposits for its first electric pickups and SUVs, according to Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Toyota opens doors to $10B ‘City of the Future’ — and they’re recruiting residents

Yahoo News - Jan. 9

IRS: Missing final 2024 quarterly estimated tax payment could trigger 'unexpected penalties'

The fourth-quarter estimated tax payment for 2024 is Jan. 15. Here's how to avoid "unexpected penalties," according to the IRS.

CNBC - Jan. 9

U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine

The White House seized a rare chance to undermine Russia and build up regional allies as it built a coalition to support the Ukrainians.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Pressure on China and pure 'trolling': Why Trump is pushing an expansionist agenda

In the final weeks before Donald Trump returns to the White House, the focus of his public remarks has been on acquiring Canada, Greeland and the Panama Canal.

NBC News - Jan. 9

As U.S. announces new Ukraine aid package, Zelenskyy says send troops

Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.

CBS News - Jan. 9

Japan mafia leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking

Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.

CBS News - Jan. 9

U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged

After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and solar power hasn’t kept pace.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

VW's Scout has more than 50,000 reservations for upcoming EVs as automaker aims to grow U.S. share

Volkswagen, which revived the old American brand, said Scout is part of its plan to grow its market share in the U.S.

CNBC - Jan. 8

U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky

The United Automobile Workers union asked a federal labor regulator to conduct an election at a factory Ford jointly owns with a South Korean battery company.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Delta Just Announced Its Plan to Use AI to Solve the Worst Thing About Traveling

A new in-app concierge relies on AI to give customers a personalized experience.

Inc. - Jan. 8

Scotland to host 3 biggest battery energy storage systems in Europe

Investment by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners comes as boost to SNP government before next year’s elections

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Europe's biggest battery farm to be built on coal mine, developers say

Developers confirms £800m investment across two sites in Scotland to support the growth in renewables

BBC News - Jan. 8

Pentagon blacklisting of China’s EV battery maker puts US banks in bind

Involvement in Hong Kong secondary listing of CATL raises reputational risks for Wall Street groups

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Toyota invests $44.4M in private Japanese spaceflight company

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

India confirms first HMPV cases amid surge in China

India confirmed its first cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in children, with a total of seven cases reported as of Tuesday. The cases were reported in Bengaluru, Nagpur, Tamil Nadu ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

U.S. Says Sudan’s R.S.F. Committed Genocide and Sanctions Its Leader

A force fighting Sudan’s army in a brutal civil war committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide, the Secretary of State said, two decades after a finding of genocide in the same region.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced

Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples. The 2024 “winners” of the annual Shkreli awards , given each year to perpetrators ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Trump announces Dubai company will invest at least $20 billion in U.S. data centers

DAMAC Properties is the latest foreign investor to announce plans for the U.S. since Donald Trump's victory.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Trump announces $20 billion foreign investment to build new U.S. data centers

Billionaire Hussain Sajwani, a Trump associate and founder of the property development company DAMAC Properties, is pledging the money.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Pentagon blacklists Tencent, largest Chinese EV battery maker

The Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese firms to a list of companies that are prohibited from working with the Pentagon and defense industry due to their alleged ties with China's ...