Brussels motor show – Toyota Urban Cruiser world debut

General Motors Scraps Cruise Robotaxi Program

Carmaker cites competition, time and costs needed to scale the business.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows

American Medical Association finds people in US are sick for an average of 12.4 years, an increase from figure in 2000. Americans spend more time living with diseases than people from other ...

The Guardian - 18h

General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi business

After the announcement, the project's co-founder posted on social media "GM are a bunch of dummies."

BBC News - 1d

Jacob Trouba Shows Off His Physicality In His Ducks Debut

Jacob Trouba is already making his presence felt with the Ducks.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Toyota vows to move ahead with $13.9bn battery plant in North Carolina

Trump’s criticism of EV incentives casts a cloud over largest US investment in clean tech by any foreign automaker

Financial Times - 2d

Afghan economy shows modest signs of growth but recovery remains fragile, says World Bank

The World Bank says Afghanistan’s economy is showing modest signs of growth after two years of severe contraction

ABC News - Dec. 5

Why Brussels hopes cracking down on China will also save EU industry

Also in this newsletter: Is EU drug policy fair to poorer states?

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Ukraine war briefing: Nato lauds Blinken on final Brussels turn

US secretary of state arrives with another $725m in US arms for Ukraine; Russia complains of Ukrainian help to Syria rebels. What we know on day 1,015. Antony Blinken, the outgoing US secretary of ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4