Tesla and Luxembourg squabble over failed Model S braking test

Did you think Tesla could move past braking complaints just because it addressed the issue with the Model 3? Luxembourg certainly doesn’t. The European country’s testing and standards body ILNAS has put itself at odds with Tesla after conducting an unusually public emergency braking test (media outlets like Luremberg Wort got to watch) that compared […]

Indian states squabble over how to share out federal cash

THE population of Uttar Pradesh is over 220m, enough to make the northern Indian state the world’s fifth-most populous country. But statistics still used by bureaucrats in New Delhi put it at less than 85m. Antiquated census data are used to split everything from federal funding to seats in the national parliament. A proposal to […]

Waymo and Uber Settle Their Legal Squabble and Now Might Be Friends

– The lawsuit involving two of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile companies had the potential to reshape the fledgling self-driving-vehicle industry. Instead, the fight between Waymo and Uber over alleged stolen trade secrets ended Friday with a settlement. – After months of anticipation and delays, the trial was scheduled to enter its fifth day Friday morning […]

Neither Microsoft nor Google looks good in this Chrome-installer squabble

Enlarge (credit: Getty / Aurich Lawson) Google built a little application that downloaded and installed Chrome, and the company submitted that application to the Microsoft Store. Because the Microsoft Store actually imposes minimal verification or validation of submitted applications, Microsoft’s automated processes duly published the app. It was available for a few hours. Then Microsoft […]

US, Turkish officials squabble over FETO suspects as report claims Erdogan behind failed coup

Turkish government officials are bickering with the US embassy in Ankara over an investigation into two suspects accused of conducting an unlawful search of Turkish intelligence trucks illegally shipping weapons to Syria. Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor says his office sent a letter to the US embassy, requesting information about Bayram Andac and Muharrem Gozukucuk, two […]