Competitors must capitalize on Uber’s AV woes

This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Transportation & Logistics Briefing subscribers hours before it appeared on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Ride-hailing behemoth Uber plans to restart its autonomous vehicle (AV) testing on public roads after a nine-month hiatus, according to The Drive. The company had suspended all of […]

Malaysian PM doubles down on ‘hook-nosed Jews’ comments, blames Israel for ME woes

Malaysia’s nonagenarian prime minister has defended his controversial statements referring to Jews as “hook-nosed,” doubling down to assert that the creation of Israel has triggered most of the current troubles in the Middle East. Mahathir Mohamad’s comments came after being asked about alleged instances of being a “proud anti-Semite” during his long career in politics, […]

China’s state-backed ‘National Team’ may rescue stocks from trade war woes

Reuters The “National Team” is a group of institutional investors that was formed after a sharp Shanghai Composite index correction in 2015. The team could step in again soon as the US-China trade war escalates, analysts say.  Follow the Shanghai Composite Index in real time here. As an escalating trade battle with Washington raises growth […]

KPMG is caught up in scandals but its woes are not existential

AUDITORS are often accused of being too lenient on the companies they scrutinise. After all, those companies pay the bills. The four that dominate the market—Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC—also offer lucrative services like consulting and tax advice. Concerns have long swirled that conflicts of interest risk deterring auditors from challenging dodgy accounting. Recent controversies […]

Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica woes continue with UK lawsuits

Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica troubles are far from over and a new class action lawsuit over the scandal might be on the way. Wired reports today that a group of UK residents has sent the company a letter before claim, in which they highlight the many instances where the social media giant failed to protect its […]

Apple launches service program to address MacBook keyboard woes

Enlarge / The keyboard on the 2016 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple has publicly acknowledged that the butterfly switch keyboards in some MacBook and MacBook Pro computers have given consumers some trouble, and it has launched a new repair service program that promises to fix problems with those keyboards for free, regardless […]

Could slow travel help solve Venice’s overtourism woes?

Mary Novakovich May 29, 2018 Share this article Venice may be feeling the effects of overtourism, but there’s still peace and quiet to be found. Mary Novakovich discovers how to slow down and see Venice in a whole new light. Venice is heaving. It’s a victim of its own popularity—on any given day, tourists outnumber […]