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GM strike talks continue, but slowly as suppliers feel impact – Detroit Free Press

Tamara Sullivan, a GM paint plant worker, talks about the UAW strike and union solidarity. Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press Progress has been slow in contract talks between General Motors and the striking UAW, people familiar with the discussions told the Fr…

Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart pledge to scrap single-use plastic packaging in India

Amazon India and Walmarts Flipkart, two of the largest e-commerce businesses in India, have pledged to curb the usage of single-use plastic in their packaging in the country as they move to help New Delhi fight its ongoing battle with environmental pollution.…

Spotify aims to turn podcast fans into podcast creators with ‘Create podcast’ test

Spotify is testing a new ‘Create podcast’ feature that shows up atop a user’s list of their subscribed podcasts in the app interface, as first uncovered by Jane Manchung Wong (@wongmjane) (via Engadget). The button then provides a takeover promotion directing…

Peloton plots $1.2B Nasdaq IPO

Peloton, which debuted its IPO prospectus last month, plans to charge as much as $29 per share in its upcoming Nasdaq listing. In an amended S-1 filing released Tuesday afternoon, the developer of internet-connected stationary bikes and treadmills announced …

Aptiv and Hyundai form new joint venture focused on autonomous driving

Automaker Hyundai is forming a new joint venture with autonomous driving technology company Aptiv, with both parties taking a 50 percent ownership stake in the new company. The goal of the new venture will be to develop Level 4 and Level 5 production-ready se…

The best mattress brand is offering an insane discount right now

Have your most peaceful sleep yet knowing that you saved on a brand new bed.  (Photo: Nectar) Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need. If you make a purchase by clicking one of our links, we may earn a small share of the…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Vows Additional $1 Trillion Investment Toward Transitioning To Clean Energy by 2035

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren has so far vowed to invest $1.5 trillion into the procurement of American-made clean energy products, $400 billion into their development and $100 billion toward supporting their exportation to other countries. Bu…

An Engineer Explains Why You Should Always Order the Larger Pizza

In general, the more pizza we have the better, so get ready for some good news. It is almost always better value to order larger-sized pizzas, according to math (well, an engineer). Heres why. Over at NPRs Planet Money blog, Quoctrung Bui explains: One day …

Putin promises infrastructure investment in Mongolia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to help finance new infrastructure in Mongolia on a one-day visit this week, as the landlocked country looks to reduce its reliance on Beijing. Mongolia sits in a strategically important place between Russia and …

Harris proposes $2 trillion investment for HBCUs

Sen. Kamala Harris says she wants to invest 2 trillion dollars in historically black colleges and universities.