Two decades ago, when Tesla was a scrappy Silicon Valley startup, California’s pollution rules let it earn free money selling emissions credits to automakers hawking big gas hogs. Its wealthy, environmentally minded consumers became the backbone of its electric car business. That kick-started the modern EV industry and helped CEO Elon Musk become the world’s wealthiest person.He has not been gracious about it.Musk moved Tesla’s headquarters out of California in late 2021. He moved himself out a year earlier after ranting on an earnings call about “fascist” rules requiring Tesla to briefly halt production at its Fremont plant at the…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.By now, it’s well-known the Rocky Mountains are busy — too busy, some would say.Iconic destinations like Moraine Lake,…

After dropping the Gemini app on MacOS in April, Google says it’s bringing voice capabilities and the newly unveiled claw-like autonomous AI assistant Gemini Spark to the MacOS app in the coming months — one of the many announcements that came during Google I/O 2026 on Tuesday morning.Speaking from Google’s Mountain…

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Updated: 19/05/2026 – 19:38 GMT+2 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded the European Order of Merit on Tuesday. Merkel warned that Europe could no longer take peace and security for granted following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She also said changes in US security policy showed old certainties were fading.…

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How did Graeme Forster, a mathematician from Wales, wind up in Hamilton, Bermuda, running a stock portfolio? His curriculum vitae is a bit unusual. So are the incentive fees collected by his employer, Orbis Investment Management, on the $7.5 billion he looks after. Unusual, especially, is his quirky collection of…

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