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Musk says Tesla shareholders voting for his pay package by ‘wide margins’
New York (AFP) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said late Wednesday that the electric vehicle company's shareholders were voting to...
Japan’s escargot entrepreneur achieves the ‘impossible’
Matsusaka (Japan) (AFP) - Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to...
Boeing faces deadline to rebut possible US prosecution
New York (AFP) - Boeing faces a Thursday deadline to respond to a US Department of Justice determination that the...
Tesla in last-minute shareholder sprint for huge Musk pay package
New York (AFP) - Electric vehicle company Tesla kept up the campaign to win last-minute votes ahead of a Thursday...
Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses
San Francisco (AFP) - Workers fired by SpaceX filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Elon Musk of fostering a sexist "Dark...
France’s SNCF to offer high-speed passenger links in Italy
Paris (AFP) - French national rail operator SNCF said Wednesday it planned to offer high-speed passenger services in neighbouring Italy...
Tesla turns up charm ahead of investor vote on huge Musk pay plan
New York (AFP) - Electric automaker Tesla has launched a charm offensive to try to coax shareholders to vote Thursday...
Oldest privately owned book sells for £3mn at UK sale
London (AFP) - The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold...
French bosses fear far right’s vague economic plans
Paris (AFP) - French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel...
French tech group Atos picks Onepoint’s rescue bid
Paris (AFP) - Struggling French tech group Atos, an Olympics partner and key French defence contractor, said Tuesday it had...
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