TOKYO (AP) — Toyota this week announced a partnership with American autonomous driving technology company Waymo. The move was somewhat anticipated, as the use of such technology speeds up around the world, and Toyota Motor Corp. has been aggressive about its intention to stay on top of such advances. “Toyota is committed to realizing a [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — After years of attempts, state lawmakers last week voted to end the subsidy for two unprofitable Cold War-era coal plants that had cost Ohio ratepayers nearly $400,000 a day, after it was tucked into an energy bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in state history. House Bill 15 would [...]
Three Columbus businesses have been awarded state tax credits for planned expansion projects expected to create more than 100 jobs in the region. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved tax credits for Dri-Design Inc., Wandel & Schnell Architects and XPO Logistics Freights Inc. Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, and state Department of Development [...]
A pair of Republican state lawmakers has resurrected legislation from the last session of the General Assembly designed to disincentivize municipalities and counties from hampering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ efforts to arrest and remove illegal aliens from the state. Reps. Josh Williams of Sylvania Township and Tex Fischer of Boardman have introduced House [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Consumers across the country will still be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced earlier this week, saving them a little money at the pump. The emergency waiver issued by the EPA prevents retailers in most states from having to stop selling E15 gasoline [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has made an effort to impose new requirements on Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the nation’s only traditional protein-based option for the coronavirus. Novavax earlier this week said that the Food and Drug Administration was asking the company to run a new clinical trial of its vaccine after the agency grants [...]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit this week, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX’s thousands of Starlinks. The United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket carried 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites, named after the frigid fringes of the solar system beyond [...]
General Motors posted strong financial results for its first quarter, but says it will reassess its expectations for 2025 due to new auto tariffs. The automaker is pushing back its conference call to discuss its guidance and quarterly results until today, so that it can assess potential tariff changes. GM said that its initial full-year [...]
Food delivery service DoorDash has proposed an acquisition of London-based counterpart Deliveroo in a $3.6 billion deal. Deliveroo announced the bid after markets closed in Europe last week and also said that it was suspending a $133.5 million share buyback it had announced in March. Deliveroo said that its board has informed DoorDash that if [...]
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, finding they increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and babies being born with low birth weight. In a decision with consequences for tens of millions of Americans, the Trump administration is expected to [...]