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Meta Oversight Board calls for overhaul of controversial ‘cross-check’ system for VIPs

Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board recommended on Tuesday that the company revamp its system exempting high-profile users from its rules, saying the practice privileged the powerful and allowed business interests to influence content decisions. The arrangement, called cross-check, adds a layer of enforcement review for millions of Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians and…

Countdown begins to Fed’s last meeting of 2022: What to know this week

A parcel of economic data awaits Wall Street this week as investors inch closer to the Federal Reserve’s final rate-setting meeting this year. New readings on the producer price index (PPI) – which measures inflation at the wholesale level – durable goods orders, and consumer sentiment lead the economic calendar in importance. Meanwhile, a few…

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GM venture to invest additional $275M at Tennessee plant

A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution announced Friday that it will invest an additional $275 million to expand a Tennessee battery cell factory for electric vehicles. Officials with the companies had already pledged to spend $2.3 billion to build a battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The…

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Lamborghini CEO: We are selling ‘more cars than we are able to produce’

Every December, the well-heeled and art world cognoscenti flock to South Florida for this week’s Art Basel Miami (though many would like to forget about last year’s NFT-driven mania). High-end automakers are on display as well, including Rolls-Royce, Porsche, and Lamborghini. For Lamborghini, it was a chance to show off its latest creation — the…

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Apple’s VR Headset Might Be Its Biggest Flop in Decades — Here’s Who the Real Winners Will Be

The virtual reality (VR) market has been heating up, with dozens of major players and startups rolling out their versions of the original Oculus. The clear winner is currently Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) with a reported 90% market share in the VR industry. This is in line with the company’s massive spending in the…

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Vietnamese Tesla Rival Sets Sail for the U.S. Market

VinFast is shipping 999 of its electric vehicles to California as the Vietnamese company looks for a place in the U.S. market. The Vietnam-based electric vehicle maker is taking the slow boat to California as it sends its first batch of 999 VF 8s, the company’s 5-seater electric SUV, to America aboard the Silver Queen,…