PIX Now afternoon edition 12-10-24 PIX Now afternoon edition 12-10-24 07:47 General Motors says it will move away from the robotaxi business and cease funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle division. According to a press release issued Tuesday and subsequent conference call that included GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra, the Detroit automaker will instead … Read more
Shell and the environmental campaign group Greenpeace have settled a multimillion-pound lawsuit brought over an at-sea protest. The oil firm brought the case, described by Greenpeace as an act of “intimidation”, in London over an incident in January last year that saw four activists board a production vessel while in transit near the Canary Islands. … Read more
Fortnite players and other Epic Games customers tricked by the game maker into making unwanted purchases are set to receive refund payments from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). As part of a settlement first announced in December 2022, the video game maker has been ordered by the FTC to pay $245 million to resolve allegations that … Read more
Sugary drinks are very bad for you, but the occasional sweet treat could actually be good for your health, according to a new study. Scientists in Sweden studied nearly 70,000 people over two decades and came to a sensible-sounding conclusion: a little bit of what you fancy does you good – unless what you fancy … Read more
The debate around whether fluoride should be added to tap water is not new. The practice, which is aimed at reducing tooth decay, has been ongoing for 60 years. But since fluoride toothpaste became more widely available around the 1970s, more questions have been raised about whether adding it to the drinking supply is still … Read more