Friday, March 20

Friday, March 20

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Uber teams up with driver unions to fight robotaxis

Auditors warned Guggenheim Partners about weak controls within its business, and Uber is teaming up with driver unions to try to slow the rollout of robotaxis. Plus, US oil major Chevron and Italy’s Eni are boosting investment in oil production in Venezuela.Mentioned in this podc ...  Show more

 . 11min 11sec
Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic missiles

An FT investigation found Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles, the US launched fresh strikes on Iran, and the global bond sell-off deepened on Tuesday. Plus, AI groups are racing to address the risk that future models could help users ...  Show more

 . 10min 21sec

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