Uber, Postmates sue to block 'unconstitutional' California gig worker law

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In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court on Monday, the companies and two app-based drivers said the law, which would make it harder for gig economy companies to qualify their workers as independent contractors rather than employees, was irrational, vague and incoherent. The office of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement on Monday it was reviewing the complaint. The law was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in September and has garnered national attent

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Ousted Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn leaves Japan

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Carlos Ghosn, the ousted boss of the Renault-Nissan carmaking alliance who was awaiting trial in Japan, flew into Lebanon on Monday evening, France's Les Echos newspaper reported. The newspaper cited its own unnamed source and a report in Lebanese newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour. It was unclear how Ghosn, who holds both French and Lebanese citizenship, would have been able to leave Japan, where he has been under strict court-imposed restrictions on his movements.

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Tesla-rival Nio quarterly sales beat, shares surge driven by higher EV demand

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Nio sold 603 units of model ES8 and 4,196 units of its cheaper ES6 model in the quarter. Nio's ES8, a pure-electric, seven-seater sport-utility vehicle, is widely seen as a rival to Tesla Inc's Model X. The company counts Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings and Hillhouse Capital Management as its shareholders, and raised $1 billion last year in an initial public offering that valued it at $6.4 billion.

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Tesla delivers first Chinese-built Model 3s in just under a year

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Tesla has started delivering Model 3 electric cars built at its Shanghai factory in just under a year since it began work on the $2 billion plant, a record for global automakers in China, and said it would ramp up deliveries from next month. The U.S. electric vehicle maker marked the start with an event on Monday where 15 Tesla employees received cars they had purchased, one of whom took the opportunity to propose marriage to his girlfriend after getting his new set of wheels. The Shanghai pla

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2020 Porsche 911 Ultimate Road Trip: From the Autobahn to Tail of the Dragon

We pick up a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S from the original 911 factory in Stuttgart and will drive it on two continents, including on Germany's autobahn and Tennessee's Tail of the Dragon, with a trans-Atlantic crossing by cargo plane in between.

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Elon Musk says Boring Co's Vegas tunnel will 'hopefully' be operational in 2020

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"Boring Co is completing its first commercial tunnel in Vegas, going from Convention Center to Strip, then will work on other projects," Musk tweeted https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1210777395738734593 late on Friday, in reply to a user's question about the company's tunnels. In April the U.S. Transportation Department issued a draft environmental assessment for a Washington, D.C.- Baltimore tunnel, the first step in a governmental review of the project from Boring Co. In July, Boring Co r

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12/27/19

The top-selling car seat cushion on Amazon costs just under $30

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If you're not comfortable in your car seat your life is going to be way more annoying than it has to be. Luckily, that problem is easily remedied with this car seat cushion, available now for $29.95.

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Elon Musk says Tesla will add Disney to its vehicles 'soon'

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Elon Musk spent some time over this past holiday week answering questions posed by fans on Twitter, and one addressed the growing catalog of entertainment options available in-car via the Tesla Theater software feature: Musk said that Disney+ will be "coming soon" to the list of available streaming services drivers can access in their cars. Tesla Theater was introduced in the V10 software update that went out in September via over-the-air-update, and added streaming media from Netflix and YouT

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The top-selling seat gap filler on Amazon costs just under $20

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This seat gap filler was featured on Shark Tank and is meant to save your change, keys, and other assorted knick knacks from falling in between your seats. You can pick up this 2-pack on Amazon right now for just $19.99.

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