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European car CEOs criticize EU tariffs on Chinese EVs, urging learning from rivals.EU plans tariffs up to 35% on Chinese EVs, fearing market disruption by cheap imports.Stellantis partners with Leapmotor, gaining exclusive rights to sell its EVs outside China. European car bosses have a solution to the Chinese EV invasion…

Last spring, my friends and I accidentally rented an electric car on a trip to Italy. The rental had a learning curve. We charged at slow stations and spent hours in unplanned towns. These unplanned moments became a highlight of our trip, and we fell in love with our EV…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman advises students to learn AI to stay relevant in the job market.Altman’s advice contrasts with Vinod Khosla’s warning that AI could replace many jobs.An Indeed study found that 2,800 work skills are “very unlikely” to be replaced by generative AI. There’s been a lot of buzz…

At 73, I’m the age when people are supposed to be wise elders, passing on their hard-earned insights to younger generations. Yet I’m still vulnerable to what’s called a “shame attack,” where a person is so overwhelmed by a sense of shame that they lose their bearings. The good news…

I grew up in an immigrant home where talking about money was a mystery and kind of a taboo topic.My parents didn’t discuss money or talk about their struggles to support me, my two brothers, and my sister. I could see my parents working hard — multiple jobs at times…

NATO has been closely watching how the Russian military performs in Ukraine and gathering valuable intelligence on a range of things, from Moscow’s battlefield tactics and procedures to some of its more advanced weapons systems.But NATO is not the only one benefiting from the information coming out of the war.…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simen Platou, a 38-year-old Norwegian living in Bali. He runs a YouTube channel about family life on the island. This essay has been edited for length and clarity.It was love at first sight, and after four years of dating, we decided…

China’s newest aircraft carrier, which just completed its maiden sea trials, appears to be a substantial improvement over its two predecessors. It’s a modern flattop boasting far more capability than China’s earlier takes on an older Soviet design.The Fujian clearly symbolizes China’s desire to build a blue-water navy able to…