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London clamps down on ‘toxic’ vehicles

Bloomberg Drivers of the most polluting diesel vehicles will pay a charge to enter central London starting from Monday in the latest attempt by the city’s mayor to crack down on air pollution. The 10-pound ($13) T-Charge targets older, more polluting vehicles that are causing London to have some of the worst air in Europe. Almost 8 million people live ...

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UK pushes electric cars with requirement for charging points

Bloomberg The UK government is boosting its push to promote electric and driverless cars with a draft law requiring gasoline retailers across the country to install more charging points. The provisions are included in the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill, which is scheduled to be debated in Parliament for the first time on Monday after being published last week. It’s ...

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Ex Twitter engineer seeks to show women can climb only so high

Bloomberg The way Tina Huang tells it, the path to her resignation from Twitter Inc. was a Kafkaesque experience. She said she was denied a promotion, led to believe her coding skills were inferior, asked to take a leave of absence, and scolded for taking that leave. Two years ago, she sued, contending that the company systematically thwarts the advancement ...

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