Bloomberg Daimler AG said it will push back against allegations that it manipulated emissions in its Mercedes-Benz engines, as a German government pr-obe into the luxury-car ma-ker deepens. “We would employ all legal means” to defend against any accusation by the Federal Transport Motor Authority of an illegal defeat device in Mercedes-Benz cars, the company said in an emailed statement. ...

Don’t worry, the robots won’t destroy all our jobs. History suggests just the opposite — that new technologies inspire new jobs. So concludes a study from leading labor economists. It’s a useful antidote to widespread fears that robots and ‘artificial intelligence’ will displace millions of workers and lead to permanently high joblessness. No doubt, the anxiety is real. Despite a ...

If at first you don’t succeed, slash prices and try, try again. That seems to be the strategy at Facebook Inc., which said it would temporarily cut $200 from the $600 price of its Oculus Rift virtual reality goggles plus a related accessory. It’s the second time this year that Facebook has discounted Oculus gear. (The cost doesn’t account for ...