It was kind of inevitable that Tesla Inc’s biggest challenger wouldn’t be a car company. Apple Inc makes for the perfect nemesis and could teach its California cousin a thing or two about reliability and delivery. For years, there’s been speculation that Apple would join the electric vehicle race, with teams formed and development under way. Yet the program also ...

Things couldn’t feel less festive in Britain right now. There’s a new — apparently homegrown — virus mutation, rising Covid case numbers, the cancellation of Christmas gatherings, and stalled Brexit talks. Now Europe has put the UK into isolation, closing borders because of worries about the new Covid strain. It isn’t just Christmas travellers who face disruption. Some 10,000 large ...

Last year’s backlash against Facebook Inc’s planned digital currency Libra would have been most CEOs’ worst nightmare. Governments and regulators linked arms to repel a perceived threat to monetary sovereignty, financial stability and data privacy. Mark Zuckerberg tried to reassure politicians by talking up financial inclusion and innovation. He even acknowledged the problem: “I get that I’m not the ideal ...