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Silicon Valley wants to help you never pump gasoline again

A motorist holds a fuel pump nozzle at petrol station

Bloomberg For Dana Dwyer, an Oracle Corp. employee and mom, a full tank of gasoline at the end of her workday is something she describes with just two words: “It’s happiness.” Dwyer spends an hour each morning fighting through 20 miles of Bay Area traffic to get her child to school and herself to work. At night, “making one more ...

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Trump condemns hatred, bigotry, violence on many sides in Virginia

Charlottesville protests

Bloomberg Donald Trump condemned hatred, bigotry and violence “on many sides” after clashes at a white nationalists’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, capped off by incidents which left three people dead, including a pedestrian and two in a helicopter crash. The president spoke after two days of violent protests in the city that’s home to the University of Virginia, triggered by ...

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Iran OKs funds for missiles, Guards after US sanctions

DUBAI / Reuters Iran’s parliament gave initial approval on Sunday to a bill to boost spending on Tehran’s missile programme and the elite Revolutionary Guards in retaliation for new sanctions imposed by the United States. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the outlines of the bill to “counter America’s terrorist and adventurist actions” as some chanted “Death to America”, the state broadcaster IRIB ...

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