Bloomberg When a six-year-old boy first “woke up” the Gitamini robot, his parents were surprised he didn’t flinch — robots these days tend to be ominous. But as November leaves swirled around the sidewalk meet-cute, the squat personal droid gave a friendly “chirp” and popped up on its two large wheels, ready to follow a new friend. Service robots ...

Bloomberg Twitter has started to restore accounts that were suspended for breaking platform rules and the company plans to reinstate more over the next 30 days. In a series of tweets, Twitter said it had identified several policies where permanent suspension was a “disproportionate” action for breaking rules. The company said reinstated accounts still need to comply with its rules. ...

  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG (VW) Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz said he expects next year to be “even more challenging” than 2022 as inflation and a worsening economic outlook cut into demand. Antlitz, speaking in a Bloomberg TV interview, said VW will need to improve productivity and lower fixed costs as the carmaker can’t fully pass on soaring raw material ...