Bloomberg Instagram, under fire from safety advocates to keep children off the app and prevent teens from seeing harmful content, is testing new ways to verify users’ age. Among them: running users’ video selfies through an artificial intelligence (AI) that can determine if they are adults. The Meta Platforms Inc-owned app recently started requiring users to submit their birthdate ...

  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is sticking to a plan to list its iconic Porsche sports-car maker later this year as Europe’s biggest carmaker looks to finance a costly shift toward electric vehicles. VW is going ahead with the initial public offering in the fourth quarter because the unit has proven resilient over the years to market disruptions including the recent ...

  Bloomberg General Motors Co’s Cruise LLC plans to expand its robotaxi business to all of San Francisco this year and move into other cities beginning in 2023, a growth push that comes on the heels of its first self-driving vehicle rides to carry paying customers. The company started charging fares for rides covering one-third of the city between 10 ...