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Hertz plans to buy up to 65,000 cars from Polestar

Hertz Global Holdings said Monday it plans to buy a large batch of electric cars from Sweden's Polestar within five years. The cars will become available for rent to Hertz customers starting this spring. Earlier last year, Hertz distinguished itself with an order from Tesla for 100 thousand electric cars.

Lithuania no longer imports natural gas from Russia. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Energy of the Baltic republic - RBC

It is the first EU country that has completely abandoned Russian gas.

Ford recalls 737,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to software issues and fire risk

The company said the recalled models have a defect that could cause oil leaks and a subsequent fire. Other vehicles have a software failure that prevents braking. Ford said the company is aware of eight fires that may have been caused by the malfunction. Dealers will check the oil separator

JP Morgan cuts Apple and Qualcomm from its "best companies" list

Analysts at JPMorgan said Friday that slowing demand for smartphones could negatively impact Apple and Qualcomm's stock gains. Excluding those companies from the list is also due to rising costs amid the conflict in Ukraine. Apple is already planning to cut production of iPhones and AirPods due to slowing demand,

Volkswagen will recall more than 100,000 cars because of a fire claim

The company said Thursday it is recalling thousands of hybrid cars, including Passat, Golf, Tiguan and Arteon models. Seat and Skoda brands will also be affected. The reason for the recall is the risk of engine fire. Some vehicles are found to have insufficient insulation of the high-voltage motor battery.

Volkswagen may become the new owner of Huawei's drone business

Volkswagen is negotiating the acquisition of Huawei's robot car division, which is engaged in the development of robot cars. Due to this deal, the German automaker will be able to acquire a partner in the Chinese car market, which is one of the largest for it. The concern is already

Boston Dynamics negotiated first shipments of its warehouse robots - $15 million deal with DHL

The robots will work in DHL warehouses in North America. International express delivery company DHL has become the first customer for Stretch robots. The companies entered into a multi-year agreement - DHL will pay $15 million and Boston Dynamics will supply robots to its warehouses. How many robots will get

Hospital robot developer Expper Technologies raises $2 million from AngelsDeck and others

Starta Capital, Liqvest, Healthcare Equity Angels and AiSprouts VC invested the money, the company said. Expper Technologies will use the money it raises to develop its Robin medical robot assistant technology and expand its team in the U.S. Expper Technologies' Robin medical assistance robot. Photo from the official website

K-content industry sets another record for exports in 2020 - $11.92 billion

Different variations of the posters for the movie "Parasites." Director Bong Joon-ho's film "Parasites" won four Oscars in 2020. South Korean content enjoyed steady demand overseas in 2020 despite a general decline in exports and sluggish growth in the domestic market, data from the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports

The Spanish stock exchange regulator has developed rules for the promotion of virtual currencies on the Internet. According to the FT, they will take effect next month.

According to the document, each post paid by advertisers about the digital currency bloggers will be required to mark in a special way. In addition, the text of the advertisement must necessarily contain a warning about the investment risks. Subscribers to bloggers should know that they can lose their money