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Tesla's unsupervised robotaxi service now covers the entire Austin metro, but it's operating at a fraction of Waymo's scale and struggling with long waits.

Private equity firm IG4 and state oil giant Petrobras are now co-controllers of Braskem, ending years of failed sale attempts by the scandal-scarred Odebrecht group.

New FCC rules will bar Chinese equipment from undersea cables carrying 99% of global internet traffic, while fast-tracking approvals for Google and Meta.

New CEO Steve Cahillane is betting $600 million on protein mac and cheese and sugar-free ketchup. Analysts say the math doesn't work yet.

Hundreds of ships and 20,000 seafarers remain trapped in the Gulf, and shipping executives say they won't move even if a ceasefire holds.

The US signed $8 billion in commercial deals with Azerbaijan, with ExxonMobil and Chevron both pursuing new exploration there as Washington eyes Europe's energy supply.

Atlas Renewable Energy has halted $1 billion in Brazil projects because the national grid keeps rejecting the solar power it already generates.

Fulcrum Therapeutics scrapped its sickle-cell drug after the FDA said its entire target protein complex carries cancer risk, leaving a disease with few good options even worse off.