Tesla hiring Nordic policy expert as ‘WWE-like standoff’ with unions intensifies

C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Tesla is hiring a Nordic public policy expert as the U.S. electric vehicle giant’s bitter dispute with … Read more

Ex-Amazon exec explains the performance review system

Violetastoimenova | E+ | Getty Images “Stack ranking,” a controversial system of rating employees and laying off the poorest performers, has its benefits.  That’s according to a former Amazon attorney who worked for the company for almost nine years — and who says the technique has been “helpful” to his own career. Alykhan Sunderji, now … Read more

The giant ship critical to building Dogger Bank Wind Farm

The Jan De Nul Group’s Voltaire in waters off China in Dec. 2022. As wind turbines get bigger, the vessels that install them are having to change, too. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images A project to build a facility described as “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” took a big step forward … Read more

Inside China’s spy struggle on American companies

Prime intelligence and regulation enforcement officers in Washington are issuing a stark warning to American corporations: The Chinese language authorities needs to exchange you. That message is available in a brand new CNBC documentary, “China’s Company Spy Conflict,” which particulars the rising sophistication of Beijing’s efforts to steal delicate U.S. know-how and company data. For … Read more