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Sofia News Agency 

Volkswagen Considers Shutting German Factories for the First Time in 87 Years

Volkswagen is considering the unprecedented step of closing its factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history as part of a broader effort to cut costs amidst increasing competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, CNN and Financial Times report. On Monday, the German automaker, one of the largest car companies globally, announced that plant closures in its home country could not be ruled out. The company is also contemplating terminating its employment protection agreement with labor unions... Читать дальше...

Engineeringnews.co.za 

August new-vehicle sales drop by 4.9%, exports down 34.3%

August’s negative new-vehicle sales numbers dashed any hope of a sustained upward trend in the market following July’s 1.5% increase. Total new-vehicle sales in August dropped by 4.9%, to 43 558 units, compared with the same month last year.

Thenextweb.com 

The Dutch are having none of Clearview AI harvesting your photos

GDPR fines keep amassing for Clearview AI — a US-based startup known for its thorough (and potentially perilous) facial recognition services. Following similar measures by data protection authorities in France, Italy, and Greece, the Netherlands’ DPA today hit Clearview with a €30.5mn fine for its “illegal” database of photos. This brings the company’s total fines in the EU to €90.5mn. Clearview offers its facial recognition solutions to intelligence and investigative services, which can benefit from a database of over 50 billion facial images.

LifeNews.com 

Abortion Bans are Saving Babies, Not Denying Women Health Care

The Texas Alliance for Life has responded to what it describes as disinformation about pro-life laws presented at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). The organization stated that the DNC was dominated by misleading and false claims about “reproductive freedom,” with numerous speakers, including Vice President Harris, promoting disinformation. “What they’re promoting is far from freedom,” Texas Alliance […]

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Variety 

‘The Apprentice’ First Footage: Sebastian Stan’s Donald Trump Voice Revealed

Sebastian Stan takes an interview as a young Donald Trump in the first footage released from “The Apprentice,” a biopic from director Ali Abbasi coming to theaters Oct. 11. In the one-minute clip, Roy Cohn (played by Jeremy Strong) coaches Trump as he takes an interview over the phone with a reporter. “I intend to […]