Italy fines Amazon and Apple $230M over alleged reseller collusion – TechCrunch

Amazon and Apple have been hit with almost $230 million (€203M) in total fines by Italy’s antitrust authority — following an investigation into reselling of Apple and (Apple-owned) Beats kit on Amazon’s Italian ecommerce marketplace. The authority says the alleged collusion decreased the level of discounts available to consumers buying Apple and Beats products on…

October: What’s Driving EV Adoption and What’s Holding It Back

Another psychological/perceptual issue is that EVs are being “forced” on people by the government. And while regulatory compliance is a real factor, Sanchez says once people experience modern EVs firsthand, they’ll discover that in many ways, EVs are objectively and demonstrably better than internal-combustion cars—not just from an environmental perspective, but also from the perspectives…