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China’s BYD will supply EV batteries to ‘good friend’ Elon Musk ‘very soon’

By Laura He, CNN Business BYD, the Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric carmaker, plans to supply batteries to Tesla “very soon,” a senior executive from the company told a Chinese state-owned broadcaster. “BYD respects Tesla, and we also admire Tesla,” said Lian Yubo, BYD’s executive vice president, in a video interview with an anchor from CGTN.

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Uber and Waymo fought in court over self-driving trucks. Now they’re teaming up

By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo, which were once embroiled in a lawsuit over self-driving technology, are now working together on fully autonomous trucks. The companies announced Tuesday a “long-term strategic partnership” to deploy Waymo’s self-driving trucks on Uber Freight, a logistics platform that matches trucks with businesses shipping goods. Carriers purchasing

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Kohl’s puts up a for-sale sign

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Kohl’s may soon have a new owner. Kohl’s said late Monday that it had entered into a three-week exclusive negotiation period for a potential sale with Franchise Group, a holding company which owns The Vitamin Shoppe and other retail brands. Franchise Group has proposed to buy Kohl’s for $60 a

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