Retailers Speed Up Deliveries; JBS Sued Over Amazon Deforestation; Google Settles for $700M

White House Backs Tesla Plug Standardization; German Train Drivers Vote for Strikes

Major retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Amazon are increasing their shipping speeds to compete with low-cost China-founded retailers Shein and Temu.
Brazilian prosecutors have sued multinational meatpacker JBS and three smaller slaughterhouses for allegedly buying cattle directly from illegal ranches in a protected area of the Amazon, seeking millions in damages.
Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store. The settlement includes $630 million to compensate U.S. consumers.
The White House is supporting an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, as part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change.
Members of a union representing German train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to stage open-ended strikes in a dispute with the main national railway operator over working hours and pay.