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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Curt Goynes, a two-bit criminal just out of jail, needs cash and lands a seemingly easy payday at the beginning of “No Sudden Move.” All he has to do is detain a family in their home at gunpoint for three hours and then he can walk away with $5,000. It's 1954 in Detroit and that sounds like a easy job. Except this is a noir crime flick from director Steven Soderbergh and that means nothing is easy except perhaps some double-crossing, triple-crossing and, befitting an Olympic year, the very difficult quadruple-cross with a twist. Tr...

The current global chip shortage could take until 2023 to be overcome, semiconductor maker Intel said on Monday in another warning that the microchip supply crunch could delay the electric vehicle (EV) revolution

Blue Origin Electric vehicles have far fewer parts and require less labor to build than gas cars.  EV startups are using special purpose acquisition corporations to tap the capital markets. New auto entrants must overcome barriers such as laws prohibiting company-owned stores. Tucker, DeLorean, Kaiser-Frazer, Avanti. The American auto industry is riddled with startups that hoped to crack the dominance of the country's Big 3 with innovative designs and styling, only to sputter out or go down in flames.   Given the need for hugely expensive internal combustion e...

Photo by Liu Yucai/VCG via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. A global chip crisis is roiling the auto industry. Major automakers have been unable to complete hundreds of thousands of vehicles. The crisis was unexpected and caused by numerous factors that all hit at the same time. If you've driven past a car dealership lately, you might have noticed that something was missing: cars. With a post-pandemic recovery in full swing, those lots should be pa...

Published: Friday, April 23, 2021 Electric vehicle from REE Automotive. Credit: Ree Auto/YouTube A new electric vehicle from REE Automotive raises the question of who will make tomorrow's cars. Ree Auto/YouTube In a video from REE Automotive, a startup out of Israel, its marquee product acts like an automobile, swerving around traffic cones and over bumps. But crucial stuff is missing. No doors or windows, no steering wheel, no fenders or brake pedals. It's just a board with wheels. Yet it is a four-wheeled, self-powered vehicle with the ability to accelerate, brake and steer. So it's an auto...