In this issue

An outage at a little-known firm that speeds up access to websites knocked a lot of top internet destinations offline this week, disrupting business and leisure for untold millions globally. The problem was quickly resolved. The company, Fastly, blamed a configuration error in its technology. But the incident — Fastly’s traffic dropped 75% for about an hour just as the U.S. East Coast was beginning to stir —raises questions about how vulnerable the global internet is to more serious disruption.

STARTUP LORDSTOWN MOTORS WARNS IT MAY NOT STAY IN BUSINESS

Startup commercial electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to secure funding to start full production of an electric pickup truck.

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SCIENTISTS HAIL GOLDEN AGE TO TRACE BIRD MIGRATION WITH TECH

A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park then plucks a cicada from the ground for a snack.

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4 Smallbusiness Innovations That Will Outlast The Pandemic

Small businesses that survived the COVID-19 pandemic still face a long road to recovery, but some of the innovations business owners adopted last year may outlast the pandemic itself.

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FERRARI TAPS EUROPEAN CHIP-MAKER EXECUTIVE AS NEW CEO

Luxury sports carmaker Ferrari has tapped Benedetto Vigna, an Italian executive at Europe’s largest semiconductor chipmaker, as its new CEO, the company announced this week.

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GERMANY STARTS ROLLING OUT A DIGITAL EU VACCINATION PASS

Germany on Thursday started rolling out a digital vaccination pass that can be used across Europe as the continent gets ready for the key summer travel season.

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CHINA SAYS US REVOKING OF CHINA APPS BAN A ‘POSITIVE STEP'

China’s Ministry of Commerce said that a U.S. move to revoke the Trump administration’s executive orders intended to ban apps like TikTok and WeChat was a “positive step,” amid strained relations between the two countries.

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EYING DEAL, GM SOFTENS ON TOUGH STANDARDS FOR CAR POLLUTION

The nation’s largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if they are achieved mostly by promoting sales of fully electric vehicles.

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OWN AN ECHO? AMAZON MAY BE HELPING ITSELF TO YOUR BANDWIDTH

Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are good that the company is already sharing your internet connection with your neighbors unless you’ve specifically told it not to.

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GLOBAL WAR ON RANSOMWARE? HURDLES HINDER THE US RESPONSE

Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel shortages, and, most recently, threatened global food supply chains.

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SENATE PASSES BILL TO BOOST US TECH INDUSTRY, COUNTER RIVALS

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China.

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