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AUSTRALIA DEMANDS OPTUS PAY FOR NEW CUSTOMER ID DOCUMENTS
Australia's federal and state governments called for Optus to pay for replacing identification documents including passports and driver's licenses to avoid identity fraud after 9.8 million of the telecommunications company's customers had personal data stolen by computer hackers.
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GM SPENDING $760M TO CONVERT TOLEDO FACTORY TO MAKE EV PARTS
General Motors says it will spend $760 million to renovate its transmission factory in Toledo, Ohio, so it can build drive lines for electric vehicles.
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JETBLUE CEO FIRST WITNESS IN US LAWSUIT AGAINST 2 AIRLINES
Government lawyers used airline executives' own words in trying Tuesday to persuade a federal judge to kill a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
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HOW TO HELP LOVED ONES DEAL WITH DEBT
Juan Pinon, an electrical engineer in McAllen, Texas, struggled with credit card debt for years. It wasn't until he confided in his sister that he began to turn things around.
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FED'S POWELL URGES BROADER REGULATION FOR STABLECOINS
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that stablecoins will need greater regulation as they become more widely used by consumers.
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AppleMagazine
Halftime Apple Music now sponsors NFL Super Bowl show
Apple Music has been announced as the new primary sponsor for the Super Bowl halftime show in a deal representing a $50 million investment and a major departure for the world's biggest tech brand as it continues to expand into new areas and bolster its services revenue.
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AppleMagazine
MUSK FACES DEPOSITION WITH TWITTER AHEAD OF OCTOBER TRIAL
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to spend the next few days with lawyers for Twitter, answering questions ahead of an October trial that will determine whether he must carry through with his $44 billion agreement to acquire the social platform after attempting to back out of the deal.
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AppleMagazine
META DISABLES RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA NETWORK TARGETING EUROPE
A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed this week.
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AppleMagazine
TIKTOK MAY FACE BIG FINE OVER CHILDREN'S DATA PROTECTION
TikTok could face a 27 million-pound ($29 million) fine in the U.K. over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by failing to protect children's privacy when they are using the videosharing platform.
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AppleMagazine
VP HARRIS SEEKS COMPUTER CHIP PARTNERS IN TOKYO
Armed with a new law that boosts U.S. support for computer chip manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris is seeking new investments and partnerships as she sits down with Japanese technology executives.
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AppleMagazine
RIHANNA TO HEADLINE THE NEXT SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW
Rihanna will take center stage at February's Super Bowl halftime show.
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AppleMagazine
PROTOTYPE ELECTRIC AIRPLANE TAKES FIRST FLIGHT
A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state.
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AppleMagazine
APPLE INC WILL MANUFACTURE IPHONE 14 IN INDIA
Apple Inc. will make its iPhone 14 in India, the company said this week, as manufacturers shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions that have disrupted supply chains for many industries.
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JAMES CAMERON TURNS TO EARTH BEFORE RELEASE OF NEW ‘AVATAR'
There’s a new nature documentary series that promises to show viewers incredible animal behavior in vibrant clarity. Heard that all before? Well, this one is on steroids.
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Techlife News #569
Techlife News
WHY A NASA SPACECRAFT WILL CRASH INTO AN ASTEROID
In the first-of-its-kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.
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FRANCE'S MACRON SEEKS ‘MASSIVE' BOOST FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a “massive acceleration” of renewable energy development in his country, including offshore wind farms and solar power, via a new plan that seeks to bring lagging France closer to the energy policies of its European neighbors.
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THEATER COMMUNITY UNITES FOR SPECIAL ANTI-CENSORSHIP PODCAST
The theater community is banding together for a special podcast to combat censorship that features performances from plays and musicals under threat and appearances by Bryan Cranston, Raúl Esparza, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Richard Kind.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF VEHICLE TOUCHSCREENS
There’s no denying the impact that smartphones and tablets have had on modern vehicles.
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NASA MARS LANDER CAPTURES STRIKES BY 4 INCOMING SPACE ROCKS
A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the planet’s surface.
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RARE BEAR MARKET IN BONDS STRIPS INVESTORS OF SAFE HAVEN
A rare bear market in bonds hasn’t gotten much attention, but it may be inflicting more pain on investors than the downturns for stocks, cryptocurrencies and other investments.
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HERTZ TO ORDER UP TO 175K GM ELECTRIC VEHICLES OVER 5 YEARS
Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years.
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MORE CONSUMERS BUYING ORGANIC, BUT US FARMERS STILL WARY
In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well.
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FORD SHUFFLES MANAGEMENT, SEEKS NEW GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN HEAD
Ford is restructuring its vehicle development and supply chain operations, shuffling multiple executives just days after announcing that it would build up to 45,000 vehicles with parts missing due to shortages.
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COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF TEXAS LAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.
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NFL ON PRIME VIDEO LATEST FORAY BY LEAGUES INTO STREAMING
Roger Bennett remembers calling his father in Liverpool, England, and having his father hold the phone next to the television so he could experience his beloved Everton in the FA Cup semifinals.
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September 17, 2022
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CALIFORNIA SUES AMAZON, ALLEGING ANTITRUST LAW VIOLATIONS
California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust laws by stifling competition and engaging in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites.
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September 17, 2022
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SAMSUNG SETS GOAL TO ATTAIN 100% CLEAN ENERGY BY 2050
Samsung Electronics is shifting away from fossil fuels and aiming to entirely power its global operations with clean electricity by 2050, a challenging goal that experts say could be hampered by South Korea’s modest climate change commitments.
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September 17, 2022
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MICROSOFT'S $69B ACTIVISION DEAL FACES IN-DEPTH UK INQUIRY
The watchdog said that based on the available information, the deal “may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition” in the United Kingdom.
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September 17, 2022
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IDAHO COMPUTER CHIP PLANT MAKES US MORE RESILIENT
Chipmaker Micron’s planned $15 billion investment in a new factory in the company’s hometown of Boise will help protect the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized semiconductor market, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
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September 17, 2022
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RIVIAN TEAMS WITH MERCEDES-BENZ ON ELECTRIC VANS
U.S. electric vehicle maker Rivian is partnering with Mercedes-Benz to build a factory in Europe that will produce electric vans for both companies.
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