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STATES GET FINAL OK TO BUILD HIGHWAY EV CHARGING NETWORK
Attention, potential car buyers: New electric vehicle charging stations are on their way to highway locations near you.
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ALZHEIMER'S DRUG SHOWS PROMISE IN EARLY RESULTS OF STUDY
Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer's disease soared early Wednesday after Japan's Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease in a late-stage study.
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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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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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SENATORS PUSH TO REFORM POLICE'S CELLPHONE TRACKING TOOLS
Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies' ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people's whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant.
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ROHINGYA SEEK REPARATIONS FROM FACEBOOK FOR ROLE IN MASSACRE
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that's been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook.
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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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AMAZON UNVEILS BEDSIDE DEVICE THAT TRACKS SLEEPING PATTERNS
Soon enough, a bedside Amazon device might know whether you're sleeping - or not.
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Adobe Buying Figma in $20b Cash-and-stock Deal
Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal.
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September 17, 2022
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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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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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Techlife News
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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Techlife News
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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September 17, 2022
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EU WANTS TO TOUGHEN CYBERSECURITY RULES FOR SMART DEVICES
The European Union’s executive arm proposed new legislation that would force manufacturers to ensure that devices connected to the internet meet cybersecurity standards, making the 27-nation bloc less vulnerable to attacks.
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September 17, 2022
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AS DATA CENTERS PROLIFERATE, NEIGHBORS KNOCK THE NOISE
In a universe of cloud computing, northern Virginia might be in a perpetual fog.
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September 17, 2022
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EU COURT LARGELY UPHOLDS $4B GOOGLE ANDROID ANTITRUST FINE
A top court largely rejected Google’s appeal of a record European Union antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system.
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September 17, 2022
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United Makes ‘conditional' Order for Electric Air Taxis
United Airlines thinks that in a few years, plenty of big-city customers will pay $100 or more for a one-way ride to the airport in a four-seat, electric-powered air taxi.
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