Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Lawmakers and advocates make last-ditch push to extend affordable internet subsidy

Millions of families will face bigger internet bills starting in May because a federal broadband subsidy program is set to expire

Lawmakers and advocates make last-ditch push to extend affordable internet subsidy
Business|News|Technology

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
Business|Technology

Amazon results beat estimates, revenue forecast misses

Amazon.com reported quarterly results above Wall Street's expectations on Tuesday, as interest in artificial intelligence helped drive cloud-computing

Amazon results beat estimates, revenue forecast misses
Business|Technology

AMD AI chip revenue forecast fails to impress, shares dive 7%

Advanced Micro Devices forecast AI chip sales on Tuesday that failed to impress investors, knocking its stock down about 7% in extended trade.

AMD AI chip revenue forecast fails to impress, shares dive 7%
Environment|News|Science|Technology

Biden team sets out path for ethanol aviation fuel subsidies

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday released guidance on its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) subsidy program that allows corn-based ethanol to qualify for the program if it is

Biden team sets out path for ethanol aviation fuel subsidies
Arts|Entertainment|Technology

How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life

Since the early days of Hollywood, stunt performers have fueled the mayhem of movies, playing a vital role in sustaining the illusion of countless car chases, bar fights and rooftop leaps

How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life
News|Political|Technology

Trump raises stake in his media firm to nearly 65%

Donald Trump has raised his stake in the company that operates his social media app Truth Social to nearly 65% as of last week, according to a filing on Tuesday.

Trump raises stake in his media firm to nearly 65%
Business|News|Political

Delaware judge refuses to fast-track certain claims in post-merger lawsuit against Trump Media

A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company

Delaware judge refuses to fast-track certain claims in post-merger lawsuit against Trump Media
Business|Technology

AI fuels cloud computing boom for tech giants

Three of the Wall Street's heavyweight technology firms have reported better-than-expected sales at their cloud computing units in recent days, as interest in artificial

AI fuels cloud computing boom for tech giants
Business|Technology

Microsoft to open first regional data centre in Thailand

Microsoft will open its first regional data centre in Thailand, the tech giant said on Wednesday, as it looks to boost availability of cloud services.

Microsoft to open first regional data centre in Thailand
Business|Technology

Huawei's high-profile consumer CEO Richard Yu shifts role

China's Huawei Technologies has moved the high-profile chief of its consumer business, Yu Chengdong, to a new role as chair of the unit, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

Huawei's high-profile consumer CEO Richard Yu shifts role
Economy|Technology

Crypto washout sends bitcoin below $58,000 ahead of Fed decision

Bitcoin slid by almost 6% on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, as investors pulled money out of cryptocurrencies

Crypto washout sends bitcoin below $58,000 ahead of Fed decision
News|Opinion|Political|Technology

Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

- A majority of Americans believe that China uses TikTok to shape U.S. public opinion, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as

Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Business|Technology

Apple set for big sales decline as investors await AI in iPhones

Apple's plan to add generative AI to its iPhones and revive sagging sales in the crucial Chinese market will be in focus on Thursday, when the tech giant is expected to

Apple set for big sales decline as investors await AI in iPhones
Business|Technology

Embraer counters report of new jet, says no major capex plan

Brazilian planemaker Embraer on Wednesday played down a report that it is studying a new jet to compete directly with Boeing and

Embraer counters report of new jet, says no major capex plan
Business|Economy|Technology

AMD, Super Micro spark chip selloff as earnings miss lofty AI expectations

Advanced Micro Devices and Super Micro Computer led a selloff in chip stocks on Wednesday after their earnings disappointed investors who had piled into the sector

AMD, Super Micro spark chip selloff as earnings miss lofty AI expectations
Business|Technology

Garmin's Q1 results beat on strong demand for fitness, auto products

Garmin topped Wall Street estimates for first-quarter results on Wednesday as the Swiss navigation device maker benefited from new launches and strong demand for its products in fitness and

Garmin's Q1 results beat on strong demand for fitness, auto products
Technology

Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop

Cassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly poisonous. Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia.

Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
Health|Technology

UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole a third of Americans' data

Hackers who breached UnitedHealth's tech unit in February potentially stole a third of Americans' data, the largest U.S. health insurer's

UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole a third of Americans' data
Business|Economy|Technology

US prosecutors examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reports

U.S. prosecutors are examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

US prosecutors examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reports
Business|Technology

Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process

Tesla has backed away from an ambitious plan for innovations in gigacasting, its pioneering manufacturing process, according to two

Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process
Business|Technology

Spirit Aero says it has a new plan to address Boeing 737 MAX parts demand

Spirit AeroSystems said it has developed a plan that gives it “a high degree of confidence” to meet U.S. planemaker Boeing's rate and quality demands for parts for the

Spirit Aero says it has a new plan to address Boeing 737 MAX parts demand
Political|Technology

US moves to bar Huawei, other Chinese telecoms from certifying wireless equipment

The Federal Communications Commission is moving to prevent Huawei, ZTE and other foreign companies deemed to pose U.S. national security concerns from

US moves to bar Huawei, other Chinese telecoms from certifying wireless equipment
Business|Technology

Tesla's restructuring hits executive bench hailed by Elon Musk

Just over a year ago, Elon Musk shared the stage at Tesla's investor day in Texas with 16 executives who gave detailed presentations on the

Tesla's restructuring hits executive bench hailed by Elon Musk
Business|Entertainment|Food|Technology

Kroger in talks to bring Disney+ to its grocery delivery program, Bloomberg News says

Kroger and Walt Disney's are in talks to bring streaming service Disney+ to the food retailer's grocery delivery program, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with

Kroger in talks to bring Disney+ to its grocery delivery program, Bloomberg News says

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