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Tech review: Big sound, small package
My wife is a preschool music teacher, and a big part of her curriculum is playing music in class.
She used to carry a small boombox about the size of a cigar box to play music from CDs.
Today she carries all her music on...Read more
Tally of Microsoft victims surges to 400 as hackers exploit SharePoint flaw
The number of companies and organizations compromised by a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers is increasing rapidly, with the tally of victims soaring more than six-fold in a few days, ...Read more
Trump urges looser rules, wider energy access in AI policy plan
The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the U.S. by loosening regulations and expanding energy supply for data centers under new guidelines that also urged withholding funds from...Read more
Feds cancel $4.9 billion loan for Grain Belt Express energy project
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled a conditional $4.9 billion loan for the 800-mile Grain Belt Express transmission line that developers have sought to build for over a decade.
The ...Read more
White House unveils AI policy vision to spur US development
The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the U.S. by loosening regulations and expanding energy supply for data centers under new guidelines that also urged withholding funds from...Read more
New Uber feature will allow women to choose female drivers or riders
Uber is rolling out a new program for women in the U.S. that allows them to choose female riders or drivers, the company said Wednesday.
“Across the U.S., women riders and drivers have told us they want the option to be...Read more
Boeing makes final offer to St. Louis-area workers as contract deadline looms
ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Corp. said Tuesday it made its final contract offer in talks with thousands of union-represented employees in the St. Louis area.
The proposal calls for 20% general wage increases over four years ...Read more
Winners, losers, movers: Highlights of US auto sales six months in
There's never a dull moment in the U.S. market as automakers hustle to divine consumer trends, navigate federal regulations, juggle tariff-driven plant production, and dodge activist Molotov cocktails.
The first six ...Read more
Tesla's darkening outlook to test robotaxi vision pushed by Musk
Tesla Inc.’s core car-making business is facing a deteriorating outlook, providing a major test of Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s ability to lift the stock price with his vision of a self-driving future.
The ...Read more
Apple launches $20-a-month AppleCare One plan covering up to three devices
Apple Inc. is launching a new product-insurance plan that bundles coverage for as many as three devices, part of a broader effort to drum up subscription revenue.
The new offering is called AppleCare One and costs $20 a ...Read more
Social Security and You: Social Security Disability Benefits and Incentives to Work
Social Security Disability Benefits and Incentives to Work
Q: I am 57 years old and getting Social Security disability benefits. I understand I can work and make $23,000 and still keep my disability checks. Is this true? ...Read more
US nuclear weapons agency breached in Microsoft SharePoint hack
The U.S. agency responsible for maintaining and designing the nation’s cache of nuclear weapons was among those breached by a hack of Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint document management software, according to a person ...Read more
Hershey raising candy prices by double digits on high cocoa costs
Hershey Co. is raising prices on its candy due to historically high cocoa costs.
The Pennsylvania-based maker of Hershey’s chocolates and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups told its retailers last week that it would be ...Read more
AI boom leads to record costs on US grid and call for new plants
Businesses and households served by the largest U.S. power grid will spend a record $16.1 billion to ensure electricity supplies — a result that prompted immediate calls from utilities and energy groups to build more ...Read more
Wells Fargo executive barred from leaving China, as bank suspends travel there
Wells Fargo has suspended all employee travel to China after a U.S. executive was barred from leaving the country last week due to “a criminal case,” several national news outlets have reported.
China blocked Wells ...Read more
Jonathan Lansner: 19% of California houses are owned by investors
Relatively speaking, California is not a hot spot for housing investors.
That’s a conclusion from my trusty spreadsheet’s review of data on investor activity across the nation from BatchData, a small data tracker that...Read more
Americans are paying for Trump's tariffs, not foreign companies
Who’s paying for Donald Trump’s tariffs? So far, American businesses and consumers.
General Motors Co. was the latest U.S. company to disclose how the levies are raising costs, with the automaker saying Tuesday that ...Read more
H-1B visa: Trump administration signals major change for controversial foreign-worker program
The administration of President Donald Trump plans to change the criteria for awarding the controversial H-1B visa, intended for foreign workers with specialized skills, and heavily used by Silicon Valley technology ...Read more
LA Times owner intends to take newspaper public in coming year
The owner of the Los Angeles Times said Monday he would "take the paper public" in the next year.
In an interview on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong said the move would allow The Times "to be ...Read more
For months, Amazon overcharged residents of one San Diego neighborhood
SAN DIEGO — Amazon is refunding sales tax overcharges to customers in Del Mar Heights, thanks to a campaign led by a retired doctor who contacted The San Diego Union-Tribune and sounded the alarm on the NextDoor social ...Read more
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