Tag: Technology
Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
GOP lawmakers slam EPA chief over firing of science advisers
<p>WASHINGTON — Two House Republicans are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency provide records related to a decision by the agency's new leader to...
Japan’s Toshiba studies acquisition proposal by global fund
TOKYO — Trading in Toshiba stock was halted Wednesday after the Tokyo-based technology conglomerate confirmed it had received a preliminary acquisition proposal.
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Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer
MOSCOW — They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and,...
Startup cards stay open to credit builders
While major credit card issuers tightened lending standards and slashed credit limits amid COVID-19, some financial technology startups took a different tack.
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Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
GOP lawmakers slam EPA chief over firing of science advisers
WASHINGTON — Two House Republicans are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency provide records related to a decision by the agency's new leader to...
Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content
<p>A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it...
Consumer privacy push in Florida limps forward
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Big Data won a key concession from Florida lawmakers Tuesday when it persuaded a legislative committee to defang a proposal advertised...
Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were...