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Hackers may have accessed Inquirer subscriber and employee personal data in 2023 cyberattack
About 25,500 Philadelphia Inquirer subscribers, employees, former employees, and employees’ family members on company ... Read More
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Jassy, Bezos, other Amazon execs used Signal messaging app, a problem for FTC
The Federal Trade Commission wants to know more about how Amazon — and its executives — use the encrypted messaging app Signal.
The agency accused Amazon of using the app, which can be set to automatically delete ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: After a years-long pause, the FCC resurrects 'network neutrality,' a boon for consumers
In the midst of its battle to extinguish the Mendocino Complex wildfire in 2018, the Santa Clara County Fire Department discovered that its internet connection provider, Verizon, had throttled their data flow virtually ...Read more
Baltimore businesses sue Dali owners for negligence in Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore publisher is suing the companies behind the massive cargo ship that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, saying they were negligent for allowing an allegedly unseaworthy ship to sail...Read more
Union with little inroads at banks tries to organize Wells Fargo workers in Charlotte
On a recent Friday, more than 20 labor activists stood outside Wells Fargo operations in uptown and the university area of Charlotte, North Carolina, passing out flyers to employees about their right to form a union — a ...Read more
LA court strikes down controversial California law abolishing single-family zoning
A controversial housing law that abolished single-family zoning across California has been ruled unconstitutional by a Los Angeles County judge — but the narrow ruling is likely to be appealed by the state.
Passed in ...Read more
Boeing buys Missouri factory, saving 550 jobs
HAZELWOOD, Missouri — Boeing’s defense arm announced Friday it has reached a deal to buy a key supplier, saving a north St. Louis County factory that had threatened to wind down operations by the end of the year but ...Read more
Larry Printz: Maserati GranCabrio Folgore: A healthy dose sexy Italian automotive lightning
Ooooh. That’s pretty, isn’t it? It’s the Maserati’s newest EV, the 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore, a pure battery electric, two-door, four-seat convertible, a model in a class of one. It took nearly eight years ...Read more
'The bane of retail.' To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise
Detergent and deodorant, toothpaste, the entire shampoo aisle.
"It's all locked up," Corey Potter sighed, describing shelves encased behind security glass at a Target near her home in Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood. ...Read more
After hiring bonanza, tech workers now grapple with layoffs and disillusionment
Lisa Mabley was laid off a year ago from her job as a software engineer at a Twin Cities software company. Over the course of five months, she sent her résumé to nearly 300 companies.
She received just two offers at the...Read more
The first big-rig hydrogen fuel station in the US opens in California
OAKLAND, California — The first commercial hydrogen fuel station for big-rig trucks in the U.S. is up and running at the Port of Oakland, a baby step toward what hydrogen proponents see as a clean new future for long-...Read more
Auto review: The Genesis G90 is cool just sitting in your driveway
OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan — Luxury cars are becoming Brookstone gadget stores on wheels. Who needs to drive them? They’re just fun to play with.
Take the 2024 Genesis G90 sitting in my driveway.
With the key in my ...Read more
Auto review: 2024 BMW X6 is nothing short of stunning
The luxury midsize coupe is becoming increasingly popular in the consumer market, and BMW is easily the leader of the pack with its X6. Featured in Grasso's Garage this week is the BMW X6 xDrive40i, adorned in Aventurin ...Read more
They all started companies. Some from wheelchairs
ATLANTA -- The entrepreneurs who arrived for the awards ceremony in a vast Cobb County ballroom wore tuxedos and gowns, suits and vibrant colors. One woman sported an eye patch with a sparkly skull and cross bones, like a ...Read more
Room & Board transfers ownership to employees with stock plan
Minnesota-based Room & Board has given its employees a seat at the table and transitioned the furniture company to an employee stock ownership plan.
The move provides Room & Board's 1,100 employees, who are mostly ...Read more
Electric vehicle 'workforce hub' coming to Michigan, White House says
WASHINGTON — Michigan will be among four new "workforce hubs" designated to help prepare workers for new manufacturing jobs, the White House said Thursday. The Michigan hub will focus specifically on electric vehicles.
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California bill that could change how companies insure, renew policies moves forward
A bill that would require insurers to factor in wildfire protection efforts when determining whether to cover properties moved forward Wednesday, despite concerns from lawmakers and strong opposition from insurance ...Read more
AI demand leads to Microsoft sales, profit beating expectations
Microsoft Corp.’s quarterly sales and profit climbed more than projected, lifted by corporate demand for the software maker’s cloud and artificial intelligence offerings.
Revenue in the third quarter, which ended ...Read more
Korean shipbuilder agrees to a deal that could bring more jobs to Philadelphia
The world's largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. of Ulsan, South Korea, has signed a deal to seek U.S. government shipbuilding and maintenance contacts in alliance with Philly Shipyard Inc., which ...Read more
California battery storage increasing rapidly, but not enough to end blackouts, Gov. Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is crucial to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was still not enough to avoid blackouts during heat waves.
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'Net neutrality' to return under narrowly approved FCC rule, reversing Trump-era policy
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a rule which will reclassify broadband internet as a telecommunications service subject to federal oversight, reestablishing the so-called “ net neutrality” policy ...Read more
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- LA court strikes down controversial California law abolishing single-family zoning
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- Boeing buys Missouri factory, saving 550 jobs
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