The gas-fired power plants currently planned for data center sites around the U.S. would significantly increase emissions from the country’s energy sector, according to a report from BloombergNEF.

If all the plants announced so far were completed, they would raise overall power-related emissions by about 10% compared with 2025 levels, said ...Read more

In late September, OpenAI entered discussions for its latest funding round with confidence. After having early discussions with prospective backers who had expressed interest, the company presented its terms: at least $30 billion in new capital at a $1.4 trillion valuation.

Few startups have been as successful at fundraising as OpenAI, which ...Read more

Washington is suing the state’s two biggest dialysis companies over what it claims are illegal noncompete agreements that effectively reduce treatment options for people with kidney failure.

In a complaint filed Tuesday in Thurston County Superior Court, Attorney General Nick Brown alleges DaVita and Fresenius require medical directors who ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — A biotechnology company that specializes in advanced vaccine technologies is set to be acquired by a multinational pharmaceutical giant.

Omniose is currently working on creating vaccines that target Group B Streptococcus (which can cause life-threatening infections in newborns and older adults), Klebsiella pneumoniae (which can ...Read more

Yang Liu’s parents planted roots in suburban Michigan hoping their son, who was born in China, would find success in the world’s biggest economy. In early 2020, they got their wish: End Game Interactive, the mobile game startup he co-founded in their home, raised $3 million on the back of breakout hit Zombs Royale.

Then, the U.S. still ...Read more

So, you’re sitting in your living room watching TV and the power goes out.

What goes through your mind? Uncertainty.

You start by turning on your phone’s flashlight and looking for that candle lighter so you can light some candles and you start thinking about spending the rest of the evening in the dark.

You’re hoping the outage is a ...Read more

LINCOLN PARK, Michigan — Ford Motor Co.'s 10-speed transmission that drives such vehicles as the F-150 pickup and Expedition SUV has become such a frequent visitor to some transmission shops that they've opened a study to address the issue.

The most widespread complaints regarding the 10R80, a product of an alliance between Ford and General ...Read more

LANSING, Michigan — Less than two weeks after unveiling a data center community engagement process officials hoped would flip the script on the hotly contested developments, the project is dead.

The announcement of a possible data center in Delhi Township and Holt, on the south side of Lansing, by a local economic development agency was met ...Read more

Federal Reserve officials opened the door to more aggressive interest-rate increases over the coming months, after faster-than-expected inflation in October injected a new sense of urgency into the central bank’s bid to tame prices.

Governor Christopher Waller warned on Tuesday that a half-percentage-point rate increase by the Fed in December...Read more

International Business Machines Corp. is ending immigration sponsorship for some roles in its largest division following a crackdown by the Trump administration on a visa program that’s been a talent pipeline for the tech industry.

“We have opted to discontinue visa and green card sponsorship for the majority of such roles in IBM Consulting...Read more

OpenAI’s quarterly revenue hit $10 billion for the first time in the three months ending in September, according to a person familiar with the matter, driven by strong demand for its latest artificial intelligence software.

The ChatGPT maker’s revenue increased nearly 50% from the prior quarter and nearly threefold from the same period a ...Read more

Frontier Airlines is adding a touch of luxury to its budget-friendly flights.

The Denver-based carrier announced Tuesday that reservations are now open for its new first-class and extra-legroom seating options.

The seats are available for travel beginning March 5, with one-way fares starting at $90 for the Premium bundle, which includes extra ...Read more

California’s efforts to repair its troubled home insurance market could be headed for a rethink under Jane Kim, who has proposed a state-run wildfire insurance plan that has little precedent elsewhere.

While outgoing Commissioner Ricardo Lara has sought to persuade private insurers to sell more policies by giving them greater flexibility in ...Read more

A longtime Sonoma winery could be forced to shutter to pay millions in overdue debt, potentially becoming the latest casualty in California wine country.

Ehren Jordan Wine Cellars' lender, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., sued the winery in Napa County Superior Court.

First Citizens Bank & Trust filed the lawsuit on Nov. 4 against winemaker ...Read more

Boeing delivered just 32 737 Max planes in October, its lowest number of monthly Max handoffs since November 2025.

The October delivery rate is significantly lower than it has been for most of the year, with Boeing handing over 43 Maxes in September, 41 in August and 39 in July.

Its Max deliveries peaked so far this year in May with 51 and ...Read more

Illinois has agreed to temporarily delay enforcement of its expected restrictions on sales of intoxicating hemp products for a number of businesses that sued to stop it, according to a court filing.

Starting Thursday, the state is set to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products other than at cannabis dispensaries. The products have been legal...Read more

Anthropic PBC can begin formally marketing its much-anticipated IPO as early as Tuesday, enabling it to make the case to investors that now is the right time to go public despite last week’s swoon in artificial intelligence-related stocks.

The gyrations of the past week briefly sent the Cboe Volatility Index, known as the fear gauge, above 25...Read more

When the Trump administration suspended Microsoft from a program that puts workers on the path to a green card, the move appeared to single out the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant for its hiring of foreign workers.

But it was not the first attack from the administration on Microsoft and other tech firms over their use of the H-1B visa ...Read more

Ford Motor Co., which has issued more than twice the recalls of any other automaker this year, faces another safety issue that has prompted a preliminary federal investigation.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it had opened the evaluation of more than 1.2 million Ford Motor Co. vehicles over the accidental ...Read more

Furthering eastern Connecticut’s status as a revived economic powerhouse, Pfizer this week announced plans for a $650 million manufacturing technology center in Groton.

The project comes as U.S. Boat’s extraordinary growth adds thousands of jobs along the coastline and Uline prepares for a Nov. 14 hiring fair at its new 1.2-million-square-...Read more