Tag: Technology
EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration...
Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires
NEW YORK — Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100...
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
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DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang
RICHMOND, Va. — The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail...
Apple holds edge in app store trial despite nagging issues
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple seems to be prevailing in an antitrust trial examining whether its mobile app store illegally skims profits from smaller...
EXPLAINER: What’s next for pipelines after Colonial hack
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest fuel pipeline is flowing again after the company that runs it it was hit by a gang of hackers....
Tesla to stop accepting Bitcoin for car payments
Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, citing environmental concerns.
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Cloud technology aids NFL in schedule making
The process of building the NFL schedule used to be a painstaking one with executives such as Val Pinchbeck spending months slotting the games...
China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist “beneficial”
HONG KONG — China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S....
Alibaba records first quarterly operating loss since IPO
HONG KONG — Alibaba had its first quarterly operating loss since it went public in 2014 after Beijing slapped a record $2.8 billion fine...