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By Elisa Electric carmaker Tesla Inc will stop allowing video games to be played on vehicle screens while its cars are moving, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. …
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By Steigrad The video-driven social media app is the most popular site in 2021 – beating out last year’s top favorite Google, according to a new tech report. TikTok even …
Read MoreBy Fickenscher Software giant Oracle Corp. is acquiring medical records company Cerner Corp. for $28.3 billion amid a huge surge of mergers and acquisitions this year. The deal is Oracle’s …
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By Moynihan Morgan Stanley is dramatically expanding its benefit programs for employees – giving new parents at least 16 weeks off and allowing some employees the ability to buy stock …
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By Moynihan Reddit announced it has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. “The number of shares to be offered and the price range for …
Read MoreBy Fickenscher The former chief executive of McDonald’s returned $105 million in cash and stock to the fast-food giant in a historic settlement that comes two years after he was …
Read MoreBy Reilly The South African president tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday as cases of the Omicron variant have surged in the region, officials said. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is …
Read MoreBy Skelding A French swimmer with two Olympic gold medals is being investigated for rape. Yannick Agnel, 29, was arrested Thursday in Paris in connection with the rape and sexual …
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By Patteson The Joe Biden administration is sending a high-level delegation to the United Arab Emirates next week in a bid to tighten compliance with sanctions against Iran as talks …
Read MoreBy Elisa BEIJING – Chinese astronauts on Thursday beamed back a science lesson from the country’s under-construction space station. The lecture focused on physics, aiming to illustrate how the weightless …
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By Feuer Instagram is rolling out a slew of new features, including one that urges users to take a break and others designed to protect kids, the company announced Tuesday …
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By Miller Amazon’s web-hosting platform suffered a major outage Tuesday, taking down major websites such as Facebook, Netflix, Disney+ and Venmo. Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides cloud-computing services to …
Read MoreBy Wayt The current market is “even crazier than the dotcom era” and China made the right call when it banned cryptocurrencies, according to Warren Buffett’s right-hand man Charlie Munger. …
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By Wayt Apple has told suppliers that demand for its new iPhone 13 lineup has fallen ahead of the holiday season – and things may not get much better in …
Read MoreBy Elisa WASHINGTON – The U.S. is moving to require that all air travelers entering the country show a negative COVID-19 test performed within one day of departure in response …
Read MoreBy Elisa Walmart said on Monday longtime executive Brett Biggs will step down from his role as chief financial officer of the world’s largest retailer next year. Biggs, the finance chief …
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By Salo The Netherlands detected 13 cases of the concerning new Omicron variant among airline passengers flying in from South Africa last week, health officials said. Dutch health authorities announced that …
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By Wayt Cryptocurrency companies are being forced to shell out massive premiums in sports sponsorship deals as professional teams weigh the risks of getting burned – like some of them …
Read MoreBy Steigrad Proctor & Gamble said it is voluntarily recalling certain Old Spice and Secret aerosol anti-perspirant sprays due to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical. The consumer-products giant’s recall …
Read MoreBy Feuer The Biden administration is trying to reign in gas prices by releasing oil from the US strategic reserve – but a different sticky supply situation north of the …
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