Verizon wins FAA technology deal worth up to $2.4 billion
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Verizon Communications a contract potentially worth $2.4 billion to upgrade the agency's technology systems.
Mar 31, 2023
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New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River
On the Upper Mississippi River, a system of locks and dams keeps the artery between Minneapolis and St. Louis open and the U.S. economy pumping. Barges haul around 175 million tons of freight, including 60% of the country's ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Musk found not liable in Tesla tweet trial
Jurors on Friday cleared Elon Musk of liability for investors' losses in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweets falsely claiming that he had funding in place to take Tesla private.
Feb 4, 2023
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Jury mulls whether Musk's 2018 Tesla tweet was fraud
Jurors on Friday began deliberating whether Elon Musk committed fraud and should pay dearly for 2018 tweets falsely claiming that he had funding in place to take Tesla private.
Feb 3, 2023
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Think women ought to have abortion rights? Don't talk about it on Facebook
The case of Facebook's parent company, Meta, turning over private message data to Nebraska investigators, who then used it to prosecute a teenage girl who induced an abortion, is the latest proof that our sense of privacy ...
Aug 18, 2022
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US issues sanctions on a 2nd virtual currency mixing firm
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which has allegedly helped to launder more than $7 billion worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019.
Aug 8, 2022
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Winner of $1.3 billion in broadband funds faces big hurdles
The big winner in a 2020 federal auction to build more broadband in rural America was a relatively small company started by a Minnesota entrepreneur. Since then, not much has gone right for the firm or the people waiting ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Crypto 'fear and greed' gauge improves a bit after 60% selloff
If trader sentiment is any guide, cryptocurrencies could snap back or at least stop selling off after one of their worst quarters in history.
Jul 6, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Potential market for liquid hydrogen as a marine fuel in the Aleutian Islands
As interest grows in the potential of using "green" hydrogen generated from renewable electricity to help decarbonize maritime shipping, a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Four states receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund
More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. ...
Jun 7, 2022
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