Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight
Wide-ranging bipartisan legislation unveiled Tuesday would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile busts and failures.
Jun 7, 2022
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Twitter to pay $150M penalty over privacy of users' data
Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators' allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users' data over a six-year span.
May 26, 2022
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Nearly 1 in 5 Amazon delivery drivers get hurt on the job each year, new report says
One in five delivery drivers working for Amazon was injured on the job in 2021, a new report says.
May 25, 2022
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Intercontinental Exchange to pay $13.1 billion for data company Black Knight
Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange has agreed to buy Black Knight, a real estate analytics company, for $13.1 billion, according to a news release from the companies.
May 9, 2022
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Tesla CEO Musk's Twitter bid: Trolling or true?
Will Elon Musk, the world's richest man and prominent social media troll, really buy Twitter with his unprecedented heap of loot as his bid Wednesday suggests, or is he just posturing?
Apr 15, 2022
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'They cannot be trusted': Lawmakers slam Facebook over sale of deadly children's products
Despite repeated warnings that Facebook Marketplace allows the sale of recalled products that have killed children, the platform's parent company, Meta, has still failed to prevent such items from being available on its site. ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Discovery: No US challenge to $43B WarnerMedia deal
U.S. antitrust regulators have not challenged the $43 billion combination of Discovery and AT&T's WarnerMedia during a key review period, according to corporate securities filings, easing the way for the deal to close in ...
Feb 9, 2022
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AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near key airports after the nation's largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause widespread flight disruptions.
Jan 18, 2022
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TSA requires rail and airports to strengthen cybersecurity
The Transportation Security Administration is issuing new directives and recommendations aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity defenses of U.S. rail and airport operators.
Dec 2, 2021
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Taiwan's Foxconn has deal to buy former GM plant in Ohio
Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics maker, has a deal to buy a huge auto assembly plant in Ohio from startup electric truck maker Lordstown Motors, the companies announced Thursday.
Oct 1, 2021
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