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U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating a Waymo autonomous vehicle that struck a child near a school in Santa Monica, California, the second recent probe to examine the behavior of the Alphabet Inc. unit’s robotaxis near children. The vehicle collided …
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Tesla Inc. will spend over $20 billion on a dramatic reshuffling of factory lines reflecting Elon Musk’s repositioning of the carmaker coming off a multiyear sales slump. The capital expenditures planned for 2026 — more than double last year’s outlay …
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New York and most of the Northeast will likely be spared the worst of a new winter storm this weekend that still may clip Cape Cod and eastern New England after also making conditions worse across parts of North Carolina …
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. agreed to pay $40 million to settle a two-year federal investigation into the crop giant’s accounting practices that rocked its share price and eroded faith in the company’s transparency. The civil penalty levied by the U.S. Securities and …
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In March of 2025 a well-known dentist’s office exploded in the town of Evergreen, Alabama, near the Florida line. Today, the owner of that office, a dentist described as “very successful” and a “very nice guy,” is in jail, charged …
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Cybercriminals are opportunists. Many of them are not looking for the most complicated or valuable target; they just want an easy way into an organization’s system—and exposed and unprotected internet-facing technologies offer just that. Many of the riskiest technologies have …
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Workers wearing an exosuit experienced a 62% reduction in total strain and sprain injuries, a study examining hundreds of thousands or work hours shows. HeroWear, an occupational exoskeleton provider, conducted a longitudinal safety data study from five distribution centers over …
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The Howden-driven talent war has cost Brown & Brown $23 million in revenue, according to J. Powell Brown, the broker’s president and chief executive officer. “As of today, approximately 275 of our former teammates have joined this start-up, taking with …
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Google will pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action by smartphone users who accused Google of programming its Android operating system to collect their cellular data without permission. A preliminary settlement with the Alphabet unit was filed late …
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American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll. Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup …
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