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The Trustbuster Who Has Apple and Google in His Sights

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By: David McCabe
22 March 2024 at 05:02
Jonathan Kanter, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, made his boldest move on Thursday by accusing Apple of antitrust violations.

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Jonathan Kanter, far left, during an awards ceremony at the Justice Department in December, two years after he started leading its antitrust division.

4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks

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By: Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
29 March 2024 at 12:18
Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have been proposed to protect patient data, vulnerable hospitals and medical groups.

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UnitedHealth Group’s headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn.

Apple Lifts Some Restrictions on iPhone Repairs

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By: Tripp Mickle and Brian X. Chen
11 April 2024 at 17:36
This fall, the company will begin allowing customers to replace broken parts with used iPhone components without its previous software limits.

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Apple’s new policy will remove the repair restrictions for the iPhone 15, which it released last year.

Tesla Will Recall Cybertruck in Latest Setback

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By: J. Edward Moreno
19 April 2024 at 14:26
A federal auto safety agency said the accelerator pedal on the pickup truck, sales of which began in late 2023, could become stuck, increasing the risk of accidents.

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Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, with the Cybertruck at a 2019 event in California.

TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over β€˜Addictive’ Features

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By: Adam Satariano
22 April 2024 at 17:47
European officials threatened to fine TikTok and force it to remove some features, the latest regulatory challenge for the Chinese-owned social media app.

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The action announced on Monday is the second E.U. investigation against TikTok.

Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk

βœ‡NYT: Science
By: Emily Anthes， Apoorva Mandavilli and Noah Weiland
23 April 2024 at 17:42
The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known.

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Scientists say that the presence of viral fragments in milk, which is pasteurized, isn’t cause for alarm, but that the bigger problem is the ongoing uncertainty about the size and scope of the outbreak.

Former Boeing Manager Says Workers Mishandled Parts to Meet Deadlines

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By: Niraj Chokshi
24 April 2024 at 09:21
Merle Meyers, who left Boeing last year after a 30-year career, said he was speaking publicly about his experience because he loved the company β€œfiercely.”

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Merle Meyers, who worked at Boeing for nearly 30 years, said the company’s culture had changed over the years to emphasize speed over quality.

Elon Musk Clashes With Australian Court Over Violent Videos on X

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By: Kate Conger
24 April 2024 at 14:35
Mr. Musk’s defiance over removing content is testing the boundaries of international legal systems.

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Security officers standing guard outside a church in Sydney this month after a bishop was stabbed during a YouTube livestream of the service.

Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines

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By: Brad Plumer
25 April 2024 at 14:09
The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded.

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Administration officials worry their plans to fight climate change could falter unless electric grids can quickly expand to handle more wind and solar power.

Biden’s New Power Plant Rules: 5 Things to Know

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By: Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman
25 April 2024 at 14:00
The administration issued a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming.

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Republican-led states and the coal industry are all but certain to challenge the rules in court.

F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

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By: Cecilia Kang
25 April 2024 at 13:56
Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.

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Jessica Rosenworcel, chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission.

U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot

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By: J. Edward Moreno
26 April 2024 at 16:03
The National Highway Safety Administration also released an analysis of crashes involving the system that showed at least 29 fatal accidents over five and a half years.

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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Tesla’s recall of its Autopilot system.

Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

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By: Christina Jewett and Noah Weiland
26 April 2024 at 19:55
The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco. In an election year, the president’s worries about support among Black voters may have influenced the postponement.

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Public health groups supporting the ban of menthol cigarettes cited years of data suggesting that the cigarettes, long marketed to African American smokers, make it more palatable to start smoking and more difficult to stop.

Meta Faces EU Investigation Over Election Disinformation

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By: Adam Satariano
30 April 2024 at 09:55
The inquiry is intended to pressure the tech giant to more aggressively police Facebook and Instagram ahead of the European Union’s closely watched elections in June.

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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, which is investigating Meta over election disinformation.

β€˜Smartphones on Wheels’ Draw Attention From Regulators

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By: Kashmir Hill
30 April 2024 at 10:03
Modern cars are internet-connected and have hundreds of sensors. Lawmakers and regulators have concerns about what’s happening with all that data.

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Government attention to the car industry is intensifying, experts say, because of the increased technological sophistication of modern cars.

Energy Dept. Releases New Efficiency Rules for Water Heaters and Other Appliances

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By: Hiroko Tabuchi
30 April 2024 at 16:59
The Biden administration is tightening efficiency rules for water heaters, stoves and other appliances, and conservative politicians are dialing up their criticisms.

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The new rules will save nearly $1 trillion over 30 years, the D.O.E. said. Conservatives counter that machines will cost more up front.

Final Arguments in Google Antitrust Trial Conclude, Setting Up Landmark Ruling

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By: David McCabe and Cecilia Kang
3 May 2024 at 18:11
Judge Amit P. Mehta must now decide whether Google violated the law, potentially setting a precedent for a series of tech monopoly cases.

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The Justice Department and state attorneys general say that Google has abused a monopoly over the search business, stifling competitors and limiting innovation, something the company denies.

U.S. Tightens Rules on Risky Virus Research

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By: Carl Zimmer and Benjamin Mueller
7 May 2024 at 11:42
A long-awaited new policy broadens the type of regulated viruses, bacteria, fungi and toxins, including those that could threaten crops and livestock.

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Working inside a biosafety Level 3 lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2020.

10 Big Biden Environmental Rules, and What They Mean

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By: Coral Davenport
9 May 2024 at 05:06
Asbestos, β€œforever” chemicals, E.V.s and endangered species. Here’s what 10 new rules cover, and why the administration has been churning them out.

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President Biden giving an Earth Day speech inside Prince William Forest Park in Virginia, last month.

California Will Add a Fixed Charge to Electric Bills and Reduce Rates

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By: Ivan Penn
10 May 2024 at 11:06
Officials said the decision would lower bills and encourage people to use cars and appliances that did not use fossil fuels, but some experts said it would discourage energy efficiency.

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Utility companies across the country have long pushed for fixed charges to help cover the cost of maintaining and improving grid equipment like power lines and substations

New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power

βœ‡NYT: Science
By: Brad Plumer
13 May 2024 at 18:22
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the biggest changes in more than a decade to the way U.S. power lines are planned and funded.

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A transmission line construction project near Bingham, Maine, in 2022.

Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation

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By: Cecilia Kang and David McCabe
15 May 2024 at 05:00
Their plan is the culmination of a yearlong listening tour on the dangers of the new technology.

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From left, the senators behind a plan for federal legislation on artificial intelligence: Martin Heinrich, Todd Young, Chuck Schumer and Mike Rounds.

EU Investigates Facebook and Instagram Over Addictive Effects on Children

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By: Adam Satariano
16 May 2024 at 14:13
The American tech giant’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, may β€œexploit the weaknesses and inexperience of minors,” the European Commission said.

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β€œWe are sparing no effort to protect our children,” Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal markets commissioner, said in a statement.
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