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

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Ivan Penn
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

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

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David McCabe and Cecilia Kang
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.

‘Smartphones on Wheels’ Draw Attention From Regulators

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Kashmir Hill
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.

Meta Faces EU Investigation Over Election Disinformation

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Adam Satariano
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.

Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

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Christina Jewett and Noah Weiland
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.

U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot

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J. Edward Moreno
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.

Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines

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Brad Plumer
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.

Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk

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Emily Anthes， Apoorva Mandavilli and Noah Weiland
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.

Tesla Will Recall Cybertruck in Latest Setback

✇NYT: Technology
J. Edward Moreno
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.

The Trustbuster Who Has Apple and Google in His Sights

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David McCabe
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.
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