PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Can the congressman who took on an entrenched machine politician in Rhode Island also stand up to Big Tech? David Cicilline, the Rhode Island Democrat now leading a House antitrust investigation into the market dominance of Facebook, Go…
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Month: July 2019
China Wrestles with the Toxic Aftermath of Rare Earth Mining
The mountains north of the village of Lingbeizhen in southern Jiangxi province no longer echo with the rumble of bulldozers and trucks. New bamboo groves climb the ravines. Tropical pines and navel orange trees grace terraces carved from the mountainsides, co…
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Tesla & Apple Stock Blast Higher as Trade War Thaws
Tesla stock and Apple stock are on the move, thanks to positive developments regarding the tariff war with China. A Slight Thaw in The Trade War During the G20 meeting, President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Little was expected from t…
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Tesla’s Unhappy Birthday: Here’s Why Its Days May Be Numbered
July 1 has the unfortunate distinction of being the 16th birthday of the worlds most controversial car maker, Tesla Motors. Given the insanity of Elon Musk, its a wonder Tesla made it this far. Or rather, perhaps its because of the insanity of Elon Musk that…
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11 companies propose guiding principles for self-driving vehicles
This morning, a coalition of 11 companies — Aptiv, Audi, Baidu, BMW, Continental, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Here, Infineon, Intel, and Volkswagen — published a whitepaper (“Safety First For Automated Driving”) describing a framework for the developm…
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