Category: Companies

More Flying Coffees Forecast as Google Tests Drone Tech

March 9, 2023
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Australians could see many more coffees flying around the suburbs after Google announced plans to test technology designed to load its drones and boost the number of airborne deliveries. The tech giant’s drone arm, Wing, which operates in the skies above Canberra and Logan City, on Brisbane’s south, revealed plans to trial new advances on…

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Lawmakers Erupt in Heated Discussion After ‘Twitter Files’ Journalist Refuses to Reveal Sources

March 9, 2023
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Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) engaged in a heated discussion with lawmakers as she tried to get “Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi to reveal a source during a Thursday congressional hearing. The Democrat lawmaker asked Taibbi about whether Twitter owner Elon Musk asked him to partake in the reporting on internal Twitter communications and the firm’s communications…

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Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Testifies to Congress

March 9, 2023
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Another Norfolk Southern train derailed as its CEO, Alan Shaw, testified to Congress on Thursday about the toxic train crash in Ohio last month. The company said in a statement that some 30 cars on a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama as it was heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Mississippi. The cars that derailed…

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House Passes Bill to Prohibit Collusion Between Federal Government, Big Tech to Censor Lawful Speech

March 9, 2023
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The House passed a bill on March 9 that would prohibit the federal government from colluding with Big Tech to censor lawful speech. The bill passed 219–206. The bill, which is likely dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate, was introduced by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Ahead of the…

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Major Homebuilder Leaves California for Texas as ‘Blue’ State Business Exodus Continues

March 9, 2023
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A major U.S. homebuilding company has announced plans to move its headquarters out of California, in another blow to the state. Landsea Homes, a Newport Beach, California, construction firm, which designs and builds master-planned communities and houses across the country, announced on Mar. 8 that it would move its corporate headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The firm has developed homes and communities in…

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Homebuilder Leaves California for Texas as ‘Blue’ State Business Exodus Continues

March 9, 2023
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A U.S. homebuilding company has announced plans to move its headquarters out of California, in another blow to the state. Landsea Homes, a Newport Beach, California, construction firm, which designs and builds master-planned communities and houses across the country, announced on Mar. 8 that it would move its corporate headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The firm has developed homes and communities in Boston,…

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‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Exposed By ‘Twitter Files,’ Journalist Testifies

March 9, 2023
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Journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified on the “Twitter Files” to the House’s Weaponization of Government subcommittee March 9, days after Republicans on the committee released a report claiming the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has harrassed Elon Musk over the reporting. Subcommittee Ranking Member Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) asserted Taibbi and Shellenberger “pose a direct…

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Visa Pauses Work on Code to Track Gun Purchases

March 9, 2023
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Visa confirmed Mar. 9 that it is pausing implementation of a new code that will help track gun purchases. Visa is among other companies that were working on a new merchant category code (MCC) for gun and ammunition stores. The company, explaining the pause, said that it stemmed from how legislators in multiple states are considering…

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Visa, Mastercard Pause Implementation of New Code to Track Gun Purchases

March 9, 2023
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Visa and Mastercard confirmed on March 9 that they’re pausing the implementation of a new merchant category code (MCC) that will help track cardholders’ purchases at gun stores. The pause stems from legislation advancing in several states that would restrict the use of the new code, and complicate matters, Visa said. “There is now significant confusion and legal uncertainty in the payments…

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Man Charged With Trying to Stab Flight Attendant Faces Judge

March 9, 2023
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BOSTON—The man charged with attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight last weekend and trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon is headed to court on Thursday to find out whether he will be granted bail. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Massachusetts, was…

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