The second largest teachers’ union in the United State will make available to millions of public school students a “news media literacy” tool critics say has a significant left-wing bias. In a new partnership announced this week, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) said it will purchase licensed copies of NewsGuard’s “anti-misinformation” browser extension for…
Teachers’ Union Promotes ‘Anti-Misinformation’ Tool, Sparking Left-Wing Bias Concerns
January 27, 2022
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US Seeks More Information From Tesla on Distracted Drive Game Probe
WASHINGTON—U.S auto safety regulators on Tuesday said they have sought additional information from Tesla Inc. in its probe into 580,000 vehicles over the automaker’s decision to allow games to be played by passengers on the front center touchscreen. In December, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary evaluation into 2017–2022 Tesla Model…
Intel Scores Major Win as Court Scraps $1.2 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
Intel on Wednesday won its fight against a 1.06-billion-euro ($1.2 billion) EU antitrust fine that the U.S. chipmaker was handed 12 years ago for stifling a rival, in a major setback for EU antitrust regulators. The judgment by Europe’s second-top court in support of Intel’s arguments is likely to cheer Alphabet unit Google in its…
Are Big Chinese Tech Firms in Trouble?
Commentary When Icarus flew too close to the sun, he got burned, tumbled out of the sky, and fell into the ocean. China’s technology giants have certainly been flying high. The cohort of Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and other platform companies have become household names, made their founders billionaires, run apps that Chinese people use on…
Intel Posts Record Quarterly Revenue, Sees Supply Strains Through Year
January 27, 2022
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Chipmaker Intel Corp. posted record fourth-quarter revenue, but forecast first-quarter earnings short of Wall Street expectations, as the world’s largest chipmaker faces challenges linked to persistent global supply chain problems. Intel shares, which initially fell about 3 percent in late trade, recovered some ground after the company expressed confidence in demand for its chips and…
Official Says Puerto Rico’s Senate Targeted by Cyberattack
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Puerto Rico’s Senate announced Wednesday that it was the target of a cyberattack that disabled its internet provider, phone system, and official online page, the latest in a string of similar incidents in recent years. Senate President José Luis Dalmau said in a statement that there is no evidence that hackers were…
Chinese Hackers Target German Pharma and Tech Firms
BERLIN—Chinese hacker group APT 27, long suspected of launching attacks on Western government agencies, has started targeting German companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and technology, Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said on Wednesday. In addition to stealing trade secrets and intellectual property, the hackers may be trying to penetrate…
Ford Aims to Be the Tesla of Connected Commercial Vehicles
January 26, 2022
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DETROIT—Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Farley won applause from Wall Street by increasing the production target for the automaker’s electric F-150 to 150,000 a year, more than three times the original number. Now, Farley wants investors and commercial vehicle customers to pay more attention to the software and services Ford wants to sell with…
Toshiba Says Has Restarted Some Chip Production at Quake-Hit Plant
TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday said it had partially restarted production at a semiconductor plant in Oita, southern Japan, that was halted after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend. One of the two production lines at the factory was restarted on Wednesday, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp. said in a statement. It…
Flying Car Certified to Fly, Paving Way for Mass Production of ‘Very Efficient Flying Cars’
A hybrid car-airplane known as “AirCar” has been issued a certificate of airworthiness by the Slovakian civil aviation authority, potentially paving the way for the future of flying vehicles. The dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle, which looks like a sports car, was created by a team of eight highly-skilled specialists at the Slovakian company Klein Vision, which was founded…
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