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Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases
A federal appeals court has refused to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment
Pilgrim’s Pride, JPMorgan fall; Adobe, Smith & Wesson rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Pilgrim’s Pride, JPMorgan fall; Adobe, Smith & Wesson rise
AI-powered Mayflower, beset with glitch, returns to England
The Mayflower had a few false starts before its trailblazing sea voyage to America more than 400 years ago
Mexico conservatives to sue over gay pride Twitter hacking
A socially conservative Mexican political party is threatening legal action after someone hacked the Solidarity Encounter Party’s Twitter account and posted the gay pride banner and the slogan “Love is Love.”
Cruise giant Carnival says customers affected by breach
Customers and employees of several Carnival Corp. cruise lines might have had personal information stolen
Auto show back in Detroit next year with focus on outdoors
The head of Detroit’s big international auto show says it will return to the Motor City next year, but with smaller indoor displays, and more emphasis on experiencing vehicles and technology outside
Weird ‘living fossil’ fish lives 100 years, pregnant for 5
Scientists have calculated that the coelacanth, a giant weird fish from the time of dinosaurs, can live to be 100 years old
Lordstown Motors reverses, says it has no firm truck orders
Struggling electric truck maker Lordstown Motors says it doesn’t have any firm orders for its new pickups
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UK watchdog examines Apple-Google mobile system control
U.K. competition regulators are looking into Apple and Google smartphone operating systems, app stores and browsers, over concern that the two tech giants’ control of “mobile ecosystems” is harming consumers
GM, Wabtec to develop hydrogen powered locomotives
General Motors says it has signed a deal to develop railroad locomotives powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and battery system
EU court leaves Facebook more exposed to privacy challenges
The EU's top court has ruled Facebook can face privacy challenges from watchdogs in any of the bloc’s member states, not just its lead regulator in Ireland
Liz Weston: Should you save less for retirement?
Sometimes wanting to escape a demanding job motivates people to go to extremes, but there is such a thing as saving too much for retirement
Gains for some tech giants nudge S&P to another record high
Gains in several big-name tech companies including Apple helped nudge the S&P 500 to another record high Monday, even as other parts of the market faltered
Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $28M
The price to rocket into space next month with Jeff Bezos and his brother is a cool $28 million
Apple reaffirms privacy stance amid Trump probe revelations
Apple is seeking to protect its image as a guardian of personal privacy, maintaining it was blindsided and handcuffed by a Trump administration probe that resulted in the company handing over phone data from two Democratic congressmen
YouTube suspends Sen. Johnson for COVID-19 ‘misinformation’
Republican Sen_ Ron Johnson from Wisconsin has been suspended from uploading videos to YouTube for seven days, after the company said he violated its COVID-19 “medical misinformation policies.”
