BUSINESS

How Japan Is Trying to Rebuild Its Chip Industry

Taiwan’s semiconductor giant, TSMC, is quickly remaking a farm town in Japan into Asia’s next hub of chip manufacturing with enormous government support.Taiwan’s semiconductor giant, TSMC, is quickly remaking a farm town in Japan into Asia’s next hub of chip manufacturing with enormous government support. International Relations, Factories and Manufacturing, United States International Relations, Computer Chips, […]

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German Business Is Tangled in Red Tape

Companies in Germany complain that the demands of bureaucracy are costing them time and money that would be better spent building their businesses.Companies in Germany complain that the demands of bureaucracy are costing them time and money that would be better spent building their businesses. Law and Legislation, Economic Conditions and Trends, Regulation and Deregulation of

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Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot

A Tesla driver’s family had sought damages for the 2018 crash, which happened while the carmaker’s driver-assistance software was in use.A Tesla driver’s family had sought damages for the 2018 crash, which happened while the carmaker’s driver-assistance software was in use. Suits and Litigation (Civil), Corporations, Software, Computers and the Internet, Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Tesla

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Anthony Insolia, Who Led the Expansion of Newsday, Dies at 98

The Long Island paper won seven Pulitzer Prizes during his tenure, and he was a top editor for the Arizona Project, which investigated a reporter’s murder.The Long Island paper won seven Pulitzer Prizes during his tenure, and he was a top editor for the Arizona Project, which investigated a reporter’s murder. Newspapers, Deaths (Obituaries), News and

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Google to Tone Down Message Board After Employees Feud Over War in Gaza

The company is making changes to a popular message board called Memegen that some employees say sounds a lot like censorship.The company is making changes to a popular message board called Memegen that some employees say sounds a lot like censorship. Computers and the Internet, Workplace Environment, Censorship, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Google Inc Read More

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Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds

A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills. But that did not improve their mental health or their credit scores, a study found.A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills. But that did not improve their mental health or

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Teen Girls Confront an Epidemic of Deepfake Nudes in Schools

Using artificial intelligence, middle and high school students have fabricated explicit images of female classmates and shared the doctored pictures.Using artificial intelligence, middle and high school students have fabricated explicit images of female classmates and shared the doctored pictures. Women and Girls, Teenagers and Adolescence, Cyberharassment, Child Pornography, Artificial Intelligence, Rumors and Misinformation, School Discipline (Students),

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Spirit Airlines Will Delay Plane Purchases and Furlough Pilots

The low-cost airline, which has been unprofitable for four years, is trying to reduce costs after a federal judge blocked a proposed deal for JetBlue to acquire Spirit.The low-cost airline, which has been unprofitable for four years, is trying to reduce costs after a federal judge blocked a proposed deal for JetBlue to acquire Spirit. Airlines

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Maryland Passes 2 Major Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback

One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety, and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data.One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety, and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data. Privacy, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Children’s Online Privacy Protection

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