ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops China’s rich list
HONG KONG — ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops the list of China’s richest people, according to the Hurun Research Institute, although many of them have…
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In a visit to Baltimore, Biden will announce $3 billion to reduce carbon emissions at US ports
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a…
Treasury issues rule to block U.S. investors from helping China develop advanced military technology
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced technologies, issued a rule Monday to restrict…
Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them
Let no one accuse Brian Williams of trying to lower expectations a week before his election night special coverage on Amazon Prime Video. “This will…
Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software update
Apple is releasing a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 lineup as the trendsetting company…
How to protect yourself from scammers offering fake jobs
NEW YORK — Between finding openings, sending out your resume and interviewing, looking for a job is tough. Now a growing trend of scammers impersonating…
Volkswagen’s employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants
BERLIN — Volkswagen has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany, the head of the company’s works council…
Boeing, in need of cash, looking to raise up to approximately $19B in offering
Boeing is looking to raise up to approximately $19 billion in a stock offering as the aerospace giant, which is dealing with a contentious strike,…
Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Fla., Ford bemoaned how expensive…
Lawsuit: Hallmark exec says leading ladies Lacey Chabert, Holly Robinson Peete are ‘aging out’
Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our…