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Economy May 19
Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4 million to hackersColonial Pipeline's CEO Joseph Blount told The Wall Street Journal that he authorized the payment after the ransomware attack because the company didn't know the extent of the damage.
Politics May 04
Biden administration pushes for diversity in transition to clean energyPresident Joe Biden's administration says it wants to ensure diversity among the communities that benefit from the transition and the people who are hired to do the work.
Politics Apr 27
Biden releases money in push to modernize U.S. electric gridThe federal government is making money available to build and improve electric transmission lines. It's part of a bid to improve the nation's aging electric grid and meet President Joe Biden's ambitious clean-energy goals.
Economy Dec 07
Uber to sell self-driving vehicles arm amid pandemic strugglesUber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm to Aurora as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Nation Sep 29
Airline workers brace for mass layoffsAbout 40,000 workers in the airline industry are facing layoffs on Thursday unless Congress comes up with another aid package. Many are worried about how they'll pay for rents, mortgages and food, or for health insurance.
Nation Aug 24
Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemicThe AP's findings run counter to statements in late June by Susan Bodine, EPA's assistant administrator for enforcement, who told lawmakers the pandemic was not causing "a significant impact on routine compliance, monitoring and reporting" and that industry wasn't widely…
Economy Aug 20
California court rules Uber, Lyft can consider drivers as independent contractors for nowBoth companies had threatened to shut down if a ruling went into effect Friday morning that would have forced them to treat all their drivers as employees, a change they said would be impossible to accomplish overnight.
Nation Aug 20
Uber and Lyft threaten shutdown in California if state employee law goes into effectAt issue is a decision that could re-shape the so-called gig economy as drivers, delivery workers and others who work for popular apps on an as-needed basis seek improved working conditions and benefits that many in the workforce enjoy.
Economy Aug 19
Pandemic shifts how consumers use gig companies, poll showsThe pandemic shuffled the deck for the so-called gig economy as fear of contracting the coronavirus led many who once traveled in shared vehicles to stay home, and grocery delivery services struggled to keep up with demand from people who…
World Aug 03
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy U.S. arm of TikTokMicrosoft is confirming that it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship.