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EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
BRUSSELS (AP) ??" The European Union's top official on Wednesday exhorted the bloc's 27 member nations to wean themselves off natural gas not only to speed the transition to clean energy but also to make the bloc a more independent player in the world.On the eve of an EU summit centering on the energy crisis, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told legislators that since the bloc imports 90% of its gas ??" much of it from strategic rival Russia ??" "this makes us vulnerable."
As a result she wants the EU to double down on a swift transition to clean... Read More
UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data
LONDON (AP) ??" Britain's competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the U.K. investigation into the social media giant's purchase of Giphy.The Competition and Markets Authority said Facebook failed to provide required information during the probe. It said it gave the platform multiple warnings and "considers that Facebook's failure to comply was deliberate.?
The authority said it was the first time a company had been found to breach a so-called initial enforcement order by consciously refusing to Suc... Read More
Netflix posts higher 3Q earnings, solid subscriber growth
Netflix posted sharply higher third-quarter earnings Tuesday thanks to a stronger slate of titles, including "Squid Game," the dystopian survival drama from South Korea that the company says became its biggest-ever TV show.The company has ramped up production, rebounding from pandemic-induced delays in the first half of the year. It's also looking beyond movies and TV and said it plans to fund "new growth opportunities" such as video games, which are being tested in some markets.
"It remains very early days for this initiative and, like other content categories we've... Read More
Former Calif. regulator tapped to run highway safety agency
DETROIT (AP) ??" A former California pollution regulator is being nominated to run the nation's highway safety agency.President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intention to nominate Steven Cliff, who has served as deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since February, to become the agency's administrator.
If confirmed by the Senate, Cliff would take over the agency at a crucial juncture. Highway deaths are rising, battery electric vehicles are upending the auto industry, and vehicle automation is spreading into more models.
Facebook paying fine to settle US suit on discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) ??" Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department's allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of foreigners with special visas to fill high-paying jobs.Facebook also agreed in the settlement announced Tuesday to train its employees in anti-discrimination rules and to conduct more widespread advertising and recruitment for job opportunities in its permanent labor certification program, which allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently.
The... Read More
Top Stories in Technology
- EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
- UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data
- Netflix posts higher 3Q earnings, solid subscriber growth
- Former Calif. regulator tapped to run highway safety agency
- Facebook paying fine to settle US suit on discrimination
- Vulnerable nations lay out demands for climate talks
- New skyscraper lab will test elevators high above Atlanta
- UK music streaming faces scrutiny from competition watchdog
- Chinese users have mixed feelings about LinkedIn departure
- Automakers step up pace on electric vehicle battery plants
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