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Lawmakers press Big Tech CEOs on speech responsibility

WASHINGTON – The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google faced a grilling Thursday as lawmakers tried to draw them into admitting ’ responsibility for helping fuel the…

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Tesla is using customers to test AV tech on public roads: NTSB

A Tesla Model S car equipped with Autopilot David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal agency is calling for tougher requirements on testing autonomous driving, and the…

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Birx joins air purifying company selling Covid tech

Birx’s hiring at ActivePure Technology, a Texas-based filtration company, comes as it’s seeking formal clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its air purifier for the purpose of…

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Tech comeback rally gains steam as Nasdaq jumps 4%, Tesla rebounds 20%

U.S. stocks jumped sharply on Tuesday after bond yields declined, causing investors to buy the dip in beaten-up technology shares. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 4%, on pace for its…

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Georgia Tech Receives $2.2M in Toyota Research Institute Robotics Funding | Research Horizons

The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of 16 academic institutions selected for Toyota Research Institute’s (TRI) collaborative research program. Founded in 2015 and now in its second wave of…

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American Academy of Diplomacy, Texas Tech Host Sixth Annual Ambassadors’ Forum | Texas Tech Today

The panelists will discuss foreign perceptions of the U.S. in a post-COVID-19 world. The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) and Texas Tech University‘s Office of International Affairs will host the…

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Dow rises to another record led by Verizon and Chevron, but tech weakness weighs on S&P 500

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose in volatile trading on Wednesday, on pace to hit another record close, boosted by a jump in Verizon and Chevron shares. The blue-chip Dow…

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Airlines, tech giants have competing plans

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Vestager hints Big Tech will have to end ‘self-preferencing’

LONDON — The EU’s competition chief has suggested that tech giants will have to change how they promote themselves as the bloc prepares to revise its competition rulebook. The European…

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Talking Turkey: Texas Tech Alumnus Heads National Turkey Federation | Texas Tech Today

Joel Brandenberger’s organization presents the National Thanksgiving Turkey, which the U.S. president pardons each November. “If you’re dealing with a live animal and the president, anything can happen.” Joel Brandenberger…

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