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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy touts AI in annual shareholder letter

April 12, 2024, 7:37am Business

In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy went back to 2003. Read story

Medtronic study puts spotlight on how one of its heart devices can help women

April 12, 2024, 7:36am Business

More and more medical studies show that heart issues in women are not only underdiagnosed but should be treated differently. Read story

In this photo from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, drones and participants in a Defense Department urban warfare exercise pose at Fort Campbell, Tenn., on Nov., 2021. A single operator supervised a swarm of more than 100 cheap, unscrewed air and land drones at the exercise. With tensions high over Taiwan, U.S. and Chinese military planners are readying themselves for a new kind of war where battleships, fighter jets and amphibious landings cede prevalence to squadrons of AI-enabled air and sea drones.

US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race

In this photo from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, drones and participants in a Defense Department urban warfare exercise pose at Fort Campbell, Tenn., on Nov., 2021. A single operator supervised a swarm of more than 100 cheap, unscrewed air and land drones at the exercise. With tensions high over Taiwan, U.S. and Chinese military planners are readying themselves for a new kind of war where battleships, fighter jets and amphibious landings cede prevalence to squadrons of AI-enabled air and sea drones.

April 12, 2024, 7:31am Business

As their rivalry intensifies, U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy. Read story

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Treasury wants to boost foreign investment review powers, as Congress dissects Nippon, TikTok deals

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April 12, 2024, 7:30am Business

U.S. Treasury wants to enhance the power of a little-known, secretive government committee to review deals made between U.S. firms and foreign investors. Read story

Oakland officials vote to include ‘San Francisco’ in airport’s name

April 12, 2024, 7:30am Business

Oakland officials have voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite San Francisco threatening a lawsuit over what it says is a trademark violation. Read story

A worker tends to cows in the milking parlor at the Flood Brothers Farm, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Clinton, Maine. Foreign-born workers make up fully half the farm&rsquo;s staff of nearly 50, feeding the cows, tending crops and helping collect the milk &mdash; 18,000 gallons every day. (AP Photo/Robert F.

How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession

A worker tends to cows in the milking parlor at the Flood Brothers Farm, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Clinton, Maine. Foreign-born workers make up fully half the farm&rsquo;s staff of nearly 50, feeding the cows, tending crops and helping collect the milk &mdash; 18,000 gallons every day. (AP Photo/Robert F.

April 12, 2024, 7:29am Business

Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents. Read story

Ford is under investigation for Bronco Sport gas leaks. US says its remedy doesn’t fix the problem

April 12, 2024, 7:28am Business

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks. Read story

The Port of Vancouver USA and Subaru of America set a 30-year record in 2023 for Subaru imports.

Record number of Subarus came through Port of Vancouver in 2023

The Port of Vancouver USA and Subaru of America set a 30-year record in 2023 for Subaru imports.

April 11, 2024, 3:35pm Business

In 2023, 98,000 Subarus came through the Port of Vancouver, the most in 30 years. Read story