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Congressional leaders said on Sunday that lawmakers agreed to expand forgivable government loans to additional struggling local news outlets as part of a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. House of …

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Tesla’s Elon Musk asks about converting ‘large transactions’ to bitcoin

December 27, 2020December 22, 2020 - by sprinzinet

Elon Musk on Sunday asked about the possibility of converting “large transactions” of Tesla Inc’s balance sheet into bitcoin, according to a Twitter exchange between Musk and a well-known advocate …

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‘Powerful tradecraft’: how foreign cyber-spies compromised America

December 26, 2020December 22, 2020 - by sprinzinet

Speaking at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco in late February, America’s cyber defense chief boasted how well his organizations protect …

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China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests

December 24, 2020December 22, 2020 - by sprinzinet

China’s former finance minister Lou Jiwei suggested that China could restrict the number of banks a single fintech platform can partner with, to prevent any platform from gaining too much …

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Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs

December 23, 2020December 22, 2020 - by sprinzinet

Apple Inc has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California because of a coronavirus outbreak and 16 stores in the United Kingdom following restrictions introduced by the government …

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U.S. lawmakers make push for airplane certification reforms

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 - by sprinzinet

U.S. lawmakers are making a final push in 2020 to win approval of landmark reforms to how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies new airplanes in the wake of two …