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Local experts eye AI to help develop the future
MOSES LAKE — AI technology has been developing quickly over the last few years with multiple avenues and questions…
Wisconsin tells Foxconn no tax credits without new deal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin told Foxconn Technology Group on Monday that it won't qualify for billions of dollars in state tax credits unless it strikes a new deal for a scaled-back factory complex.
UK sheep farmer jailed for contaminated baby food plot
LONDON (AP) — A sheep farmer was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday for his plot to use baby food laced with metal shards to blackmail one of Britain's biggest supermarket chains.
Amid COVID, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends
NEW YORK (AP) — The final three months of the year, usually a boom time for many small businesses thanks to holiday shopping and celebrations, looks precarious as the coronavirus maintains its grip on the economy.
Twilio buys Segment for $3.2B as demand for cloud tech booms
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twilio is buying customer data start-up Segment in a stock deal valued at about $3.2 billion as demand for cloud technology surges during the pandemic.
Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba relaxed coronavirus restrictions Monday in hopes of boosting its economy, allowing shops and government offices to reopen and welcoming locals and tourists at airports across the island except in…
The Latest: Texas governor says surge team sent to El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas -- An ongoing wave of COVID-19 cases in the El Paso area prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to announce Monday that a surge team of medical professionals would be dispatched to the area.
British Airways CEO replaced as company fights for survival
LONDON (AP) — British Airways has replaced CEO Alex Cruz after 4 1/2 years on the job as part of a broad shake-up as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine paused while the company investigates a study participant’s “unexplained illness”
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine paused while the company investigates a study participant’s “unexplained illness.”
Southwest Airlines to expand in Houston and Chicago in 2021
Southwest Airlines said Monday it will expand in Houston and Chicago by starting flights to those cities' largest airports, stepping up its head-to-head competition against bigger airlines.
UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk
LONDON (AP) — The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and sh…
Global watchdog proposes tax overhaul for Big Tech
LONDON (AP) — A global economic watchdog on Monday proposed an overhaul of international tax rules to make sure big tech companies pay their dues, and warned that failure to adopt it would make the economic recover…
Facebook bans Holocaust denial, will direct people who search for information on platform to authoritative sources
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook bans Holocaust denial, will direct people who search for information on platform to authoritative sources.
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Auctions are everywhere in today’s economy. They determine how Google sells ads, what price consumers end up paying for electricity, and the way governments sell off the public airwaves to telecom …
Twilio, Dillard's rise; PG&E, Occidental Petroleum fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday:
Liz Weston: Suddenly retired? Here’s what to do next
The pandemic seems to be driving a surge of early retirements as businesses close or downsize and older people weigh the health risks of continuing to work.