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Rapid-transit test tunnel under LA opens to public Dec. 10

Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company founder Elon Musk speaks at the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, in Hawthorne, California on July 22, 2018.  Elon Musk tweeted that his Boring Company will unveil a stretch of a rapid-transit tunnel under Los Angeles to …

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Saudi Arabia says ‘no intention’ for a 1973-style oil embargo

Anton Novoderezhkin | TASS via Getty Images Khalid A Al-Falih, Energy, Indutry and Mineral Resources Minister of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia and Saudi Aramco Board Chairman, attends a plenary session titled ‘Global Energy 2035 – Overcoming Barriers and Consolidating Opportunities’ as part of the 2018 Russian Energy Week international forum …

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Google EU antitrust ruling does not threaten dominance

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.  Last week, Google complied with the European Union’s $5 billion antitrust ruling by changing how it bundles …

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GOP political apps create ‘safe space’ away from Facebook and Twitter

SOPA Images | Getty Images The logos of Twitter, Facebook and Google Republicans who feel Silicon Valley harbors a bias against conservative views are developing their own online networks, according to a Saturday report in The New York Times. The Times highlighted a new generation of mobile applications made for …

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Trump hits Beto O’Rourke, boosts Ted Cruz

Al Drago | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets fellow candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at a rally organized by Tea Party Patriots on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, to oppose the Iran nuclear agreement. President Donald Trump tried to stoke …

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Hasbro to cut workforce by less than 10%: WSJ

Michael Springer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A statue of Mr. Potato Head greets visitors to the corporate headquarters of toymaker Hasbro Inc. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Toy maker Hasbro is expected to cut jobs as the toy industry continues to deal with the fallout from the bankruptcy of retailer …

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Trump opportunity zones popular with investors, but might offer less for voters

T.J. Kilpatrick | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump, right, speaks while Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, listens during a working session regarding the Opportunity Zones provided by tax reform in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, …

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Apple’s Tim Cook calls for retraction on Chinese spy chip story

Visual China Group | Getty Images Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook attends China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24, 2018 in Beijing, China. China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 is hosted by the Development Research Center of the State Council of China on March 24-26 …

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Microsoft is now tying Satya Nadella’s pay to LinkedIn’s performance

Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an Economic Club of Chicago dinner in Chicago on Oct. 3, 2018. Two years after Microsoft paid $27 billion for LinkedIn, its most expensive acquisition ever, the company is tying the professional networking site’s performance …

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Brazilian airline Gol to offer premium class with no middle seats

Dado Galdieri | Bloomberg | Getty Images Attendees stand in line in front of a Boeing Co. aircraft operated by GOL Airlines SA during the International Brazil Air Show (IBAS) at Rio Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, April 1, 2017.  Brazil’s largest airline is trying …

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