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US revokes Intel, Qualcomm licenses to sell chips to Huawei
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul said the move is key to preventing China from developing advanced artificial intelligence.
Sanitation company fined $649,000 for hiring children in slaughterhouses
Fayette Janitorial Service LLC was found to have hired children, some as young as 13, during overnight shifts that involved using corrosive materials to clean “dangerous kill floor equipment” at facilities in Sioux City, Iowa, and Accomac, Va.
Tripadvisor stock plunges 28 percent after board scuttles sale
Shares of the Needham travel company fell on Wednesday after the company backed away from a possible acquisition.
Biden lauds new Microsoft center in Wisconsin on the same site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed
Biden was in Sturtevant, in Racine County, to promote the $3.3 billion Microsoft data center, which the Democratic president said will employ about 2,300 union construction workers to build it and then 2,000 permanent employees to staff it.
After vote Tuesday failed, Nantucket’s short-term rental debate will grind on
A measure to broadly legalize short-term rentals on the island was voted down at Town Meeting. Now what?
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Smart tech is the ultimate upgrade for your vacation property
Owners eagerly embrace monitoring devices as a way to keep their investments safe. Here’s what they are getting.
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Half-acre property 30 minutes south of Burlington comes with a private dock, screen porches, and cottage charm.
US revokes Intel, Qualcomm licenses to sell chips to Huawei
The US is also pressing allies including Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Germany to tighten curbs on selling and maintaining chip manufacturing tools in China.
Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her US concert tour last year or being put off by marked-up ticket prices.
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Even before Steward went bust, its landlord and financial lifeline paid a steep price
The hospital system owes Medical Properties Trust nearly $1 billion. A bankruptcy judge will determine how much of that MPT gets back.
Disney receives key approval to expand Southern California theme parks
Disney has received a key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades.
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Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month
Where to eat the best banhi mi, fiery Sichuan fare, and more in the Boston area.
US’s largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant
The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law.
IRobot names new CEO, claims progress on restructuring
The Bedford company has tapped Gary Cohen as its new chief executive. The move comes three months after the departure of cofounder and longtime CEO Colin Angle, following Amazon's failed bid to buy iRobot.
Bankrupt Steward hopes to sell Massachusetts hospitals by end of June
But the company’s own lawyer told a federal judge that Steward is already struggling to meet that deadline.
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Senators object to expansion of facial recognition technology at airports
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