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Microsoft Follows Amazon, IBM To Ban Sale Of Facial Recognition Technology To US Police
Friday, June 12, 2020 - 12:24am | 352Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Thursday said it will no longer sell its facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States until a law regulating its use is enacted at the federal level, the Washington Post reported. What Happened "We will not sell facial-...
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China Targets Hong Kong's Autonomy After Pro-Democracy Uprising
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 11:38am | 431Read More...China’s ruling Communist Party signaled on Thursday it is bringing Hong Kong further under its control, reports Washington Post, citing a top official. What Happened Beijing has plans to change the system that previously allowed Hong Kong to maintain a level of autonomy for 23 years. The...
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FDA Warns Abbott's Coronavirus Rapid Test Kits Used By White House Possibly Shows False Negative
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 6:06am | 451Read More...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned that rapid novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits developed by Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) are frequently returning false negatives, according to preliminary data. What Happened The regulatory agency said it continues to evaluate...
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CDC Cautions About Second Coronavirus Wave In Winter
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 6:20am | 303Read More...Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic could combine with the annual seasonal flu in the U.S. in winter and could be more threatening. What Happened The coronavirus outbreak, together with the annual seasonal flu...
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Trump Lashes Out At Washington, Michigan Governors For Pandemic Response: 'We Don't Like To See The Complaints'
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 1:21am | 636Read More...President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized governors of Washington and Michigan for what he said were unhelpful responses to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Inslee, ‘A Failed Presidential Candidate' Trump told Fox News in a telephonic interview that Washington Governor Jay...
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$2T Coronavirus Stimulus To Pass Senate As Lawmakers, White House Reach Agreement
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 5:58am | 490Read More...The United States senators and White House officials reached an agreement on the $2 trillion novel coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus package early Wednesday, the Washington Post reported. Benzinga is covering every angle of how the coronavirus affects the financial world. For daily updates, sign up...
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Oracle Works With White House For Informal Testing Of Antimalarial Drugs For COVID-19 Effectiveness
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 9:53pm | 475Read More...Benzinga is covering every angle of how the coronavirus affects the financial world. For daily updates, sign up for our coronavirus newsletter. Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is creating a website and mobile applications for collecting data on the treatment of novel coronavirus (COVID-19...
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$2T Coronavirus Stimulus Package Stalled Further As Senate Clashes Over Specifics
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 11:26pm | 455Read More...The United States Senate remained divided along party lines over an economic stimulus package to counter the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak again on Monday. Votes Divided On Party Lines The senators voted 49-46 in favor of the stimulus, falling well short of the required 60 votes. Alabama...
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Haley Quits Boeing's Board Amid Bailout Request
Friday, March 20, 2020 - 8:01am | 266Read More...Expressing her disagreement with Boeing's (NYSE: BA) government bailout, Nikki Haley resigned from the company's board of directors. What Happened Former governor of South Carolina and former ambassador to the United Nations left Boeing's board of directors after the company sought a $...
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Twitter Marks Trump Campaign Video As 'Manipulated Media' In One Of The First Enforcements Of Updated Policy
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 3:51am | 505Read More...Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) on Sunday marked a video retweeted by President Donald Trump as "manipulated media," in one of the first such enforcements under its updated policy. What Happened The White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino had posted the video where Democratic...
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US Health Workers Contacting With Wuhan Evacuees Were Exposed To Coronavirus, Whistleblower Alleges
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 9:57am | 410Read More...The United States health workers who were assigned to meet the first cohort of evacuees from the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Wuhan city in China were themselves exposed to the deadly virus, a whistleblower has alleged. What Happened The Department of Health and Human Services didn't provide...
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JPMorgan To Stop Financing Fossil Fuel Projects In The Arctic
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 6:11am | 433Read More...JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) will stop giving out direct loans for fossil fuel extraction projects in the Arctic, the company announced Monday. What Happened The New York-based banking giant would also stop giving out loans to companies who make the majority of their revenues from coal, the...
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'Very Big Trade Deal' With India In Progress Ahead Of Visit, Trump Says
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 8:47am | 377Read More...President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, told reporters that he is doing a "very big trade deal" with India, but it might not be announced immediately. What Happened "We're doing a very big trade deal with India. We'll have it. I don't know if it'll be done before the...
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Boeing Finds Yet Another Problem In The Grounded 737 Max Aircraft
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 12:59am | 403Read More...The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) found foreign object debris (FOD) in the fuel tanks of some of the grounded 737 Max aircraft during a recent inspection. What Happened "FOD is absolutely unacceptable," Mark Jenks, the vice president and general manager of the 737 program told employees...
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Bernie Madoff Says He's Terminally ill, Asks For Release From Prison
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 3:41am | 612Read More...Bernard Madoff, the infamous Ponzi schemer, asked to be granted an early release due to his poor health conditions. What Happened Madoff, 81 has said that he is dying of terminal kidney disease and asked a judge on Wednesday for an early release from prison. He is currently serving a 150-...
