45 m. ago Fabric giant Joann is going out of business and closing all of its 800 stores

The crafts retailer formerly known as Jo-Ann Fabrics had been struggling financially for several years following a DIY-driven uptick in sales during the early days of the pandemic.

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2 h. ago FAA tests Starlink terminals as Musk claims Verizon tech is ‘not working’

The Federal Aviation Administration has started testing the use of SpaceX Starlink satellite internet terminals in the national airspace system, nearly two years after Verizon was awarded a $2 billion contract to perform similar work. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk claimed on his social media platform X that the Verizon system “is not working […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 h. ago Americans Brace for Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Start to Take Effect

More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.

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2 h. ago Microsoft’s venture fund M12 leads $15M round for Seattle cloud infrastructure startup Edera

Microsoft’s venture fund M12 leads $15M round for Seattle cloud infrastructure startup Edera  GeekWire

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3 h. ago Tidewater Capital is buying 351 California St. for the second time

Tidewater Capital is buying 351 California St. for the second time  The Business Journals

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3 h. ago Redalpine, Founders Fund back Magdrive’s electric thruster business

Orbital mobility took center-stage in the space industry last year, with venture capitalists funneling massive sums into startups developing tech for nimble satellite operations. So it’s no surprise that one of the most recent deals is to Magdrive, a UK-based startup that says its electric propulsion system for satellites will deliver a higher thrust in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago Fazeshift wants its AI agents to make accounting software better

Fazeshift wants its AI agents to make accounting software better  The Business Journals

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3 h. ago Quantum Machines raises $170M, says it’s working with more than half of all quantum computing companies

Quantum computing remains a holy grail in the world of technology, but with some important breakthroughs in the last several months, investors are betting on the more promising startups in the space to make the concept of super-efficient particle- and electron-based computing a reality. In the latest development, Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that provides […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago Baidu buys livestreaming site for $2.1bn a year after shelving deal

Chinese internet giant Baidu said on Tuesday it had purchased social media platform JOYY Inc's livestreaming business for $2.1 billion, a year after it canceled a deal partly because it failed to get government approval.

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4 h. ago Whistle Express Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Take 5 Car Wash, Creating the Largest Express Car Wash Company in the United States

Whistle Express Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Take 5 Car Wash, Creating the Largest Express Car Wash Company in the United States  Business Wire

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5 h. ago Trump Refocuses on Tariffs and Trade Deals With Russia and Ukraine

The president has sent the message that he’s committed to tariffs, and that he sees room for deals with Ukraine and Russia.

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6 h. ago WATCH: Fyre Festival 2 advertises ticket packages for over $1 million

Tickets went on sale Monday for Fyre Festival 2, nearly eight years after the infamous Bahamas festival that led to its founder being convicted of wire fraud.

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7 h. ago EU’s top court ruling on Android Auto antitrust referral could put interoperability requests in the fast lane

Europe’s top court has weighed in to clarify the rules around interoperability requirements on Big Tech in a referral on a case related to Google’s Android Auto platform. Back in 2021, the tech giant was hit with an €100 million antitrust fine by Italy’s competition authority for refusing to let a third-party electric car charging […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 h. ago LIZ PEEK: The gigantic slush fund inside the Biden White House

In 2022, President Joe Biden tapped long-time Democrat operative John Podesta to oversee the disbursement of $375 billon to climate-related initiatives.

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11 h. ago Fisher Brothers and Alaska Permanent Fund secure $500 million refinancing for 299 Park Ave.

Fisher Brothers and Alaska Permanent Fund secure $500 million refinancing for 299 Park Ave.  New York Real Estate Journal Online

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12 h. ago Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States

Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States  Foreign Affairs Magazine

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17 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Clock Is Ticking on the Trump Tax Cuts—And the Economy Knows It

It would be nearly impossible to exaggerate the economic significance of renewing provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Clock Is Ticking on the Trump Tax Cuts—And the Economy Knows It appeared first on Breitbart.

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19 h. ago Grassley, Johnson demand NARA turn over Biden records relating to email aliases, family business dealings

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson are demanding the National Archives and Records Administration turn over records relating to former President Biden’s use of a personal email address to conduct official government business and relating to his family’s financial dealings.

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19 h. ago Holmes and Balwani’s appeal falls flat as court upholds fraud convictions

Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s appeals to overturn their fraud convictions and reduce their prison sentences were denied Monday by the Northern District Court of California, which also refused to soften their $452 million joint restitution order. Holmes, the founder of Theranos, and Balwani, its former COO, were convicted in separate trials in 2022 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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20 h. ago Enhanced battery electrode could enable more than 600 km of travel on single charge

A research team led by Professor Kyeong-Min Jeong in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled an electrode that is five times thicker than existing models, utilizing the dry process.

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