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Chipotle restaurant, Manhattan, New York, April 2017.

Chipotle to Pay $20M for Violating Labor Laws

The settlement covers about 13,000 workers at the chain's New York City locations.

Toshiba Boosts Profit on Devices, Auto Sector Demand

Toshiba has promised to boost sales by forging ahead with clean energy, infrastructure projects, data services, devices and storage businesses.

August 10, 2022

Food stand inside Grand Central Market, Los Angeles, July 13, 2022.

Inflation Slows from 40-Year Peak

But plenty of items are continuing to grow more expensive.

August 10, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio on March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is selling about 8 million Tesla shares worth nearly $7 billion as the billionaire looks to get his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.

Elon Musk Sells $7B in Tesla Shares Ahead of Twitter Fight

Musk disclosed that he unloaded about 8 million shares.

August 10, 2022

A sales associate talks with a prospective buyer of a Cooper SE electric vehicle on the showroom floor of a Mini dealership July 7, 2022, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump start sales of electric vehicles.

Most Electric Vehicles Won't Qualify for Federal Tax Credit

The idea behind the requirement is to incentivize domestic manufacturing.

August 9, 2022

A saltwater stained rock lies next to a cucumber in the field of farmer Bobby Costa near Tracy, Calif., on Thursday, July 21, 2022. He gets water from rivers in the Delta rivers, delivered by an irrigation district through a ditch on his property. This year, the water’s higher salt content is evident, leaving white stains on the dirt in his fields and hurting his cucumber crop.

In Dry California, Salty Water Creeps into Key Waterways

State water managers, cities and farmers to look for new ways to stabilize their supply of fresh water.

August 9, 2022

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 5, 2019.

Buffett's Firm Reports $44B Loss

August 8, 2022

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Toshiba's Retail Division Opens Innovation Hub in Texas

August 8, 2022

Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for motorcycles.

U.S. Agency Probes Tesla Crashes That Killed 2 Motorcyclists

August 8, 2022

Cuban authorities say lightning struck a crude oil storage tank at the base, sparking a fire that sparked four explosions that injured more than 121 people, one person dead and 17 missing.

Firefighters Battle Big Blaze at Cuba Tank Farm

August 8, 2022

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

August 4, 2022

The Twitter splash page is displayed on a digital device in San Diego, April 25, 2022. Twitter has filed a response to claims by billionaire Elon Musk that he has legitimate reasons for wanting to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. In a counterclaim filed Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, Twitter calls Musk's reasoning “a story, imagined in an effort to escape a merger agreement that Musk no longer found attractive once the stock market—and along with it, his massive personal wealth—declined in value.”

Musk Accuses Twitter of Fraud

The auto exec filed a countersuit in a contentious spat with the social media company.

August 5, 2022

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Amazon to Acquire iRobot for $1.7B

Colin Angle will remain the robotics company's CEO.

August 5, 2022

Hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 14, 2022. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level in more than eight months, a sign the labor market may be showing some weakness. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 16 rose by 7,000 to 251,000, up from the previous week’s 244,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday, July 21.

Applications for U.S. Jobless Claims Up Again

The four-week average for claims, which evens out the weekly ups and downs, also rose.

August 4, 2022

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Female Engineers Awarded $2.3M in Wage Discrimination Settlement

The company paid 176 female employees less than their male counterparts.

August 3, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif., March 14, 2019. Twitter is suing Musk in Delaware in an attempt to get him to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, a deal Musk is trying to get out of.

Elon Musk's Tech Allies Miffed About Twitter Subpoenas

The subpoena includes "extensive requests for communications."

August 3, 2022

A U.S. House investigation has found that gun manufacturers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade.

Smith & Wesson Subpoenaed for Data on Rifle Sales

The CEO refused to appear for a hearing on the firearms frequently used in mass shootings.

August 3, 2022

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks during an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo. Emanuel says his government is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter Chinese attempts to use its economic might to force political change around the world.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Warns of Chinese Economic Coercion

He wants the U.S. and Japan to do business with each other and similar secure and stable countries amid worries caused by the COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Chinese economic coercion.

August 2, 2022

Confiscated shark fins are shown during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Doral, Fla. A spate of recent criminal indictments highlights how U.S. companies, taking advantage of a patchwork of federal and state laws, are supplying a market for fins that activists say is as reprehensible as the now-illegal trade in elephant ivory once was.

Feds Target U.S. Companies Caught in Lucrative Shark Fin Trade

America's seafood industry isn't immune from the trade.

August 2, 2022

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UN Chief Warns World is One Step from `Nuclear Annihilation'

Under NPT provisions, the five original nuclear powers agreed to negotiate toward eliminating their arsenals someday.

August 1, 2022

After 21 idle wells, including this one, were found to be leaking methane — some of them explosive levels of it — in May and June, the California Air Resources Board told The Associated Press that it’s not tallying leaks from idle wells.

California Not Counting Methane Leaks From Idle Wells

Some 35,000 old, inactive oil and gas wells perforate the state's landscape.

August 1, 2022

A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed on Sunday after a weekslong fire triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat.

Part of Beirut Port Silos, Damaged in 2020 Blast, Collapses

The collapse came after a weekslong fire triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited.

August 1, 2022

Carl Roath, left, a worker with the Mason County (Wash.) Public Utility District, pulls fiber optic cable off of a spool, as he works with a team to install broadband internet service to homes in a rural area surrounding Lake Christine near Belfair, Wash., on Aug. 4, 2021. Federal officials announced plans Thursday, July 28, 2022, to spend $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in 11 West and Central U.S. states.

$400M Plan Adds Broadband to Rural Areas

The federal government is pledging the cash to add internet to remote parts of 11 states.

July 29, 2022

Kroger Delivery X Drone Express

Construction Supplier to Deliver Part by Drone

Winsupply hopes to revolutionize last-mile supply shipments.

July 28, 2022

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Grant to Support Agritech Research Center Construction

The research aims to aid the industry’s continued development and long-term viability.

July 28, 2022