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Bring Back Dodo? Ambitious Plan Draws Investors, Critics

The last dodo, a flightless bird about the size of a turkey, was killed in 1681 on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.

California Assembly member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat from Winters, California, speaks during a rally at the California Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Aguiar-Curry has introduced a bill that would require human drivers to be present for self-driving semitrucks.

Self-Driving Semis Focus of California Rules, Legislation

This is the start of a debate that could shape the future of the nation's nearly $900 billion trucking industry.

January 31, 2023

Elon Musk leave the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

Musk's Mysterious Ways on Display in Tesla Tweet Trial

Musk comes off as impetuous, brash, combative and contemptuous of anyone who questions his motives as a game-changing entrepreneur.

January 30, 2023

Florida Power and Light President and CEO Eric Silagy addresses reporters and guests during a news conference unveiling the new Blue Origin rocket at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sept. 15, 2015.

Head of Main Florida Power Company Retiring Amid Controversy

The company has been under scrutiny since last year.

January 26, 2023

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Startup Imposes $1,200 Fine for Disturbing Coworkers on Vacation

The company fines anyone who attempts to interrupt their time off.

January 26, 2023

The headquarters of German software maker SAP in Walldorf near Heidelberg in this Nov. 5, 2003 file photo.

SAP to Cut Up to 3,000 Jobs Worldwide

SAP joins a broader wave of job cuts in the technology industry.

January 26, 2023

Konomu Kubo, a spokesperson for Kyodo Senpaku Co., explains how whale meat is being sold from a vending machine, Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 26, 2023.

Company Launches Whale Meat Vending Machines

January 30, 2023

Elon Musk leave the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

Musk's Tweeting Style Seizes Spotlight in Tesla Trial

January 26, 2023

An employee works in the battery assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, October 19, 2022. On Thursday, the Commerce Department issues its first of three estimates of how the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter of 2022.

U.S. Economy Slowed but Still Grew at 2.9% Rate Last Quarter

January 26, 2023

A worker looks at the Paris2024 Olympics Porte de la Chapelle Arena building site Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 in Paris.

Paris Rushing to Finish 2024 Olympics Construction Work

January 25, 2023

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Industrial Media Unboxing Video

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

January 31, 2023

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LEGO Moving Its U.S. Headquarters from Connecticut to Boston

All colleagues based in Enfield will have a position in the new location and will receive relocation assistance.

January 24, 2023

In this courtroom sketch is Elon Musk, left, with shareholder attorney Nicholas Porritt appears in federal court in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.

Elon Musk: Tweets About Taking Tesla Private Weren't Fraud

He believed he had locked up financial backing to take Tesla private.

January 24, 2023

In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo is signage outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

By the Numbers: Tech Industry Job Cuts

A look at some of the companies that have announced layoffs so far.

January 23, 2023

Coinbase employee Daniel Huynh holds a celebratory bottle of champagne as he photographs outside the Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square, New York, April 14, 2021.

Businesses Expect Job Cuts in '23 Amid Recession Fears

But due to inflation, they still expect to pay higher wages.

January 23, 2023

This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the Spotify app on an iPad in Baltimore.

Spotify Axes 6% of Workforce

The CEO "made the difficult but necessary decision."

January 23, 2023

New Holland earth moving and construction equipment on a lot at the Highway Equipment Company in Zelienople, Pa., March 28, 2014.

CNH Industrial Workers Approve New Deal

More than 1,000 CNH workers had been on strike since last May.

January 23, 2023

The Illinois River as seen from Goat's Bluffat the J.T. Nickel Family Nature and Wildlife Preserve, July 18, 2019.

Tyson, Others Lose Oklahoma Lawsuit Over Poultry Pollution

An estimated 354,000 to 528,000 tons of chicken litter was spread on the land each year by the companies.

January 20, 2023

United Auto Workers President Ray Curry is interviewed, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Detroit.

UAW Chief Says Deal Near That May End CNH Industrial Strike

More than 1,000 workers have been on strike for nearly nine months.

January 20, 2023

Amazon JFK8 distribution center union organizer Jason Anthony speaks to media, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 1, 2022.

U.S. Union Membership Rate Hits All-Time Low Despite Campaigns

The number of workers belonging to a union actually increased, but it failed to keep pace with higher overall employment.

January 20, 2023

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Google Axes 12,000 Jobs, Layoffs Spread Across Tech Sector

It's one of the company's biggest-ever round of layoffs.

January 20, 2023

In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon is ending a charity donation program it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move. In a blog post on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, the company said the program, called AmazonSmile, will shut down by February 20.

Amazon Axes Charity Program Amid Wider Cost-Cutting

The program's ability to have an impact was "spread too thin."

January 19, 2023

A Tesla car is parked in a lot across the street from a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.

Elon Musk Depicted as Liar, Visionary in Tesla Tweet Trial

Lawyers depict him as a liar who callously jeopardized the savings of "regular people" and a well-intentioned visionary.

January 19, 2023

OSHA Cites 3 Amazon Warehouses

Federal safety investigators said the facilities put workers at serious risk of injury.

January 19, 2023

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ABB Opens Mexico Technology, Engineering Center

Officials said the facility would bolster delivery capacity and competitiveness.

January 18, 2023