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Alaska Airlines, Microsoft and carbon capture firm join forces to develop sustainable fuels

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 14, 2022
Sustainable aircraft fuel is tricky — electric batteries and biofuels have big drawbacks. A startup is converting carbon dioxide into jet fuel.
Most existing sustainable fuel options are biofuels, which are made out of animal fat or used cooking oil. Those present their own sustainability challenges.
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What Apple and Amazon earnings may be able to tell us about this economy

by Andy Uhler
Apr 28, 2022
The consumer economy, in particular.
Traders are looking to the earnings reports of tech giants, like Apple and Amazon, to see how consumers are feeling and spending.
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Here's why Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard

by Amanda Peacher
Jan 18, 2022
Microsoft plans to spend nearly $70 billion for the video game maker, whose problematic workplace culture will present challenges.
Though Microsoft may be challenged to fix Activision’s workplace culture, the deal will give the software company more weight in the video game industry.
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What can the U.S. do to prevent cyberattacks from China?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 19, 2021
The U.S. and and a group of allies Monday publicly blamed China for a cyberattack earlier this year on Microsoft email servers.
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At Microsoft, Nadella's role grows

by Marielle Segarra
Jun 17, 2021
Satya Nadella already had a big job: CEO of one of the world’s most valuable companies. Now he chairs the board, too. How does that work?
CEO and chairman of Microsoft Satya Nadella.
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Companies moving to hybrid workplaces will face new challenges

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 15, 2021
Big companies like Ford, Target and Microsoft plan to have some workers on-site, some remote. Those on-site may gain advantage, experts say.
Big companies moving toward a hybrid workplace model, like Microsoft, should ensure that their in-person and off-site employees are treated equitably.
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Why companies still rely on Internet Explorer

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 26, 2020
And what it means now that Microsoft will stop updating it.
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What’s CFIUS and what does it have to do with TikTok?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 5, 2020
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States screens deals for national security risks.
As the future of TikTok in the United States is in limbo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statement on removing untrusted Chinese apps makes it more confusing for Chinese technology companies operating in the U.S, like Lenovo.
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4 things to know about the committee behind the Microsoft-TikTok deadline

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 4, 2020
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, has grown in influence over the years.
Trump has given the TikTok sale a deadline of Sept. 15.
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The latest on TikTok: Microsoft takeover talks, a potential U.S. ban and more

by Jennifer Pak
Aug 3, 2020
A leaked memo from ByteDance’s CEO to its staff says TikTok has no choice but to sell its U.S. operations.
Some policymakers have said TikTok poses a national security risk because it could share U.S. user data with the Chinese government, something TikTok has repeatedly denied.
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