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The latest Technology coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea
The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis.
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Biden administration to loan $6.6 billion to EV maker Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker paused
President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Energy will make a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian Automotive to build a factory in Georgia that had stalled as the startup electric vehicle maker struggled to become profitable.
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Auto industry’s shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax credits
If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it's likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs.
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Judge hears closing arguments on whether Google’s advertising tech constitutes a monopoly
Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers.
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Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products
Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom.
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Hyundai IONIQ 9 electric SUV to be built at $7.6B Georgia factory
Hyundai Motor Group unveiled Wednesday its first three-row electric SUV called the IONIQ 9, the second vehicle slated to roll off production lines at the automaker's newly minted Georgia factory.
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Carr’s FCC plan heading for ‘buzz saw’ of Big Tech opposition
Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has called for the agency itself to clamp down on social media companies over accusations of censorship, a stance critics see as the kind of overreach that Republicans typically decry.
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Apple urges judge to dismiss US antitrust lawsuit at early stage
Apple Inc. argued in federal court that a U.S. judge should dismiss the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit at an early stage because it failed to state how the iPhone maker's alleged monopoly has harmed any consumers or developers.
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Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much Russian bombs have destroyed.
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Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch
For two weeks, Donald Trump has welcomed Elon Musk into his world. On Tuesday, it was Musk's turn to play host to the president-elect.
