Technology
The latest Technology coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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US renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday.
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Twitter hunts Github user who posted source code online
Some parts of Twitter's source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing that was first reported by The New York Times.
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A 2nd wave of layoffs at Meta; 10,000 jobs are cut
Facebook parent Meta is slashing 10,000 jobs, about as many as the social media company announced late last year in its first round of cuts, as uncertainly about the global economy hits the technology sector particularly hard.
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Pfizer buys Seagen for $43 billion, boosts access to cancer drugs
Pfizer is spending about $43 billion to reach deeper into new cancer treatments that target tumor cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissue.
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US investigates Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off
U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into a parked firetruck in California.
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VW Chattanooga helps electric vehicle sales surge as company weighs assembly, battery plants
Volkswagen said Friday that electric vehicle sales surged in 2022, putting the automaker on pace for EVs to make up half of all deliveries in 2030 as it reportedly weighs new North American assembly and battery plants.
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White House cybersecurity strategy stresses software safety
An ambitious and wide-ranging White House cybersecurity plan released Thursday calls for bolstering protections on critical sectors and making software companies legally liable when their products don't meet basic standards.
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Why TikTok is being banned on government phones in the US and beyond
The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days to delete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security. Canada announced a similar ban.
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Commerce secretary seeks to rally US behind $52 billion computer chip program
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday called on the country to unite around a $52 billion effort to restore the U.S. as the world leader in advanced computer chips, saying it will require training of tens of thousands of workers.
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FTX founder faces new charges in rewritten indictment
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faced new fraud charges Thursday, as prosecutors accused him of cheating thousands of investors out of billions of dollars while casting himself as a trustworthy ”savior of the cryptocurrency industry" — an image boosted by celebrity-studded Super Bowl advertising and big donations to political figures.
