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Could landlines be a necessity? The AT&T outage shows the limits of cellphones.
Like so many other phone users, Lindsay Woods ditched her landline some…
AT&T users call $5 outage credit ‘a joke.’ Legally, they’re not owed anything.
Some AT&T customers are not satisfied with the $5 credit the company…
AT&T to credit some customers who were affected by service outage, CEO says
AT&T Inc.’s chief executive apologized on Sunday for an hours-long nationwide service…
Nasdaq Composite flirts with record close after drought of more than two years
The Nasdaq Composite was briefly on track Friday for its first record…
Authorities reportedly probing crash between Waymo driverless car and bicyclist
California regulators are reportedly looking into a crash in San Francisco between…
One year after East Palestine train derailment, rail safety still in spotlight
On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed in East Palestine,…
Oil prices end at a 1-week high after U.S. leads strikes against Yemen over Red Sea attacks
Oil prices settled Friday at their highest in a week after the…
Cruise dismisses 9 top executives amid probe into crash that injured pedestrian
Cruise, the troubled autonomous-vehicle unit of General Motors, has dismissed nine “key…
Undaunted by hurricanes, COVID and quakes, Puerto Rico ready for its tech moment
Hurricanes, a pandemic and an earthquake can’t stop a swelling tech movement…
Cruise broadens suspension of its self-driving cars’ operations
Autonomous-vehicle company Cruise said Tuesday it has suspended all supervised and manual…
Why is flood insurance so expensive? Florida homeowners struggle as costs rise
When Carlee Simon, 46, moved to Alaska from Florida for a new…
Hong Kong’s morning trading session delayed due to typhoon
Trade on Hong Kong’s stock market in the morning will be delayed…
