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NEWS 
August 18, 2017 Foxconn Display Panel Factory in the US Takes One Step Closer to Reality
HIGHLIGHTS The Wisconsin Assembly approved a $3 billion tax break for Foxconn Foxconn announced earlier it planned to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin It could eventually hire 13,000 workers at the Wisconsin facility The Wisconsin Assembly approved a $3 billion tax break Thursday with bipartisan support for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group to build a massive display panel […]
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NEWS 
August 4, 2017 Foxconn Announces Plans to Build $10-Billion LCD Manufacturing Plant in the US
HIGHLIGHTS Foxconn on Wednesday announced plans to build a $10 billion plant in US Donald Trump claimed that it would not have happened without his efforts The new $10-billion plant will eventually employ up to 13,000 people Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn on Wednesday announced plans to build a $10 billion (roughly Rs. 64,111 crores) LCD […]
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COMPUTERS 
August 2, 2017 The Age of Quantum Computers is upon us!
The first electronic computer that was ever invented was the Turing Machine developed in 1936 which was a bulky device that had a size of a room and had very limited operations. By 1977 full-scale computers capable of complex computation and data processing started shipping in from companies including Apple and Commodore. In 1984 Mac […]
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COUPONS 
June 12, 2017 Drug coupons are costing us billions: Lawmakers seek end to slimy scheme
When Mylan’s CEO, Heather Bresch, appeared before lawmakers last September to explain the skyscraping price of life-saving EpiPens, she touted coupons that would cut out-of-pocket costs for customers rather than plans to lower prices. Executives for Turing Pharmaceuticals, Valeant, Marathon, Kaléo, and many others used the same strategy amid price-gouging claims. But the wallet-friendly deals are […]
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COMPUTERS 
May 29, 2017 US Weighs Banning Laptop Computers On International Flights
US is considering banning laptop computers on international flights into and out of the country WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US Homeland Security John Kelly said Sunday that he was considering banning laptop computers on international flights into and out of the country, amid signs of “a real threat.” Kelly made his remarks during the Memorial Day […]
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NEWS 
May 28, 2017 US Mississippi shooting leaves eight dead
An overnight shooting in the US state of Mississippi has left eight people dead, including a local deputy sheriff, police say. The shootings took place in three separate locations in Lincoln County, south Mississippi. A male suspect, named in local media as Cory Godbolt, was detained on Sunday morning and is in police custody. Authorities […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 11, 2017 US ‘likely’ to expand electronics ban to UK flights
The ban would frustrate both business travellers and holidaymakers / Getty The US is considering expanding its electronics ban to all flights departing UK and European airports, according to a new report. Passengers travelling to the US would not be able to board a US-bound plane carrying any electronics larger than a mobile phone. Laptops, […]
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NEWS 
April 25, 2017 US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise
A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. North Korea is celebrating its army’s 85th founding anniversary on Tuesday. It has previously marked similar occasions with […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 23, 2017 What prompted the US and UK electronics bans?
(CNN)The US and British electronics bans announced Tuesday on flights from certain airports in the Middle East and Africa seem to have come out of the blue, with no specific event prompting the sudden change. So what’s behind these coordinated bans? One factor, a US official told CNN, was recent intelligence that the terrorist group […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 6, 2017 Amazon Pumping Nearly $1.5 Billion Into US Air Freight Hub
Online retail colossus Amazon on Tuesday said it will strengthen its distribution muscle, and create US jobs, by building its first air freight hub, an investment of nearly $1.5 billion. A hub for the company’s growing fleet of Prime Air cargo planes will be built at an airport in northern Kentucky, adding more than 2,000 […]
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NEWS 
February 6, 2017 US President Donald Trump Signing of Cyber-Security Executive Order Postponed
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday postponed signing an executive order that is expected to require the heads of government agencies to play a more direct role in reviewing and managing risks to networks under their control. Trump, at a White House event with top officials to discuss his order, said his initiative would “hold […]
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ELECTRONICS 
January 3, 2017 Drone Deliveries in US Stalled by More Regulations
Amazon completed its first drone delivery Wednesday in the U.K. and not in the U.S., marking the debut of its comprehensive unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shipping service. This was a direct manifestation of America’s burdensome regulations, which seem to be forcing Amazon, and other businesses, to take their drone technology abroad. “The fact that Amazon chose […]
