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‘The government has to get out of the way’

‘The government has to get out of the way’

Novavax (NVAX) is readying its forces to be a fully commercially-licensed company by the end of 2023, with a strong balance sheet and the workforce to achieve the endpoint. This follows the company’s bumpy ride throughout the pandemic, with investor sentiment significantly down on the company. It’s a bit of deja vu for outgoing CEO Stanley Erck, who spoke with Yahoo Finance at the annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco this week. In January 2020, at the beginning of the… Source link

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Group of Google employees want company to end contract with Israeli government

Group of Google employees want company to end contract with Israeli government

A group of employees at Google is calling on the company to end its artificial intelligence contract with the Israeli government. Driving the news: Employee Ariel Koren resigned this week after she said Google tried to retaliate against her for opposing Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion artificial intelligence and computing services agreement between Google, Amazon Web Services, and the Israeli government and military, the New York Times reports. At an Alphabet Workers Union-led press conference… Source link

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Behind Google Worker Protests of an Israeli Government Cloud Deal

Behind Google Worker Protests of an Israeli Government Cloud Deal

Ariel Koren, a Google employee who became a face of worker protests against the company’s contract with the Israeli government, announced her resignation yesterday. The Jewish marketing manager says she faced retaliation from management and some colleagues for expressing pro-Palestinian views within the company. In October she joined other Google and Amazon employees in public opposition to Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract for Google and Amazon to provide cloud computing to Israel,… Source link

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The case for a government oil company

The case for a government oil company

Should the U.S. government get into the oil and gas business? Absolutely not! This is a capitalist country and …. Wait, maybe it makes sense. Since 1975, the United States has bought and sold oil for the strategic petroleum reserve, a national stockpile established for times of emergency. This year, President Biden has authorized the release of 180 million barrels of oil—one fourth of the total—to help combat gasoline prices that soared to a peak of $5.02 per gallon after Russia invaded… Source link

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Google Buys Chicago Government Building For $105 Million–Bucking Trend Of Major Companies Leaving Illinois

Google Buys Chicago Government Building For $105 Million–Bucking Trend Of Major Companies Leaving Illinois

Topline Google bought a downtown Chicago building from the Illinois state government for $105 million, the parties announced Wednesday, delivering a much-needed symbolic victory for Illinois after three of the state’s largest companies announced plans to move their headquarters away from the state. The James R. Thompson Center, pictured in 2009. Getty Images Key Facts Google said it plans to occupy the James R. Thompson Center, formerly home to state government… Source link

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Here’s everything LeBron James actually said about Brittney Griner and the U.S. government

Here’s everything LeBron James actually said about Brittney Griner and the U.S. government

When the contentious worlds of Brittney Griner‘s detention in Russia and LeBron James’ media empire intersect, all it takes is seven seconds to ignite a controversy. In this case, it was James’ media company Uninterrupted releasing a trailer Monday for an upcoming episode of its talk show “The Shop,” in which the Los Angeles Lakers star discusses Griner, among other topics, with business partners Maverick Carter and Paul Rivera plus guests actor Daniel Kaluuya, artist Rashid Johnson and… Source link

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U.S. government warns that Iran may try to kill American officials in revenge for killing top general

U.S. government warns that Iran may try to kill American officials in revenge for killing top general

The U.S. government believes that Iran may try to assassinate current or former senior American officials to avenge the death more than two years ago of its top military and intelligence commander, according to an intelligence report obtained by Yahoo News. In January 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani while he was on a trip to Iraq. Since then, the regime in Tehran has threatened revenge against those it deems responsible and has… Source link

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The ‘government overdid it’ on COVID stimulus

The ‘government overdid it’ on COVID stimulus

As the U.S. economy grapples with soaring inflation and rising interest rates that could trigger a recession, the Biden administration is being blamed for overheating the economy with too much stimulus aid in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with the Associated Press published Thursday, President Joe Biden called the notion that the federal stimulus package caused inflation “bizarre.” Still, some prominent figures, including personal finance expert Suze Orman, have questioned… Source link

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Google Cloud and the Central Dutch Government Sign Agreement for Workspace for the Public Sector

Google Cloud and the Central Dutch Government Sign Agreement for Workspace for the Public Sector

Google Workspace will give Central Dutch Government more flexibility and choice for collaboration and productivity, supporting new hybrid-working environments AMSTERDAM, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Google Cloud today announced that it has signed a new agreement with the Central Dutch Government that will enable the Dutch public sector to take advantage of Google Workspace’s suite of tools and offerings. This new agreement, which follows the Google Workspace for Education agreement signed… Source link

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Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

The evidence uncovered by Yahoo and Facebook and used to convict a defendant of child exploitation wasn’t collected at the behest of the government and therefore was properly used against the defendant at trial, the Ninth Circuit said. Along the way, the court said that internet content preservation at the request of the government wasn’t a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Carsten Rosenow argued that the two companies were acting as government agents under the Stored Communications Act… Source link

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