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Royal Mail Restarts Overseas Deliveries Following Cyber Attack

Royal Mail has resumed all international deliveries for parcels and letters which had been disrupted by a cyber attack in early January.

An employee sorts through letters at the Royal Mail Plc sorting office in Chelmsford, U.K.

Walmart Warns That Shoppers Are Feeling the Squeeze of Higher Prices

Walmart reported strong sales and profits for last quarter but said times would be tougher this year, a warning that consumers were starting to pull back as they felt the squeeze from relentlessly rising prices for everyday goods.

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Ohio Train Derailment Reveals Need for Urgent Reform, Workers Say

Workers and union officials cited the Norfolk Southern Railway derailment in early February as a glaring example of why safety reforms to the industry need to be made.

The scene of the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine in Ohio. Photo: Bloomberg

Watch: Silicon Metal: The Supply and Price of an Essential Raw Material

Sadhna Gupta, assistant manager of procurement research with Aranca, describes recent trends in the price and availability of silicon metal, an essential material for global manufacturing, as well as the outlook for the coming year.

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Vaccine-Stockpiling Agency Gets a Revamp After Covid Lessons

A little-known federal agency in charge of stockpiling vaccines and mobilizing supplies in health emergencies is being reorganized to apply lessons learned in the Covid pandemic.

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Amazon to Push Out Europe Middlemen in Latest Cost-Cutting Move

Amazon.com Inc. warned distributors in Europe that it will cease ordering from them next year in favor of buying products directly from brands, an effort to stem losses by cutting out some middlemen.

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Biogen’s CEO Plans to Boost Investment in New Medicines

Biogen Inc.’s new chief executive officer outlined some of his first steps toward his vision for the biotechnology company with plans to boost investment in new drugs the company is developing for Alzheimer’s disease, lupus and other illnesses.

Technicians use a protein purification unit at a GangaGen Inc. laboratory in Bengaluru, India, on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. The rapid spread of resistant bacteria has made India the epicenter of a war to prevent a post-antibiotic world, where people would once again die in their thousands of commonplace infections. Faced with this, the Indian government has begun to act, providing early research funding to startups like GangaGen and providing advice and support.

Microsoft Considers More Limits for Its New A.I. Chatbot

When Microsoft introduced a new version of its Bing search engine that includes the artificial intelligence of a chatbot, company executives knew they were climbing out on a limb.

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Ohio Train Crash Unleashes Local Rage, Suspicion Over Toxic Chemicals

While the crash didn’t cause any injuries or deaths, it has become a focal point of grievances and suspicions.

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Tesla Recalls More Than 362,000 Cars Due to Self-Driving Crash Risk

Tesla Inc. is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles after U.S. authorities said its automated-driving technology could increase the risk of a crash.

A Tesla Model 3 vehicle on an auto carrier in front of a store in Rocklin, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Ohio Train Derailment Could Bring Cancer Risk, Millions in Damage

Nearly two weeks after a train carrying carcinogenic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the extent of the damage to the nearby community is still unclear

Machinery along rail tracks in East Palestine Ohio.

How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System

Through its savvy but legal exploitation of the U.S. patent system, Humira’s manufacturer, AbbVie, was able to block competitors from entering the market.

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