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Boom Supersonic Begins Construction on Superfactory
By 2032, Boom will hire more than 2,400 workers at the Superfactory, and recruiting is already underway.
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Goodyear Laying Off 500
The company blamed the cuts on a challenging industry environment and cost pressure driven by inflation.
January 27, 2023
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Airbus to Hire 13,000 in 2023
The new recruitment drive emphasizes technical and manufacturing profiles, as well as skills in new energies, cyber and digital.
January 27, 2023
The Hasbro logo is seen on April 26, 2018, in New York. Toymaker Hasbro said Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, that it is cutting about 1,000 jobs as part of moves announced last year to save up to $300 million annually by 2025.
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Hasbro Laying Off 1,000 to Cut Costs
It's about 15% of its global full-time workforce.
January 27, 2023
Elon Musk leave the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
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Musk's Tweeting Style Seizes Spotlight in Tesla Trial
His impulsive and sometimes inflammatory posts took center stage.
January 26, 2023
In this April 22, 2021, photo shows a Tesla Supercharger station in Buford, Ga.
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Tesla Says Q4 Profit Rose 59%
The company expects strong demand.
January 26, 2023
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January 30, 2023
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BAE Gets $30M for Swedish Mortar Vehicles
January 27, 2023
Florida Power and Light President and CEO Eric Silagy addresses reporters and guests during a news conference unveiling the new Blue Origin rocket at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sept. 15, 2015.
Head of Main Florida Power Company Retiring Amid Controversy
January 26, 2023
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Startup Imposes $1,200 Fine for Disturbing Coworkers on Vacation
January 26, 2023
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Toyota Motor Corp. Chief Executive Akio Toyoda delivers a speech on the stage at the Tokyo Auto Salon, an industry event similar to the world's auto shows on Jan. 13, 2023, in Chiba near Tokyo.
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Toyota CEO to Step Aside
The move it to help the company stay abreast of social changes, like electrification.
January 26, 2023
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Manufacturer Sells Workers with Toledo Plant
More than 300 employees will keep their jobs.
January 26, 2023
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Boeing to Livestream Delivery of the Final 747
The final airplane, a 747-8 Freighter, is the 1,574th manufactured during 55 years of production.
January 26, 2023
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Lightyear Halts Production on Solar Car
Just about two months after it started making them.
January 26, 2023
This Aug. 2, 2019, photo shows the Dow corporate logo in Midland, Mich. Dow is cutting about 2,000 jobs, or approximately 5% of its global workforce, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, as part of an effort to reach $1 billion in cost savings this year.
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Dow to Cut 2,000 Jobs
It amounts to approximately 5% of its global workforce.
January 26, 2023
AutoStick 2 - Secrets for lights out machining
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What Types of CNC Machines Will Smart Factories Demand?
Will software or hardware rule?
January 25, 2023
Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Musk returned to federal court to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit that alleges he misled Tesla shareholders with a tweet about an aborted buyout that the billionaire defiantly insisted Tuesday he could have pulled off, had he wanted.
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Musk Defends Himself in Tesla Tweet Trial
He spent roughly three more hours on the stand during his third day of testimony.
January 25, 2023
A Walmart store in Rolling Meadows, Ill.
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Walmart Workers to Get Pay Raises
Starting wages will rise to between $14 and $19 an hour.
January 25, 2023
A worker looks at the Paris2024 Olympics Porte de la Chapelle Arena building site Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 in Paris.
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Paris Rushing to Finish 2024 Olympics Construction Work
With just 18 months to go, finding steel is a problem.
January 25, 2023
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FleetPride Acquires TML Truck & Trailer Repair
Founded in 2012, TML Truck & Trailer Repair is a full-service shop.
January 25, 2023
In this Jan. 25, 2020, file photo a Boeing 777X airplane takes off on its first flight with the Olympic Mountains in the background at Paine Field in Everett, Wash.
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Boeing Loses $663M in 4Q Despite Higher Revenue
It was another disappointing quarter for the aerospace giant.
January 25, 2023
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LEGO Moving Its U.S. Headquarters from Connecticut to Boston
All colleagues based in Enfield will have a position in the new location and will receive relocation assistance.
January 24, 2023
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Element Building One of California's Largest Renewable Hydrogen Production Facilities
Element Resources will produce 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually through its first phase.
January 24, 2023
In this courtroom sketch is Elon Musk, left, with shareholder attorney Nicholas Porritt appears in federal court in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.
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Elon Musk: Tweets About Taking Tesla Private Weren't Fraud
He believed he had locked up financial backing to take Tesla private.
January 24, 2023