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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – Major U.S. airlines will need to retrofit planes by the end of 2030 to address potential wireless interference after a new auction of wireless spectrum, but the carriers will be eligible for as much as $2.2 billion in government rebates to cover the costs, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday. The FAA is requiring all altimeters to meet next-generation performance requirements to address interference from 5G signals in spectrum that could cause inaccurate readings.   The rebates will be funded by some of the government’s proceeds of the C-Band wireless auction run…

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Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of UBER, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBCFor the past three years, Uber and Alphabet-owned Waymo have partnered to bring driverless rides to passengers in two major U.S. markets. That relationship is now undergoing some changes.To this point, Waymo has made its robotaxis available in Atlanta and Austin, Texas, exclusively through the Uber app. But an Uber spokesperson told CNBC by email on Friday that, “We have been notified by Waymo that they intend to launch the Waymo app in Austin and…

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People watch as the Doris Ocean container ship departs from the Port of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, May 28, 2026.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s global “liberation day” tariffs were struck down in the courts, shattering the cornerstone of his trade agenda. Some trade experts say his newest duties — which have already caught their first legal challenge — could meet the same fate.The Trump administration on Friday imposed broad tariffs on goods from more than 80 countries, alleging they have failed to effectively prohibit the use of forced labor practices.The latest tariffs — which apply to trade…

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Anyone who has used the Internet in recent years is probably used to encountering telltale signs of LLM prompting that lazy users sometimes forget to remove from their AI-generated pabulum. But a Canadian legislator took that idea to an embarrassing new level this week, reading an apparent LLM prompt instruction into the record during a floor speech. Bill Oliver, a Progressive Conservative Party member of the legislative assembly of New Brunswick, noted in a speech last month that “One of the dangers associated with creating advocacy offices is that citizens often develop expectations that exceed the powers actually granted to…

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk addresses members of the media during a press conference announcing new developments of the Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, Oct. 10, 2019.Philip Pacheco | Afp | Getty ImagesIt was a rough week for Elon Musk.Tesla shares plunged 18% during the week to close at $313.03 on Friday, their worst weekly slump since 2022. And SpaceX continued its downward slide, dropping 7.2% over five days to close at $115.07 Friday, its lowest since the company’s record IPO last month.The declines in both stocks wiped away about $130 billion of Musk’s wealth, weeks…

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Friday defended his Department of Justice’s issuance of subpoenas to New York Times reporters, as it was revealed that Google also received a subpoena in the same criminal investigation of the leak of information about the president’s new Air Force One plane.Trump’s comments on the subpoenas came a day after the DOJ told a New York federal judge it was withdrawing those subpoenas for grand…

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RFK Jr. and many like him, who fear the clearly defined and well-understood proteins in vaccines, are perfectly willing to inject various peptides in the complete absence of any safety data. However, unlike most of the peptide fans who share anecdotes online, Kennedy is in a position to turn his hobby into policy. While the FDA has already used its standard processes to approve peptide drugs like insulin and some recently developed weight loss drugs, the lack of safety and efficacy data has kept most peptides off the market. The Biden administration also blocked their manufacture by compounding pharmacies, which…

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