The city has a slick campaign including a video that declares it’s ‘breaking up with spring break.’
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Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe
The about-face disclosed Friday is the latest twist in a bitter fight between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game.
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Chinese hacking industry linked to the state through connections, alcohol, and sex, leak reveals
China’s hacking industry, leaked internal documents reveal, is vast in size and scope but also suffers from shady business practices, disgruntlement over pay and work quality, and poor security protocols.
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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola offers to buy rest of CMP parent company for $2.5 billion
It’s unclear what, if any, impact the deal would have on the customers of Central Maine Power Co., the state’s largest electric utility.
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Proposed transmission line for renewable power from Canada to New England canceled
Electric utility National Grid, one of the developers, said Thursday that it ‘has determined that the project is not viable at this time.’
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Bill that could make TikTok unavailable in the U.S. advances quickly in the House
Lawmakers have voiced concerns about the potential for the platform, which is owned by a Beijing-based company, to surveil and manipulate Americans.
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Bill would allow Maine’s federal workers to take out interest-free loans during shutdowns
The legislation would provide a safety net for federal employees, who miss out on paychecks during government shutdowns. And it comes at a time when employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are again under threat.
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Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe. Could they lead to more hacking?
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that’s striving to give consumers more choices.
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Wall Street sets another record as traders look ahead to easier rates Fed chair says are ‘not far’
The S&P 500 rallied 1% to set its 16th all-time high so far this year.
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Candy companies pitch gum as stress reliever, concentration aid to revive stale U.S. sales
Gum-makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again.