Twitter is due to report its first-quarter earnings before trading opens on Wall Street Thursday.
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Ford loses $3.1 billion, hit by investment and chip shortage
Ford has reported a $3.1 billion loss for the first quarter, in large part because of a drop in the value of its investment in an electric-vehicle startup.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter ambitions to collide with Europe’s tech rules
His hands-off approach to moderating content could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.
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Disney government in dark about effect of law dissolving it
Confusion is rife at the first meeting of Disney World’s private government since Florida’s governor signed the bill.
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Twitter abuse victims fear Musk’s plans, but may not quit
Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all than those most likely to be targeted for harassment: women, racial minorities and other marginalized groups.
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Ideas on mute? New study finds remote meetings dampen brainstorming
A new study says if you want to brainstorm during a meeting, it works better in person than over remote video conferencing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mainers likely to endure high electric rates into 2023
The reactions of global energy markets to Russia’s war in Ukraine are expected to keep electric rates up in Maine next year.
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Blue Sky looks to expand cannabis operations in Farmington
Owners look to vertical integration in the very competitive cannabis business in Maine.
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Rapid I-295 bridge replacement wraps up with hours to spare
It took a three-day highway closure to tear down and replace one of Maine’s busiest sections of road, the Veranda Street bridge in Portland.
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Retired Winslow firefighter, paper mill worker to receive top chamber award
Edson R. Small Jr. to receive the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Distinguished Community Service Award at the chamber’s 59th annual awards banquet Thursday at Enchanted Gables in Oakland.