California tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency.

The company, which provides networking devices along with other services including video conferencing and cybersecurity, told employees in May that it was going to cut fewer than 4,000 jobs or less than 5% of ...Read more

Germany’s Merck KGaA will buy Bio-Techne Corp. in a deal worth $11.3 billion, one of the largest acquisitions in Minnesota history.

The sale follows investor pressure on Minneapolis-based Bio-Techne, which makes lab materials and equipment used to develop drugs.

Bio-Techne’s stock had fallen nearly 50% in five years while Merck KGaA — ...Read more

Anthropic PBC and the Trump administration are moving closer to an agreement that would lift U.S. restrictions on the company’s top two artificial intelligence models after weeks of talks between the two sides over security of the systems, according to people familiar with the matter.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is making progress ...Read more

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued several airworthiness directives Friday for Boeing Co. jets, including 737 Max aircraft and 787 Dreamliners, operating in Canadian airspace that could face interference from 5G radio waves.

Radio altimeters used in thousands of Boeing aircraft could be disrupted by wireless broadband operations ...Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis has branded himself as one of the country’s leading skeptics of data centers, arguing that regular people should not bear the brunt of higher electricity bills or scarcer water because of the industry’s hunger for resources.

“You should not, as a hard-working Floridian, have to subsidize some of the wealthiest companies ...Read more

Tesla Inc. has quietly resolved a lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2023 crash that precipitated a defect investigation into the carmaker’s automated-driving technology.

The collision involved 71-year-old Johna Story, who had stepped out of her vehicle on an Arizona highway to help direct traffic around cars that had already crashed due to ...Read more

The Directors Guild of America on Thursday night said it approved a four-year contract with major studios.

The new contract will boost studio contributions to DGA's healthcare plan, increase minimum salaries and offer AI protections. The DGA declined to say how many voted in favor of the contract, but in a memo to members, union President ...Read more

U.S. airlines are offering fewer seats over the July 4 holiday, signaling a more selective approach as they focus on profitability even with travel demand remaining strong.

Scheduled seats between June 27 and July 4 are down slightly from a year ago, according to data from aviation intelligence and advisory company IBA Group Ltd. Domestic ...Read more

DETROIT — Consumers may be returning to dealer showrooms over the next couple of years to look at new vehicles that have few changes, as an electric vehicle "head fake" contributed to product delays, a former Bank of America Securities analyst said this week.

Profitability should pick up in the latter part of the decade, though, as new ...Read more

A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Costco falsely advertised its Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain grain-free dog food as healthy while hiding that it could cause heart disease.

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the federal court for the Western District of Washington, California resident Taylor West claims he purchased the grain-free ...Read more

Let’s examine the VISTIQ, a new nameplate in Cadillac's EV fleet packed with 300 miles of fully electric range.

A smaller model of the successful Escalade IQ, our tester, a 2026 Cadillac VISTIQ AWD Sport, showed off its sportiness. Wrapped in Opulent Blue Metallic, a bright and formal version of Royal Blue, this Cadillac was a sight to behold...Read more

Companies that violate the Illinois Oil and Gas Act could face stiffer fines under a new bill aimed at reducing the thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells scattered throughout downstate Illinois.

Passed by the legislature late last month, the bill comes in response to a Chicago Tribune investigative series that exposed the myriad problems ...Read more

Teens to 20-somethings hanging out at the mall, maybe trying on clothes, meeting friends at the food court or a nearby restaurant, checking out the window displays.

The scene isn’t from an ’80s movie or a flashback moment shared by millennials or baby boomers. Many of the young people strolling while also scrolling for the latest fashion ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — It's construction season in the Midwest, and there’s no better way to navigate it than in a mega-ute. Not in a sedan (WHUMP! Those road seams are harsh). Not in a compact SUV (YIKES! Those semis are huge!). Not in a sport scar (YIKES! Those road seams are harsh and those semis are huuuuge!).

In a mega-ute. Like my 2026 ...Read more

For decades, Detroit has operated on a simple premise: bigger vehicles, more features, higher prices. Trucks and SUVs that once prioritized utility have steadily evolved into rolling luxury suites packed with screens, software, and ever-expanding sticker prices. Affordability, meanwhile, has become increasingly elusive.

Which is what makes ...Read more

Steve Otteson wasn’t planning to retire.

The 55-year-old software engineer had been working at Microsoft for almost three decades, and he figured he still had a few more years in him.

Then, this spring, the tech company made him a surprising offer: Quit and get nine months of pay.

Suddenly, Otteson found himself confronted with the choice ...Read more

The NYC Rent Guidelines Board approved a rent freeze for the city’s one million rent stabilized units on Thursday — in a major win for Mayor Mamdani.

The freeze marks the first complete fulfillment of one of Mamdani’s core campaign promises, and it comes just days after candidates he backed swept their primary elections. A legal challenge...Read more

The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to stagger the release of an upcoming powerful artificial intelligence model, according to a person familiar with the matter, nearly two weeks after rival Anthropic PBC suspended its most capable offerings from the market under regulatory pressure.

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman told ...Read more

The largest verdict issued by a Philadelphia jury in recent years came out of a trial in which a man accused against agricultural giant Monsanto’s weedkiller, Roundup, of causing his blood cancer.

The jury awarded John McKivison $2.25 billion in 2024.

The Lycoming County man wasn’t the only one who has sued the German company. Thousands of...Read more