Wary of Being Left in the Dark, Americans Produce Their Own Power
As the American electric grid becomes less dependable, a growing number of businesses and homeowners are buying their own power...
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Former Boeing Pilot to Face Fewer Charges as Judge Trims Criminal Case
A federal judge dismissed part of the criminal case against a former Boeing Co. BA 0.64% pilot accused of misleading...
Deadly Mining Disaster Still Tests Vale Three Years Later
Costs related to the incident have continued to rack up, Brazilian authorities have been slow to permit further mining amid...
AT&T, Verizon Refuse FAA Request to Delay 5G Launch
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. rebuffed a request from federal transportation officials to voluntarily delay the launch of new...
Tesla’s Touch-Screen Gaming Probed by U.S. Auto-Safety Regulator
Vince Patton, a new Tesla owner, shows how he can play videogames while driving on a closed course in Portland...
Boeing Board to Add Safety Expert, Make Other Changes in 737 MAX Settlement
Boeing Co.’s board will add a director with safety expertise and adopt other internal measures under a proposed $237.5 million...
Roblox Outage Continues Into Weekend
Videogame company Roblox Corp. suffered an outage Thursday evening that continued through Saturday, leaving children around the globe looking for...
Three Years After First 737 MAX Crash, Fallout Continues for Boeing and Victims
When federal prosecutors on Thursday brought fraud charges against a former Boeing Co. BA -0.18% pilot, it marked the latest...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Boeing Pilot in 737 MAX Crash Case
The crashes in late 2018 and early 2019 took 346 lives and involved the 737 MAX. Photo: jason redmond/Agence France-Presse/Getty...
Iraqi Lawmakers Call for Probe Into GE, Siemens Electricity Contracts
Members of an Iraqi parliamentary commission are calling for an investigation into large power-generation contracts struck with General Electric Co....
Wildfire Season: PG&E Warns It May Black Out Customers to Reduce California Risks
PG&E Corp. warned that it may cut electricity Tuesday to about 48,000 customers in heavily forested parts of Northern California...
Tesla’s Autopilot System to Be Probed by U.S. Auto Safety Regulator
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating Tesla Inc.’s advanced driver-assistance system known as Autopilot after a series of crashes at...
