SAN JOSE, Calif./WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday accused Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) of trying to buy its way to dominance in the metaverse, launching a high-profile lawsuit to try to stop parent Facebook from buying virtual reality app developer Within Inc. The FTC filed a lawsuit in July to end …
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Globally, the growth of renewable energy capacity is expected to double by 2027, adding as much renewable energy in the next five years as in the past two decades, the International Energy Agency announced on Tuesday. ‘energy. Renewables are on track to overtake coal as the main source of electricity generation by early 2025, the …
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Comment this story Comment An outside group asked to examine the Food and Drug Administration’s problems following an infant formula crisis this year has delivered a scathing assessment of the agency’s structure and culture. and recommended major restructuring, possibly including disbanding the agency so that oversight of the food system receives more attention. The FDA …
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Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential news from Texas. In a letter last week and at a committee meeting on Monday, Texas House and Senate lawmakers asked the Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the state’s electricity market, to suspend the planned overhaul of …
(Keith Speights) Americans can start receiving monthly Social Security retirement checks as early as age 62. However, that doesn’t mean you actually have to retire. Lots of people love what they do for a living. They like the idea of staying busy and earning money while receiving an extra amount from Social Security. But there …
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After the FDA rejected and questioned Ardelyx’s potential drug for controlling serum phosphorus levels in adults with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, the FDA’s Cardiovascular and Kidney Drug Advisory Committee voted Wednesday 9-4 in favor of the drug as monotherapy, and 10-2 (with one abstention) in favor of the drug when given in combination with …
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Vistra Corp’s Midlothian Power Station. The Texas Public Utilities Commission is recommending changes to the state’s electricity market that aim to provide more reliable power during extreme weather events like the February 2021 winter storm that caused widespread power outages in Texas. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our …
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Vistra Corp’s Midlothian Power Station. The Texas Public Utilities Commission is recommending changes to the state’s electricity market that aim to provide more reliable power during extreme weather events like the February 2021 winter storm that caused widespread power outages in Texas. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our …
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