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June 26 2019 - 5:30AM
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Huawei Gear Far More Vulnerable to Hackers Than That of Rivals, Report Says
Telecommunications gear made by China's Huawei Technologies is
far more likely to contain flaws that could be leveraged by hackers
for malicious use than equipment from rival companies, according to
new research.
Micron Has Resumed Shipments to Huawei in Past Two Weeks
Micron Technology has resumed some shipments to Huawei
Technologies after determining that they didn't fall afoul of U.S.
curbs on exports to the Chinese telecom giant.
FedEx Profits Pressured by Express Unit's Woes
FedEx said profits were squeezed in its most recent quarter as a
global slowdown in trade and a shift by customers to slower and
cheaper delivery options continued to weigh on the shipping giant's
core Express business.
TechnipFMC Agrees to Pay Around $300 Million to Resolve Foreign Bribery Probes in U.S., Brazil
The oil-and-gas services company entered into a three-year
deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to
resolve allegations it bribed government officials in Iraq and
Brazil, including at the country's state-controlled oil-and-gas
company PetrĂ³leo Brasileiro SA.
FAA Reassigns Senior Managers in Office Overseeing Southwest Airlines
The FAA has removed three senior managers in the office
overseeing Southwest Airlines amid allegations of lax safety
enforcement raised by agency whistleblowers and various resulting
government inquiries.
Behind Spate of Drug Deals, the Need for Short-Term Growth
Pricing pressures and patent expirations for top-selling drugs
are opening up opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to make
major deals at relatively bargain prices.
Netflix to Lose No. 1 Show 'The Office' to Comcast in 2021
Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal said its hit comedy "The Office"
will be exclusively available on the company's coming
streaming-video service beginning in 2021, meaning Netflix Inc.
will lose the rights to its No. 1 show.
San Francisco Passes Ban on E-Cigarette Sales
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed the first blanket
ban on e-cigarette sales in the U.S. The measure will now need to
be signed by Mayor London Breed.
Justice Department Investigates Chicken Industry
The Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal investigation
into the U.S. chicken industry, following allegations of price
collusion among top poultry processors. Meat producers have denied
engaging in anticompetitive conduct.
Consortium of Tech Firms Sets AI Benchmarks
A consortium of tech companies, including Facebook and Google,
has released a set of benchmarks for evaluating the performance of
artificial-intelligence tools, aiming to help businesses navigate
the fast-growing field.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2019 05:15 ET (09:15 GMT)
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