Despite Problems In the Past, Biden to Try Again with ‘Green’ Stimulus

WASHINGTON — In September 2009, then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to a defunct General Motors plant near his hometown, Wilmington, Del., to announce a $528.7 million government loan for Fisker Automotive to make hybrid and…

Google Cloud hires SAP alum Kazmaier, unifies database, data analytics, Looker units

Google Cloud named former SAP executive Gerrit Kazmaier general manager for Databases, Data Analytics and Looker…

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Biden’s Climate Plan Means Tough Choices: Which Homes Get Saved?

While Mr. Trump was president, that idea continued to gain momentum after a series of devastating hurricanes. Agencies that help communities rebuild after disasters began pushing harder for what they called “large-scale migration or relocation,”…

It’s official: Microsoft Build will be May 25 to 27

Credit: Microsoft Possible dates for Microsoft…

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If You Build It, They Will Bike: Pop-Up Lanes Increased Cycling During Pandemic

Adding bike lanes to urban streets can increase the number of cyclists across an entire city, not just on the streets with new bike lanes, according to a new study. The finding adds to a growing body of research indicating that investments…

Facebook data on 533 million users posted online

Data of 553 million Facebook users including phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, birth dates and other information…

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America Favors Cars Over Public Transit. Can Biden Change That?

If America is dominated by car culture and the call of the open road, there is a big reason for that: Over the past 65 years, the United States has spent nearly $10 trillion in public funds on highways and roads, and just a quarter of that…