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Net neutrality has been restored, as the FCC brings back Obama-era rules repealed under Trump

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) killed net neutrality back in 2017 under former President Donald Trump, but on Thursday, it brought it back from the dead.

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Toyota bet big on hybrids and it's paying off

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While most automakers around the world made a sudden pivot to electric cars, Toyota held off and decided to stick with hybrid models and slowed its rollout of battery-powered cars. Now, that cautious approach to electrification appears to be paying off, as hybrid cars just helped the Japanese automaker to a…

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Automakers are still killing off small cars even though they keep regretting it

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The EV revolution has hit a stumbling block. Sure, sales are technically rising, but they’re not rising anywhere near as quickly as projected. Automakers like Ford are losing big on each vehicle sold, with losses totaling in the billions — and now, The Verge reports that Ford is starting to wonder if maybe it should…

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Why do planes have those curved winglets?

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Millions of consumers trust airlines with their lives each day, but few passengers understand how these massive flying tubes stay airborne and why they look the way they do. I don’t remember jets having winglets when I was a kid, but on a recent work trip I took notice of the winglets on all the planes at the airport.…

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Major drugmakers are bracing to lose their most lucrative patents this decade

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Pharma giants Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb are both getting ready for some of their key drug patents to expire in the next few years. Both companies reported quarterly earning Thursday, providing insights into how the drug manufacturers are preparing for likely hits to their revenues.

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