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Kerry Gates is a news writer for Midlandia Press. She writes about arts, automotive, travel, and fashion. She also loves to spend time with her family and friends, go on road trips, and read historical fiction.

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Galaxy have little time to celebrate championship before making 2025 roster changes

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On Saturday, the Galaxy won the MLS Cup. On Monday, the team began building toward next season, exercising contract options on five players, declining options on two others and opening negotiations on new deals with two players whose contracts have expired. By MLS offseason standards, that’s nothing more than some minor tweaks, although the Galaxy […]

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US Senator announces new bill to secure telecom companies in wake of Chinese hacks

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U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden announced a new draft bill with the goal of securing American telephone networks and Americans’ communications in response to the massive hack of telecom providers allegedly done by Chinese government hackers.  In a press release on Tuesday, Wyden announced the Secure American Communications Act. The bill would order the Federal

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CarDekho SEA raises first-ever outside funding, co-founder says he’s interested in acquisitions

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CarDekho SEA, a Singapore-based auto financing service platform, has raised $60 million in equity, valuing the company at over $300 million, from Navis Capital Partners and Dragon Fund. This is its first round of external funding, following a previous investment of $40 million from its parent company, CarDekho Group. The company, the Southeast Asia unit

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BloombergNEF: Lithium-ion battery pack prices see largest drop since 2017, falling to $115 per kilowatt-hour

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Battery prices saw their biggest annual drop since 2017. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF) Battery prices saw their biggest annual drop since 2017. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of

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Google kicks off $20B renewable energy building spree to power AI

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Nuclear power may have received the lion’s share of attention from energy hungry tech companies over the past few months, with Google among them. But it appears that those new reactors won’t be enough for their AI ambitions: Google is now working with partners to build gigawatts of renewable power, battery storage, and grid upgrades

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VW union talks enter “constructive” stage as strikes resume 

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Volkswagen and its union workers continue to negotiate the company’s future plans. On 9 December 2024, the company held its fourth round of talks with its Works Council and labour unions, including IG Metall. This came against a backdrop of renewed strike action, as thousands of employees at nine plants downed their tools for four

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Instagram rolls out ‘trial reels’ that aren’t shown to a creator’s followers

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Instagram is officially rolling out “trial reels” to give creators a way to test out new content by publishing videos that don’t appear to their followers. The feature, which launched in testing in May, allows creators to experiment with new ideas and see what performs best without having to worry about how their followers may

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Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum

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The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers’ top farm club. The deal called for a $3,500 signing bonus and $600 per month for the 1946 season. Less than two years later, on April 11,

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