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Former Employee Gets Jail for Drunken Water Plant Hack

He was too drunk to remember what happened.

Government Lab Decrypts Tesla Driving Data

Researchers said the information could help with accident investigations, including those involving Autopilot.

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Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups built at Flint Assembly, Flint, Mich., Sept. 21, 2021.

All GM Plants Operating for First Time in Months

Starting next week, plants that had been closed since February because of a chip shortage will be cranking out vehicles.

American Airlines jets prepare for departure near a terminal at Boston Logan International Airport, July 21, 2021.

Watchdog Finds Flaws in FAA's American Airlines Oversight

In some cases, the agency closed cases before the airline took steps to correct the problem.

IBM office, San Francisco, Aug. 2019.

Tech Firms Underreport Carbon Footprints

A study of dozens of companies found that they on average failed to disclose about half of their emissions.

The Green Bay Packers' Davante Adams is pushed out of bounds by Washington's Kendall Fuller after making a catch, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 24, 2021.

Companies Split $1.55M in NFL Helmet Challenge

The league expects the innovations to dramatically accelerate improvements in helmet design.

This photo released by Toyota Motor Corp., shows a hydrogen engine car being refueled during the five-hour-long Super Taikyu Race at Autopolis in Hita, Oita prefecture, southern Japan on July 31, 2021. Toyota said Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 it is testing hydrogen combustion engines in race cars as it works toward using the technology in commercial products.

Toyota Testing Hydrogen Race Cars

The latest hydrogen technology is being tested on a Yaris with a 1.6 liter engine for racing.

This undated photo provided by Walmart and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a bottle of Better Homes & Gardens aromatherapy lavender & chamomile essential oil and semiprecious stone-infused room spray. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Walmart issued a recall Friday, Oct. 22. 2021, for 3,900 bottles of the spray.

Aromatherapy Spray Linked to U.S. Deaths Faces Recall

Four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had traveled internationally.

Sign at the Lee County Area Job Fair, Tupelo, Miss., Oct. 12, 2021.

Where Are the Workers?

Cutting off jobless aid failed to spur an influx.

This July 8, 2018 photo shows Tesla 2018 Model 3 sedans sit on display outside a Tesla showroom in Littleton, Colo. Tesla wants to keep secret its response to the U.S. government’s request for information in an investigation of its Autopilot partially automated driving system.

Tesla Wants to Keep Secret its Response in Autopilot Probe

The investigation comes after a series of collisions with emergency vehicles.

In this Sept. 13, 2021 file photo, members of Local 23D Union picket in front of Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Ky. Workers at one of the world’s largest bourbon producers, are scheduled to vote on a new contract on Saturday, Oct. 23, six weeks after walking out. The company announced a tentative contract agreement with the union representing striking workers on Friday.

Striking Bourbon Workers Ratify New Contract

About 420 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23D went on strike about six weeks ago.

Hertz Orders 100,000 Model 3 Electric Vehicles from Tesla

The company says it's buying the Tesla Model 3 small cars by the end of 2022.

Justin Paetow, center, a tin shop worker at Bath Iron Works, takes part in a demonstration against COVID-19 vaccine mandate outside the shipyard on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Bath, Maine.

Vaccine Mandates Create Conflict with Defiant Workers

The mandate for federal contractors goes into effect in December.