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Bitcoin tops $100,000 as big rally sparked by Trump election win rolls on

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump rolls on.

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Trump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Taiwan firm halts plan for $1B battery plant in sa国际传媒 that had federal support

A $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell production plant that was planned for Maple Ridge, sa国际传媒, has been shelved. The parent company, Taiwan Cement Corp.

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Jeff Bezos says he is 'optimistic' about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday he is 鈥渙ptimistic鈥� about President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years.

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Jeff Bezos says he is 'optimistic' about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday that he is 鈥渙ptimistic鈥� about President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years.

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Alberta minister wants to see $100B in data centre infrastructure in next five years

EDMONTON 鈥� Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he's hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years.

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Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook鈥檚 parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically

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White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign.

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White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign.

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District of Columbia says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black ZIP codes

The District of Columbia sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods while still charging millions of dollars for a membership that promi

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