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Panama City — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal to allow U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free. Mulino said he had told U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday that he could neither set the fees to transit the canal nor exempt anyone …

US DoJ says HPE-Juniper deal will come at the cost of competition The companies say acquisition would give customers “greater innovation and choice” European and British investigators have already given their approval The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks – a deal anticipated to be worth $14 billion – following a …

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has only been in his post for a day and already making it clear that the agency will be ignoring the role vehicle pollution plays in worsening climate change. Duffy sent a memo to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calling for a review of fuel economy standards to align with President Donald Trump’s …

Mega HR claims Megan is the most sophisticated AI recruiter to date It can apparently manage up to 78% of frontline hiring tasks to cut costs It doesn’t take lunches, go on holiday, take toilet breaks, go to sleep or gossip Recruiters play an important role in the hiring process, matching qualified candidates with job opportunities at organizations, arranging interviews, …

During Trump’s recent inauguration, Musk made headlines with his bold statement: “We are taking DOGE to Mars.” This comment, paired with the department’s logo update, reignited interest in the popular meme coin. This isn’t the first time Musk has linked Dogecoin with major platforms. Previously, he swapped Twitter’s blue bird logo for the DOGE symbol briefly. However, analysts caution that …

Macy’s (M) has announced plans to close more department stores across the U.S. as its finances continue to erode. The New York-based company said it will close 66 stores as part of an ongoing strategy to control costs. The latest stores closures come months after Macy’s announced that it will close 150 stores over the next three years. …

Zoë Schiffer: It must have been a long walk. Lauren Goode: I mean, I heard a lot about jujitsu. 56 minutes of that show was taken up on jujitsu, and then it was also like, “Also, how to live forever.” I don’t know. Yeah. Michael Calore: I really want to hear that, because I was fascinated when you started talking …

Credit: Screenshot via Real Time with Bill Maher Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy are set to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Donald Trump. Many people, however, are still unsure of the department’s role. Or how they’ll set about their stated goals. If you’re curious, let’s dive into what can be …

A China-backed threat actor accessed workstations and unclassified documents of US Treasury Department employees, The New York Times reports.  In a letter to Senate Banking Committee leaders on Monday, Treasury said it was notified of the cyberattack on Dec. 8 by BeyondTrust, a third-party software service provider. Hackers stole a security key used by the vendor to provide remote technical …

Documents and workstations at the US Treasury Department were accessed during a cyberattack, The New York Times reports. The attack was linked to a “China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat actor” and has been characterized as “a major cybersecurity incident.” According to a letter the Treasury Department shared with lawmakers (via TechCrunch), US officials were made aware of the issue on December …