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USA Truck to be acquired in a $435 million deal – Talk Business & Politics

Van Buren-based USA Truck is being bought by Germany-based DB Schenker in a $435 million deal expected to close by the end of the year. The deal is for $31.72 per share of USA Truck (NASDAQ: USAK) and was approved by the USA Truck board of directors. Company shares closed Thursday at $14.58, meaning the

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HIW Trends

High Intensity Warfare (HIW): Technology trends

Credit: Mike Mareen/Shutterstock.com. In the past 100 years of conflict, the victors in a high intensity warfare (HIW) scenario have often been determined based on either quantitative or technological overmatch in air, land, and sea. However, considering the significant advances in technology and wider shifts in socioeconomic norms since the end of the Cold War,

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Mark Zuckerberg showed these prototype headsets to build support for his $10 billion metaverse bet

The company formerly known as Facebook said in February that it expects to spend at least $10 billion this year on research and development on virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, including computerized glasses or headsets. On Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off how much progress the social media company has made toward that

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Ueng: Back in the classroom at Harvard Business School

Editor’s Note: Grace Ueng is CEO of Savvy Growth, a leadership coaching and management consultancy founded in 2003. Her great passion to help leaders and the companies they run achieve their fullest potential combined with her empathy and ability to help leaders figure out their “why” is what clients value most. Grace writes a regular

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Yale creates new leadership role to oversee information technology

Yale has established a new leadership position to oversee information technology systems, underscoring the key role they play in the university’s mission of education, research, scholarship, preservation, and practice, as well as the value to campus operations of ever greater interconnectivity. In a June 24 message, President Peter Salovey and Senior Vice President for Operations

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The Metaverse And Digital Transformation At McDonald’s

The famous golden arches are recognized worldwide not only as an icon of fast food, but also of technological transformation. McDonald’s – the world’s largest restaurant chain – has been an early pioneer of tech-driven innovation, from the drive-thru to self-service kiosks. Today it’s forging a path for fast food into the metaverse and beyond.

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Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court should reconsider rulings that protect contraception and same-sex marriage as the court overturns Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court overturned previous abortion rights set in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on Friday. In a concurring opinion, Justice Thomas said the court should reconsider rulings involving contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage. “In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.”

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10 Carbon Capture Technology Ventures Working to Combat Climate Change

Carbon capture technology is a process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This can be done through different methods such as planting trees, using carbon capture and storage devices, or by direct air capture. Direct air capture technology involves using a machine to suck in air and then filter out the carbon dioxide. The

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Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without Apple

June 21 (Reuters) – Meta (META.O)Microsoft (MSFT.O) and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster development of industry standards that would make the companies’ nascent digital worlds compatible with each other. Participants in the Metaverse Standards Forum include many of the biggest companies working in the

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