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Boeing didn't tell airline pilots about features of a new flight-control system in its 737 Max that reportedly is a focus of the investigation into last month's deadly crash in Indonesia, according to pilots who fly the jet in the U.S.

What you need to know about Boeing’s 737 Max and flight control system suspected in Indonesia crash

December 11, 2018 at 10:54 p.m.

Boeing’s popular 737 Max aircraft and one of its flight control systems are now in the spotlight after the aircraft suddenly plunged into the sea last month, killing all 189...

Northrop Grumman President Kathy Warden will become chief executive next year.

In aerospace industry, female execs soar to top

December 12, 2018 at 6:36 p.m.

The already small roster of Fortune 500 companies led by women will shrink even further after PepsiCo Inc. Chief Executive Indra Nooyi steps down from her role this year. But...

Vice President Mike Pence addresses NASA employees in front of, from left, the SpaceX Dragon, NASA's Orion, and Boeing's Starliner capsules in July 2017 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

First flights for Boeing and SpaceX crew capsules are delayed again

August 22, 2019 at 4:48 a.m.

U.S. astronauts face a longer wait before American-made crew capsules are ready to transport them to the International Space Station. The first flights of the two capsules, one being developed...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took offense at the idea that the mini-submarine he sent to Thailand could not have performed a needed rescue mission.

Cave diver says he might sue Elon Musk after Musk suggests he’s a pedophile

December 12, 2018 at 9:25 p.m.

A British cave diver involved in the rescue of 12 Thai soccer players and their coach said he would consider taking legal action against Elon Musk after the Tesla Inc....

President Trump jokes with reporters after greeting Harley Davidson executives and union representatives on the South Lawn of the White House in February 2017.

Harley-Davidson is just the latest U.S. company to weather a Trump tweet storm

December 13, 2018 at 7:11 a.m.

President Trump’s tweet Tuesday morning that Harley-Davidson would be “taxed like never before” puts the Milwaukee motorcycle maker in a growing club of U.S. companies that have been singled out...

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, listens during an appearance in Washington last month.

Uber CEO says it will deploy flying cars by 2023

December 13, 2018 at 9:24 a.m.

With its history of clashing with regulators and its autonomous car fleet grounded over a pedestrian death, Uber might seem the least likely candidate to launch a flying taxi service....

Jason Campbell adjusts rolls of newsprint before printing at the Columbian newspaper in Vancouver, Wash.

Canadian newsprint tariffs start to take a toll on U.S. newspaper industry

December 13, 2018 at 9:23 a.m.

Little noticed amid the trade war discussion, tariffs levied by the Trump administration on the Canadian paper used to make newsprint are starting to take a toll on U.S. newspapers...

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco in November 2015.

Theranos reportedly lays off most of its remaining employees

May 2, 2018 at 12:12 a.m.

Embattled blood testing firm Theranos Inc. reportedly has laid off at least 100 employees, a move that reduces its headcount to two dozen or fewer. Citing unnamed sources, the Wall...

Facebook is embroiled in controversy sparked by allegations against Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm tied to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Facebook shares fall as FTC confirms it is investigating the company’s privacy practices

August 22, 2019 at 3:17 a.m.

The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday that it opened an investigation of Facebook and the Senate Judiciary Committee called on the company’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, to testify as scrutiny...

A small group supporting net neutrality protests a plan by Federal Communications Commission head Ajit Pai on Dec. 7, 2017, in Washington.

Here’s who’ll benefit — and who might not — with net neutrality repeal

August 7, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to repeal net neutrality rules Thursday, a move that will likely have major implications for internet service providers, startups and consumers. The hotly contested...

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