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US Postal Service seeks to hike stamp prices to 73 cents: The United States Postal Service (USPS) said on Tuesday it wants to raise the price of first-class mail ...
reuters.com/markets/us/us-postal-service-seeks-hike-stamp-prices-73-cents-2024-04-09/
Hold on to your forever stamps! The post office wants to hike prices for the 2nd time this year
fastcompany.com/91091854/stamp-price-increase-2024-first-class-forever-usps-new-cost
50 years after Hank Aaron's 715th homer, Hall of Fame announces statue, Postal Service unveils stamp
apnews.com/article/hank-aaron-715-anniversary-e64c8134cf4de655088d8a83078b053d
Stamp cost could rise again in 2024: What to know as USPS signals price bump to 73 cents
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/10/usps-stamp-price-increase/73271755007/
UPS to become US Postal Service’s primary air cargo provider: UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service (USPS) after ...
thehill.com/business/4567283-ups-us-postal-services-primary-air-cargo-provider/
Quick Glance: UPS replaces FedEx as U.S. Postal Service's primary air cargo provider
- United Parcel Service (UPS) will become the United States Postal Service's (USPS) primary air cargo provider after rival FedEx walked away pressing for a better contract.
- UPS shares rose 1.4% while FedEx's stock fell 1.6% as financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
- FedEx will not extend its contract with USPS, resulting in nearly $2 billion annual business loss but pushing the company to reduce its air capacity.
- USPS has reduced payments to FedEx since 2020 when letters and packages were shifted from planes to more economical trucks.
USPS got billions in financial aid, and now says it needs more: Two years after Congress wiped more than $100 billion off the U.S. Postal Service’s books ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/15/biden-usps-amazon-aid/
UPS requires over 300 pilots after winning US Postal Service contract from FedEx: UPS is looking to hire more than 300 pilots after the company secured a ...
aerotime.aero/articles/ups-pilots-recruit-usps
Major mail delivery delays raise concerns about voting in the 2024 elections: In Virginia, hundreds of veterans had their colon cancer screening tests ...
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/major-mail-delivery-delays-raise-concerns-voting-2024-elections-rcna146479
You’ve got mail. So where is it? : If you have seen slow mail delivery, you are not alone. The postal service has an online tool to show delivery information ...
ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/how-is-the-mail-delivery-near-you-the-postal-service-has-a-tool-to-measure-that/5IAWKX2NJJCY7JGIQZRNTWMOGU/
The U.S. Postal Service Wants to Raise Stamp Prices Again: The 5-cent increase would be the fourth price hike since January 2023.
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Stamps are about to get more expensive again: The U.S. Postal Service announced new prices for First-Class Mail Forever stamps this week ...
dontwasteyourmoney.com/stamps-are-about-to-get-more-expensive-again/
US Post Office is looking to raise rates again. Here’s how much it could cost you to mail a letter
pennlive.com/news/2024/04/us-post-office-is-looking-to-raise-rates-again-heres-how-much-it-could-cost-you-to-mail-a-letter.html
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United Parcel Service Won Some USPS Business. Why the Stock Is Down.
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Is There Mail on Tax Day? USPS, UPS, FedEx Hours Today: Taxes are due on April 15 this year, and for those who don't file electronically, the mail must serve.
newsweek.com/there-mail-tax-day-usps-ups-fedex-hours-today-1889944
Is There Mail Today? Solar Eclipse Hours USPS, FedEx, UPS: On Monday, April 8, the moon will be positioned so that the entire disc of the sun will be blocked in ...
newsweek.com/there-mail-today-solar-eclipse-hours-usps-fedex-ups-1887509
USPS makes final ruling on Charleston mail center transfer plans: The United States Postal Service announced plans to transfer outgoing mail processing ...
wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_valley/usps-makes-final-ruling-on-charleston-mail-center-transfer-plans/article_5316cb91-728f-5002-8eee-3fd078749fa5.html
Niland wants to know when its post office is coming back: It’s been more than two years since the northern Imperial County town lost its only post office in a ...
kpbs.org/news/evening-edition/2024/04/05/niland-wants-to-know-when-its-post-office-is-coming-back
Ansel Adams’ work to be celebrated with USPS Forever stamps: A collection of Ansel Adams’ most beloved prints will soon become accessible to collectors at an ...
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/ansel-adams-forever-stamps-yosemite-19384342.php
USPS to switch air-cargo carriers; Microsoft to unbundle 2 key products: UPS lands post office air cargo job
postandcourier.com/usps-to-switch-air-cargo-carriers-microsoft-to-unbundle-2-key-products/article_fcffa4ce-f02c-11ee-8b52-2fd11edd81cb.html
Someone stole a master mailbox key in Sacramento. What’s being done to stop break-ins?
sacbee.com/news/local/article284317673.html
The Jonas Brothers headlined the free 2024 March Madness Music Festival at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix. Here's a look at the concert. Show more
Stocks stand still ahead of inflation data; stamp prices are poised to rise: Wall St. braces for next inflation report
postandcourier.com/stocks-stand-still-ahead-of-inflation-data-stamp-prices-are-poised-to-rise/article_54e79234-f675-11ee-ac9c-375d859da30f.html
Man stole over $250K in postage stamps using stolen identities, including in Sacramento County
sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article287528955.html
An Iowan's photograph will be on a new US postage stamp. Here's how to get yours:
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2024/04/09/des-moines-iowa-phil-roeder-iowa-state-fair-photo-featured-on-a-new-stamp-usps-dmps/73096888007/
Mailbag! Readers share their USPS horror stories: One reader told us: "All three (Christmas checks to my grandkids) took six weeks to arrive ...
richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/virginia-mail-richmond-post-office-problems/article_f8e9666e-f2a1-11ee-a608-37235fc96c68.html
Williams: This mail service revamp could deliver us to ruin: It has long been the dream of political conservatives to privatize USPS. That should be a nonstarter ...
richmond.com/opinion/columnists/williams-mail-service-revamp-fails/article_461e1afa-f0eb-11ee-90a4-d785e81e1aee.html
Here’s why USPS dropped off 150 Milwaukee absentee ballots at 7:15 p.m. on election day
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/04/why-usps-dropped-off-150-milwaukee-absentee-ballots-on-election-day/73203117007/
Fort Worth man, 18, pleads guilty to stealing USPS master key from letter carrier
star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article287369380.html
Watchdog: 'Operational failures' at Richmond’s overhauled mail facility: USPS’s own watchdog says that Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s makeover of Virginia's mail ...
richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/virginia-mail-report-late-mail-audit-richmond-post-office/article_224d5410-f06e-11ee-901a-773fef831cb7.html
Kaine reacts to Sandston mail facility audit: "I think that we just need to keep the sunlight on this one; if we do, I do feel confident that we’ll get it ...
richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/virginia-mail-report-oig-audit-sandston-richmond-post-office/article_a7d1dda8-f0f6-11ee-a54d-cb91461b9220.html
Parents said they feared for their children's safety after they came home with mysterious injuries. Peoria Unified said the claims are not credible. Show more
UPS awarded 'significant' contract with USPS. Here's what that means for Louisville
courier-journal.com/story/money/companies/2024/04/01/ups-awarded-contract-with-u-s-postal-service-for-air-cargo-shipping/73166258007/
Amazon pours additional $2.75bn into AI startup Anthropic: Extra financing will bring technology giant’s total investment in OpenAI rival to $4bn
theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/27/anthropic-amazon-ai-startup
Quick Glance: Amazon Invests $2.75 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic
- Amazon makes its largest external investment in a KI-startup called Anthropic to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race.
- Anthropic closed five different funding rounds worth about $7.3 billion and competes directly with OpenAI.
- Cloud providers like Amazon Web Services are heavily investing in AI to stay competitive and benefit from partnerships with AI developers like Anthropic.
- The Federal Trade Commission is investigating partnerships between AI developers and major cloud service providers like Google and Amazon to examine potential illegal practices.
The Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is About to Get Even Messier: Closing the city’s seaport will send shockwaves across global shipping. Supersize container ships ...
wired.com/story/baltimore-bridge-collapse-shipping-supply-chain-disruption-francis-scott-key/
Quick Glance: Survivors of Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Workers in Their Cars
- Julio Cervantes survived bridge collapse, others missing or dead
- Construction workers were in their cars when ship hit bridge
- Two bodies found, four missing, presumed dead
- President Biden promises bridge reconstruction
Nvidia could be primed to be the next AWS: The question is whether Nvidia can sustain that growth to become a long-term revenue powerhouse like AWS has become ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/24/nvidia-could-be-primed-to-be-the-next-aws/
Alibaba Calls Off Cainiao’s IPO After Market Slump Worsens: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is calling off an initial public offering for its Cainiao logistics arm in ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-26/alibaba-calls-off-cainiao-s-ipo-after-market-slump-worsens
As AI booms, land near nuclear power plants becomes hot real estate: Cheap low-carbon energy? What's not to love...
theregister.com/2024/03/25/ai_boom_nuclear/
Nvidia Confirms New and Expanded Partnerships with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and More
stadt-bremerhaven.de/nvidia-bestaetigt-neue-und-erweiterte-partnerschaften-mit-amazon-google-microsoft-und-mehr/
Quick Glance: Nvidia Expands Partnerships with Chinese EV Makers
- Nvidia expands collaborations with Chinese automakers to advance self-driving vehicles and AI technology.
- BYD to utilize Nvidia's Drive Thor chips for autonomous driving and digital functions.
- Chinese auto brands intensify partnerships with Nvidia to enhance global presence.
- Nvidia announces partnerships with companies like Cerence and Lenovo for AI technology development.
'Troublemakers' Block Amazon HQ Over Plan to Link Data Centers With Gas Pipeline: "Amazon is breaking its Climate Pledge by powering new data centers with ...
commondreams.org/news/gtn-xpress
What to know about the deadly Rockford, Illinois, stabbing spree: A 22-year-old suspect was arrested in the incident that left four people dead.
abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-rockford-illinois-stabbing-spree/story
Quick Glance: Four Fatalities and 7 Injured in Stabbings in Northern Illinois, Suspect Apprehended
- A tragic incident unfolded on Wednesday in a northern Illinois community as a man embarked on a stabbing spree at various locations, resulting in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to seven others.
- Currently, a 22-year-old man is in police custody and undergoing questioning by Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd.
- Following a medical emergency call at 1:14 p.m., the Rockford Police Department received additional requests for police and paramedic assistance.
- The Mayor of Rockford expressed dismay over the violent incident and highlighted the ongoing investigations to clarify the event and prevent future occurrences.
FedEx tightens 2024 profit forecast on cost cuts, shares jump 13%: FedEx narrowed its fiscal 2024 profit forecast on Thursday, raising the bottom end and ...
reuters.com/business/fedex-raises-2024-profit-forecast-cost-cuts-2024-03-21/
5 takeaways as Supreme Court questions sweeping challenge to abortion pill access
abcnews.go.com/Politics/5-takeaways-supreme-court-questions-sweeping-challenge-abortion/story
How 19 years of Amazon Prime has satisfied our need for speed: Just as Engadget was hitting publish on its first posts, I was putting a freshly minted English ...
engadget.com/how-19-years-of-amazon-prime-has-satisfied-our-need-for-speed-141557261.html
YouTube is down too, site confirms: Several social media websites are experiencing outages on Tuesday morning. YouTube confirmed that some users are having ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/05/youtube-down/
Quick Glance: YouTube Confirms Outages Amid Social Media Crisis
- Multiple social media platforms are facing outages on Tuesday morning. YouTube has confirmed issues with video loading, while Discord, Meta's Threads, Facebook, and Instagram are also down.
- Users may encounter empty home pages, error messages, and loading issues on YouTube Shorts, as per a Google support post.
- YouTube provided an update on the situation via its X account, directing users to the support page.
- The cause of these widespread outages remains unclear, with cloud service providers like AWS not reporting any issues. Meta and Google have the capacity to operate independent data centers, reducing the likelihood of such outages.
Mail issues troubling Richmonders: 'What the hell is going on?': Mail horror stories unfortunately are common. Richmond residents told us about stolen checks ...
richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/richmond-mail-theft-fraud-delays-usps/article_14194c56-ebe0-11ee-86da-bf71fd0301e4.html
What’s open and closed on Good Friday 2024? Banks, stock markets, USPS, stores, and more
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After AWS and Google, Microsoft says it's removing Azure 'egress' data transfer fees -- but with...
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EU antitrust team probing Microsoft ties between Entra ID and 365 services: Google claims rival has made an 'art and science' out of licensing
theregister.com/2024/03/22/eu_antitrust_microsoft_entra_id/
Driver shortages a concern for premium Amao strawberry growers: Grown in Fukuoka Prefecture, the Amao strawberry is known for its bright red color and sweet yet ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/24/japan/society/driver-shortages-concern-strawberry-growers/
UPS Driver Films Moment Dog Comes Running at Her: 'Are You Friendly?': Delivery drivers have to be careful with canines, with more than 5,000 attacks reported by ...
newsweek.com/texas-ups-driver-films-moment-dog-comes-running-1881054
Ubicloud wants to build an open source alternative to AWS: Using the large cloud computing providers is convenient, but not exactly cheap. Ubicloud ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/05/ubicloud-wants-to-build-an-open-source-alternative-to-aws/
The Newest Rivian Delivery Vehicle Looks Nothing Like the Amazon Van: The electric van Rivian made for Amazon now powers this odd-looking commercial van ...
thedrive.com/news/the-newest-rivian-delivery-vehicle-looks-nothing-like-the-amazon-van
Amazon bends to Euro watchdogs, waives egress fees for folks ditching AWS: Now the pressure is on for Microsoft to stop holding user data hostage
theregister.com/2024/03/05/aws_data_egress/
Amazon goes nuclear, acquires Cumulus Data's atomic datacenters for $650M: E-commerce giant on the hook for 480MW of power from Susquehanna plant
theregister.com/2024/03/04/amazon_acquires_cumulus_nuclear_datacenter/
Amazon supports sustainable start-ups through the Sustainability Accelerator: Amazon says it wants to increasingly support sustainable start-ups through its ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/amazon-foerdert-nachhaltige-start-ups-ueber-den-sustainability-accelerator/
Anthropic says its new Claude 3 AI chatbot scores better on key benchmarks than GPT-4
engt.co/3wFjIdv
Friday is the last day to order free COVID tests through USPS: The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests — at least for now ...
apnews.com/article/covid-free-tests-usps-hhs-be169ede37e931f808a1eef3f6d0ebea
Companies flush money down the drain with overfed Kubernetes cloud clusters: Just 13% of provisioned CPUs, 20% of memory utilized, study finds
theregister.com/2024/03/01/kubernetes_cluster_overprovisioning/
Postal worker shot dead in his mail van in targeted attack: Ohio police: No one is in custody, police said.
abcnews.go.com/US/postal-worker-shot-dead-mail-van-targeted-attack/story
Biagi Bros. posts pictures of its ten (10!) Nikola hydrogen semis: Hours after Nikola announced that it had begun delivering hydrogen semis, Biagi Bros ...
electrek.co/2024/02/22/biagi-bros-posts-pictures-of-its-ten-10-nikola-hydrogen-semis/
Amazon Cancels Fees for Customers Moving to Rival Cloud Services: Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud services division is halting fees it has long charged customers that ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/amazon-cancels-fees-for-customers-moving-to-rival-cloud-services
Amazon's AWS to launch Saudi Arabia data centers, invest over $5.3 bln: Amazon.com's cloud division Amazon Web Services said on Monday it will launch data ...
reuters.com/technology/amazons-aws-launch-saudi-arabia-data-centers-invest-over-53-bln-2024-03-04/
Tech giant Amazon's $7.5b NZ data centre plan quietly put on hold: Customers were told data centres would open this year, but Amazon hasn't resolved ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/01/amazons-7-5b-nz-data-centre-plan-quietly-put-on-hold/
Letter carrier robberies continue as USPS, union, lawmakers seek solutions: The number of robberies of postal carriers grew again last year and the number of ...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/letter-carrier-robberies-continue-usps-union-lawmakers-seek-108040136
Amazon invests billions in Saudi Arabia: The tech giant is spending $5.3 billion on new data centers in Saudi Arabia. This is intended to support the increasing ...
diepresse.com/18243690/amazon-investiert-milliarden-in-saudi-arabien
Amazon's AWS to invest over $5 bln to boost cloud computing in Mexico: Amazon Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc , announced on Monday it will ...
reuters.com/technology/amazons-aws-invest-over-5-bln-boost-cloud-computing-mexico-2024-02-26/
Forever postage stamp commemorates Betty Ford: First lady Dr. Jill Biden unveiled a new U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring former first lady Betty Ford at the ...
dcnewsnow.com/news/forever-postage-stamp-commemorates-betty-ford/
Google wants regulators to take Microsoft down a notch before it stifles AI: Ad giant that owns over 80 percent of search traffic yells at cloud monopoly
theregister.com/2024/02/28/google_microsoft_cloud_eu/
Amazon’s Big Secret: Nearly 30 years after the company was founded, we still don’t really know where its profits come from. The answer will loom large in the ...
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/amazon-profits-antitrust-ftc/677580/
The Lifeblood of the AI Boom: Applications such as ChatGPT and DALL-E have captured the world’s imagination—but AI companies are focused on something else.
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/nvidia-chips-gpu-generative-ai/677664/
USPS to stop accepting orders for free Covid tests 8 March: US government has been mailing free at-home Covid tests on and off since January 2022 to curb spread ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/07/when-usps-stop-sending-free-covid-tests
Why Amazon's AWS Is Paying $650 Million for Access to Nuclear Power: Cloud providers are increasingly turning to nuclear energy to meet the insatiable energy ...
inc.com/chloe-aiello/why-amazons-aws-is-paying-650-million-for-access-to-nuclear-power.html
Exclusive: AWS, Accenture and Anthropic partner to accelerate enterprise AI adoption
venturebeat.com/ai/exclusive-aws-accenture-and-anthropic-partner-to-accelerate-enterprise-ai-adoption/
DHL puts 50 Orange EV yard trucks to work, plans to add 50 more: DHL has 50 electric yard trucks from Orange EV in its logistics fleet, and plans to fully phase ...
electrek.co/2024/03/05/dhl-puts-50-orange-ev-yard-trucks-to-work-plans-to-add-50-more/
AI and cloud investments dominate Saudi Arabia's LEAP tech summit: Amazon Web Services and DataVolt were among the companies that made significant cloud ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2024/03/ai-and-cloud-investments-dominate-saudi-arabias-leap-tech-summit
Wyze outage leaves customers without camera coverage overnight: Company points to "AWS partner" for cameras disappearing from users' apps.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/wyze-outage-leaves-customers-without-camera-coverage-overnight/
Here's why Amazon and Jeff Bezos are joining the Dow Jones 30: The online retail giant's place in the corporate firmament is cemented with membership in the Dow.
thestreet.com/retail/amazon-and-jeff-bezos-are-joining-one-of-the-most-exclusive-clubs
Amazon's AWS Acquires Nuclear-Powered Data Center in Pennsylvania for $650 Million, Expanding Cloud Computing Dominance
techtimes.com/articles/302411/20240308/amazons-aws-acquires-nuclear-powered-data-center-pennsylvania-650-million-expanding-cloud-computing-dominance.htm
An Amazon executive on the company's place in the AI race: A leader of Amazon's cloud computing business says that "generative AI very directly was enabled ...
qz.com/amazon-ai-web-services-cloud-deepak-singh-interview-1851257484
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Attempting to bribe postal workers. Committing bank fraud using stolen mail. Cases underline USPS concerns.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/23/mail-theft-united-states-postal-service-concerns/72703972007/
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