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Challengers to President Biden’s mass student-debt cancellation plan must clear a hurdle before the Supreme Court can move on to the merits of the case: Showing that they would suffer harm from the program.The high court will hear arguments on Tuesday related to Mr. Biden’s plan to cancel up to $10,000 in debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually, with extra relief going to people who received Pell Grants. Individuals and Republican state officials sued the administration last year seeking to block the plan…

Key to those discussions at their two-day policy meeting will be estimating how much their previous rate increases will cool growth and inflation over time, or what Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman called the “long and variable” lags of monetary policy. “There will be a lot of thinking about ‘Are the effects we’re getting about on the track that we expected? Are they coming sooner, or are they coming bigger?’” said William English, a former senior Fed economist who is a professor at the Yale School of Management.…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Supply chain disruptions during COVID-19 brought to light how interdependent nations are when it comes to manufacturing. The inability of the U.S. to produce such needed goods as test kits and personal protective equipment during the pandemic revealed our vulnerabilities as a nation. China's rise as a global production superpower has further underscored the weaknesses of American manufacturing.…

California aims to add millions of new electric vehicles in the coming years. Charging them without impairing an aging grid will require more power generation and help from EV drivers. This summer, the state faced the threat of rolling blackouts during an extended heat wave and asked people to avoid charging and using major appliances during critical hours, raising questions of whether its electrical grid can handle the added demand from charging EVs. The state’s success depends on a range of factors, which…

One of the labor unions representing U.S. railroad workers said its members rejected a tentative agreement its leaders had reached, a setback in efforts to avoid a potential strike that would disrupt the movement of goods across the country.The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said its 4,900 members had voted to reject a deal reached with the biggest U.S. freight railroads as part of bigger broader negotiations. IAM is one of 10 labor groups that has reached or is completing tentative…

The Galaxy Z Fold 4’s physical dimensions have changed. The alterations may not amount to more than a few millimeters and grams, but they make a surprising difference to the way the phone feels — and a redesign of the hinge played a big role in making it possible. It’s an important step toward making foldable smartphones mainstream, a moment Samsung believes is now almost here. Digital Trends spoke to Nick Porter, Samsung UK and Ireland’s vice president of product management and commercial operations, about the new…

The landmark climate bill passed by Congress on Friday aims to reduce carbon emissions with subsidies for speeding the build-out of renewable-energy projects. Success in meeting its emissions goals will depend on how quickly that build-out happens.Despite the new financial support for renewable technologies, the industry faces supply-chain snarls, logjams in securing project approvals and challenges in constructing new high-voltage power lines and large-scale batteries to support an unprecedented build-out of wind and…

A Canadian judge will rule Wednesday on a key aspect of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's extradition to the United States, with a favourable judgment seen as paving the way for the release of the Chinese executive after 18 months of house arrest. British Columbia's Superior Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes will rule on the double criminality issue of the extradition case, deciding whether Meng's alleged actions were a crime in Canada as well as the United States at the time of her…

Image: MicrosoftAs a laptop, the Surface Laptop Studio is a giant, glorious PC. The screen is big and beautiful. The trackpad is big. The keyboard feels a bit bouncy; as you type the keys almost spring back up, which makes it feel like there's more travel than there actually is. The keyboard keys are boring grey plastic rather than the metallic look of the Surface Book keyboard, but you may find that higher contrast, especially if you use the keyboard backlight. The camera copes better with the brightness of the…

Lordstown Motors Corp.’s ability to stay in business for at least another year remains in doubt until it secures more funding and its market value rises, its finance chief said after the electric-truck maker sold its factory to raise cash.Lordstown, which aims to launch its first vehicle this year and doesn’t generate any revenue yet, issued a going-concern warning in June 2021, flagging worries about its financial health. “It will be there until we raise sufficient capital and get to a…