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Texas Power Emergency Hinged on Stranded Wind-Farm Supplies

Texas’ worst power crisis in more than two years was triggered when officials were forced to halt deliveries on a long-distance transmission system, stranding electricity supplies hundreds of miles from major population centers.

Apple Warned by Top US Consumer Watchdog on Tap-to-Pay Tech

The US government’s top consumer watchdog, which is in the process of writing rules around the sharing of consumer financial data, warned tech giants about being overly restrictive in access to payments apps, taking a shot at Apple Inc.’s proprietary tap-to-pay technology.

IBM, Palantir Will Join AI Safeguard Effort Pushed by Biden

Companies including IBM Corp., Palantir Technologies Inc., Adobe Inc. and Salesforce Inc. will join President Joe Biden’s voluntary commitments on artificial intelligence as the White House seeks to expand its efforts to shape the new technology without waiting on Congress.