Milton Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane, US NHC Says 

Oct. 7 By Swati Verma (Reuters) – Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Milton is located about 150 miles (240 km) west of Progreso Mexico, with maximum sustained…

US Lets Starlink Provide Direct-To-Cell Coverage for Hurricane-Hit Areas 

Oct. 6 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T Mobile to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. The FCC…

US Port Strike Ends, Leaving Cargo Backlog 

Oct. 4 By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports were reopened on Friday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry’s biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo…

Factbox-Companies Have Planned for US East Coast Ports Strike 

Oct. 1 By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Some 45,000 union workers walked off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct. 1, cutting off vital trade arteries just weeks ahead of the nation’s presidential election. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union,…

Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals 

Sept. 30 By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition. Epic filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court in California…

US East Coast Port Strike Set to Start Tuesday, Says Union 

Sept. 29 By Costas Pitas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen’s Association union said on Sunday, signaling action that could cause delays and snarl supply chains. “United States…