Mae Anderson

AP Technology Writer

The Security Breach Podcast

The Security Breach Podcast

September 17, 2026

Aerial view of Ultium Cells manufacturing facility with branded signage and loading docks under blue sky

GM Joint Venture Retooling Tennessee Plant for ‘World-First’ Battery Production

September 30, 2026

Copper pennies pouring into a glass jar for savings and financial planning

Congress Votes to End Production of Penny After 234 Years

September 30, 2026

Aerial view of modern industrial warehouse and logistics facility complex with blue and white buildings in rural landscape

3 Execs Outline Strategy for AI Data Center Hardware Boom

September 30, 2026

The Security Breach Podcast

The Security Breach Podcast

Security Breach from Manufacturing.net offers the insight needed to ready your company's defenses against hackers.

September 17, 2026

FedEx Express storefront signage with contact information and 'The World On Time' tagline

FedEx Will Return Any Tariff Refunds to Customers

But getting them could be a long process.

February 27, 2026

Co-owners Dean Smith, left, and Joanne Farrugia pose for a photograph in JaZams, one of their toy stores Friday, June 27, 2025, in Princeton, N.J.

U.S. Tariffs Are Having an Uneven Effect on Holiday Prices, Purchases

Along with unpredictable tariffs, stubborn inflation and weak hiring have shaken consumer confidence.

December 15, 2025

Boeing Workers Reject Offer, Extending Strike at 3 Plants

The 3,200 workers who build fighter jets are heading back to the picket lines.

September 12, 2025

Two people working at a cluttered desk, sorting and packaging items

The U.S. Tariff Exemption for Small Orders Ends Friday

It's a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less.

August 27, 2025

President Donald Trump stands before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington.

Can a 'Gold Card' Program Visa Spur Investment in the U.S. Economy?

Despite the high price tag, there may be an appetite for the program.

February 28, 2025

A worker lays a cable at a home building site in Flowood, Miss. on Sept. 23, 2021.

Small Business Owners Breathe Easier Over Labor Costs After Decision to Strike Down Overtime Rule

The blocked rule would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S.

November 26, 2024

Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, speaks at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company facility in Phoenix, Dec. 6, 2022.

More Women Made the List of Top-Paid CEOs in 2023

But their numbers are still small compared to men.

June 3, 2024

New Tools to Help Small Businesses Capitalize on A.I.

Microsoft is leading the charge.

January 24, 2024

This photo provided by Bud Light, shows a scene from Bud Light Seltzer’s 2022 Super Bowl NFL football spot.

Super Bowl Ads to Provide Look at the Future, and Nostalgia

For many, the big show of the night will be the commercials.

February 11, 2022

Ginger Pigg moves boxes of shopping bags in the storage room of her gift boutique The Perfect Pigg in Cumming, Ga. on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 22, 2021. The bags should have been delivered in four weeks, but took 14 weeks.

'Buy It When You See It.' Retailers Dread Holiday Shortages

Smaller retailers are at the mercy of their vendors, who are increasingly suspending delivery guarantees and sometimes not communicating at all.

October 27, 2021

This photo provided by Sarah Rachor shows Rachor in her hop yard, April 4, 2021 near Sidney, Mont. Rachor has a tractor from 1998, mainly because it was before new technology was installed in farm equipment, along with an older 1987 combine for backup. The 1998 tractor has a manual with codes that she uses to manually reset it when something goes wrong. That’s not possible with newer machines, she said.

Lack of 'Right to Repair' Costs Businesses Time, Money

Makers of products ranging from smartphones to farm equipment can withhold repair tools and create software-based locks that prevent even simple updates.

August 10, 2021

People look at a 145 inch Ultra Large UHD display in the LG booth at the CES tech show, on Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas. CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 CES attendees across the globe.

5 CES Trends to Watch

CES will reflect the tumultuous year that preceded it.

January 12, 2021

In this Jan. 7, 2020 file photo, crowds enter the convention center on the first day of the CES tech show, in Las Vegas. Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology. CES kicks off this week, but thanks to the pandemic, it will be in a radical new format — a “virtual” show taking place only in cyberspace.

CES: A Hall of Mirrors to the Future

The usual extravaganza of tech may portend the future of the virtual trade show.

January 11, 2021

In this March 30, 2020 file photo, workers at Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., gather outside to protest work conditions in the company's warehouse in New York. Amazon fired a worker who staged the walkout to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flaunted distancing rules and put others at risk. The decision prompted a rebuke from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who called on the National Labor Relations Board to investigate.

Amazon Fires Agitator

The workers demanded greater protection against the new coronavirus.

April 1, 2020