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ADP Acquires TheRightThing

Automatic Data Processing  said in a statement that it has acquired privately held The RightThing, a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider. The RightThing is also the parent company of AIRS. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Automatic Data Processing is a provider of business outsourcing solutions with about $10 billion in revenues, and was featured in the Forbes list of the world’s most innovative companies this year.

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Santa Clara, Calif.-based Rivos, a RISC-V accelerated platform company focusing on data analytics and Generative AI, has raised $250 million in its Series A-3 funding round

IBM, Canada, and Quebec invest $137M to strengthen semiconductor industry

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Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all — NPR

Consumers can look forward to faster, safer and more reliable internet connections under the promises of newly reinstated government regulations, writes Emma Bowman of NPR.