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The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to mgilbert@lowellsun.com.

Proton promises “privacy by default,” but that left me wondering if the company meant rigorous security testing — and if a focus on privacy would take away from ease of use.

Oct. 11—Technical schools, long recognized as a vital source of job training for teens interested in the trades, have also become a key adult-education option for those seeking to enhance

Malaysia's national carmaker Proton and its Chinese partner Geely are considering setting up a plant in Thailand to produce electric vehicles, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday. Srettha said after talks with Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim that the two sides would hold a meeting to identify the next step "and move forward quickly.” Geely holds a 49.9% stake in Proton, which is owned by local conglomerate DRB-Hicom Berhad.

A high school in Groton is not your average school, and it's doing things much differently than other schools.

Oct. 4—GROTON — The U.S. Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $967 million modification to the contract that made the company the prime contractor and lead design yard for Virginia-

Crop Watcher Grant Rix was pleased with soybean yields, which he said are above actual production history (APH). He’s also seeing fewer disease problems then he expected

Andy Yen, the founder and CEO of Proton was interviewed by the BBC about his leadership style. He suggests reaching out to customers to get to know them.

Sep. 29—A 34-year-old Norwich man who has spent a good amount of his adult life in courthouses, lock-ups and prison cells ― including for torching a municipal building nearly 20

Corn rootworm has caused some downed corn, making it kind of a pain to combine, Grant Rix said, but it has yielded better than expected.