CATEGORIES

HUMANOID ROBOTS ARE HERE, BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE AWKWARD.D O WE REALLY NEED THEM?

Building a robot that's both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction.

POWELL REINFORCES FED'S CAUTIOUS APPROACH TOWARD FURTHER INTEREST RATE HIKES

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that the Fed is in no hurry to further raise its benchmark interest rate, given evidence that inflation pressures are continuing to ease at a gradual pace.

THE HOLLYWOOD STRIKES ARE OVER. HERE'S WHEN YOU COULD SEE YOUR FAVORITE STARS AND SHOWS RETURN

Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they're coming back.

AMAZON TAKES ANOTHER SHOT AT HEALTH CARE, THIS ONE A VIRTUÁL CARE SERVICE THAT COSTS $9 PER MONTH

Amazon is taking another shot at becoming a regular health care source for customers with the launch of a service centered on virtual care.

MICROSOFT STARTS ROLLING OUT WINDOWS 11 UPDATE WITH AI COPILOT ASSISTANT

Microsoft added a Copilot chatbot to its Bing search engine earlier this year in February. Now, the tech giant has started rolling out an update for the Windows 11 PC operating system which brings a new version of this chatbot (in preview) integrated into the software. The latest Windows 11 2023 update, also known as 23H2, will add the Copilot chatbot to the world’s most widely used PC operating system

CUTTING-EDGE AI RAISES FEARS ABOUT RISKS TO HUMANITY.ARE TECH AND POLITICAL LEADERS DOING ENOUGH?

Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems

MASSIVE WINDFARM PROJECT TO BE BUILT OFF VIRGINIA COAST GAINS KEY FEDERAL APPROVAL

A power company’s plans for an enormous offshore wind farm off Virginia’s coast gained key federal approval this week after the Biden Administration evaluated the project’s potential impact on the environment

BUSINESS GROUP ESTIMATES SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN EV, BATTERY STORAGE AND SOLAR

A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022

'PAIN HUSTLERS' TELLS A SADLY FAMILIAR STORY WITH A KITCHEN-SINK STYLE

The wife of a man who nearly died of an opioid overdose comes bursting into the office of the sleazy doctor who prescribed it, wrongly, in exchange for personal gain. She slugs the doctor, in her agony.

TIGER WOODS AND RORY MCILROY'S TGL TO FEATURE 15-HOLE MATCHES OVERTIME AND LOTS OF TECHNOLOGY

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing modern technology to the royal and ancient game with TGL, a team-based golf league played over 15 holes that combines an oversized simulator with actual shots to a tech-infused green that can change contours depending on the shot

SUMMER SCIENCE PROGRAM SPENT $2 MILLION LAST YEAR SERVING: 204 STUDENTS.THEN, THEY GOT A $200M GIFT.

It’s the kind of problem nonprofit leaders dream about: What do you do when you get an unexpectedly large donation?

CRUISE, GM'S ROBOTÁXI SERVICE SUSPENDS ALL DRIVERLESS OPERATIONS NATIONWIDE

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.

BIDEN WANTS TO MOVE FAST ON AI SAFEGUARDS AND SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS

President Joe Biden this week signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation and global agreements.

GOOGLE CEO DEFENDS PAYING APPLE AND OTHERS TO MAKE GOOGLE THE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE ON DEVICES

Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamless and easy.’’

FAA WRAPS UP SAFETY REVIEW OF SPACEX'S HUGE STARSHIP ROCKET

SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket just cleared a major hurdle on the road to its second-ever liftoff

YOU CAN NOW ORDER THE USB-C APPLE PENCIL

Apple’s new entry-level Apple Pencil with a USB-C port for charging is now available to order.

Silicon M3 MACBOOK PRO LINEUP REVAMPED WITH 3NM CHIP & A NEW SPACE BLACK COLOR

MACBOOK PRO LINEUP REVAMPED WITH 3NM CHIP & A NEW SPACE BLACK COLOR

US REGULATORS SUE SOLARWINDS AND ITS SECURITY CHIEF FOR ALLEGED CYBER NEGLECT AHEAD OF RUSSIAN HACK

U.S. regulators sued SolarWinds, a Texas-based technology company whose software was breached in a massive 2020 Russian cyberespionage campaign, for fraud for failing to disclose security deficiencies ahead of the stunning hack

IN A FIRST, MIT TRAINS STUDENTS TO RESOLVE CLEAN ENERGY CONFLICTS

As the United States injects hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy through its signature climate law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, criticism is growing louder about where, how and whether new development should be allowed.

EUROPEAN PRIVACY OFFICIALS WIDEN BAN ON META'S BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING TO MOST OF EUROPE

European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent’s privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant.

AIRBNB EARNS $4.4 BILLION IN 3Q THANKS TO TAX BREAK AND HIGHERTHAN-EXPECTED REVENUE

Airbnb said it earned $4.37 billion in the third quarter as it booked a large tax benefit and posted higher-than-expected revenue during the summer travel season.

DOORDASH ORDERS SURGE 24% IN THE THIRD QUARTER, HELPING TO NARROW THE DELIVERY APP'S LOSSES

DoorDash powered past sales and earnings expectations in the third quarter, saying a growing mix of stores and faster service is drawing customers in the U.S. and abroad.

NASA'S LUCY SPACECRAFT SWOOPS PAST FIRST OF 10 ASTEROIDS ON LONG JOURNEY TO JUPITER

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey to Jupiter.

Bitcoin Prices Have Doubled This Year and Potentially New Ways to Invest May Drive Prices Higher

Bitcoin is having another moment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency soared to almost $35,000 this week, marking its highest point in nearly 18 months — and more than double the price seen at the start of 2023.

THOUSANDS OF REMOTE IT WORKERS SENT WAGES TO NORTH KOREA TO HELP FUND WEAPONS PROGRAM, FBI SAYS

Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said.

APPLE SUPPLIER FOXCONN SUBJECTED TO TAX INSPECTIONS BY CHINESE AUTHORITIES

Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities, according to local reports.

CHATBOTS MIGHT DISRUPT MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASSES.SOME TEACHERS SEE UPSIDES

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete.

IN 'NYAD,' JODIE FOSTER SWIMS AWAY WITH A SHOWCASE FOR ANNETTE BENING

In \"Nyad,\" there are two feats of perseverance on display. First, there is the ceaseless determination of Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) to accomplish a marathon swim from Cuba to Florida across 103 miles of open, shark-infested waters.

THE BOOMING BUSINESS OF F1 TO BE EXPLORED IN CNBC DOCUMENTARY AIRING AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX

Formula One fanatics will get more behind-the-scenes access to the global motorsports series through a new CNBC documentary that explores the business aspects of the highest form of racing in the world.

DEAL TO FORCE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO PAY A 15% MINIMUM TAX IS MARRED BY LOOPHOLES.WATCHDOG SAYS

An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by the European Union (EU) has warned.