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WHEN HOLLYWOOD NEEDS A MOVIE VILLAIN, THE TECH BRO ANSWERS

“A toast to the disruptors,” Edward Norton’s tech billionaire says in Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”

JAPAN DESTROYS NEW ROCKET AT LAUNCH AFTER IGNITION FAILURE

Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country’s first new rocket series in more than two decades.

FORD TO RAISE PRODUCTION AS US AUTO SALES START TO RECOVER

Ford will increase production of six models this year, half of them electric, as the company and the auto industry start to rebound from sluggish U.S. sales in 2022.

TESLA PRICE CUTS: FLAGGING DEMAND OR TACTIC TO BOOST SALES?

In explaining why Tesla Inc. keeps cutting prices on its electric vehicles, the auto industry is pretty much divided into two camps.

FROM MARKETING TO DESIGN, BRANDS ADOPT AI TOOLS DESPITE RISK

Even if you haven’t tried artificial intelligence tools that can write essays and poems or conjure new images on command, chances are the companies that make your household products are already starting to do so.

TESLA - Master Plan

Elon Musk driving the planet toward renewable energy

2023 BMW IX VS 2023 RIVIAN R1S

Buying an electric vehicle used to mean choosing from battery range, performance, utility or luxury.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2023 ACADEMY AWARDS

Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony.

HOW & WHERE TO WATCH OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMS ONLINE

Replete with spellbinding multiverses, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” topped the 95th Academy Awards nominations with 11 nods. Elsewhere, stories of friendship and family permeated 2022 cinema and the nominations this year, as did big-budget blockbusters.

What Time is It on Moon? Europe Pushing for Lunar Time Zone

With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.

FOR MAN BEHIND GENE-EDITED BABIES, A ROCKY RETURN TO SCIENCE

Five years ago, scientist He Jiankui shocked his peers and the world with claims that he created the first genetically edited babies. Now, after serving three years in a Chinese prison for practicing medicine without a license, he faces obstacles and critics as he tries to re-enter science.

EU OFFICIAL DEFENDS TALKS ON BIG TECH HELPING FUND NETWORKS

Europe’s existing telecom networks aren’t up to the job of handling surging amounts of internet data traffic, a top European Union official said, as he defended a consultation on whether Big Tech companies should help pay for upgrades.

CHINA SAYS WILL TRAIN FOREIGN ASTRONAUTS FOR SPACE STATION

China says it will soon begin training foreign astronauts for trips to its newly completed orbiting space station.

MONEY: 5 WAYS TO DEAL WITH MONEY ENVY

If you’ve ever scrolled through social media posts only to be gripped with envy when you see a friend posing in front of their beautiful house or enjoying themselves at a luxurious resort, then you understand how easy it is to want what other people have. Financial envy is real, and sometimes it can be ugly.

THE MOST AFFORDABLE EVS FOR 2023

The push for new, appealing electric vehicles has gained considerable momentum recently. The next few years will see a rollout of EVs in every popular automotive segment, increasing competition and decreasing prices. At the moment, however, all-electric vehicle development costs remain high and most new additions are priced well above equivalent gaspowered models.

TESLA MODEL 3 NOW $5K LESS THAN US AVERAGE NEW CAR

It’s never been this cheap to buy a Tesla.

WHY TIKTOK IS BEING BANNED ON GOV'T PHONES IN US AND BEYOND

The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears.

NETFLIX CUTS PRICES IN SOME MARKETS TO LURE MORE SUBSCRIBERS

Netflix is cutting its prices in several of its smaller markets in the latest twist on the video streaming service’s efforts to keep its recently revived subscriber growth rolling amid stiffer competition and inflation pressures that are pushing more households to curb their discretionary spending.

Movie Bonus

Films added as companions to Apple TV+ originals

HOW CREDIT SCORES ARE EVOLVING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CREDIT

A lowcredit score can hurt your ability to take out a loan, secure a good interest rate, or increase the spending limit on your credit card.

FATHER OF CELLPHONE SEES DARK SIDE BUT ALSO HOPE IN NEW TECH

The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work?

METAVERSE IN SPOTLIGHT AT MWC TECH FAIR EVEN AS DOUBTS ARISE

Welcome to the metaverse — sort of.

OUTSMARTING HUMANS JUST ONE STEP FOR AI VIDEO GAME PLAYERS

Speed around a French village in the video game Grand Turismo and you might spot a Corvette behind you trying to catch your slipstream.

ChatGPT Bot Channels History to Pen State of Union Speech

If you've heard it once in a president's State of the Union speech, you've heard it 100 times: There is nothing the American people can't do when they pull together.

Baidu to Implement ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot Chatbot From March

Baidu Inc., one of China’s biggest search and artificial intelligence firms, said Thursday it plans to implement its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie into its search services from March.

JAPANESE STARTUP UNVEILS BALLOON FLIGHT SPACE VIEWING TOURS

A Japanese startup announced plans to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise astronomically expensive experience down to Earth.

MICROSOFT MAKES CASE FOR ACTIVISION MERGER AMID EU SCRUTINY

Microsoft’s Xbox video game division announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to persuade European regulators to approve its planned $68.7 billion takeover of game publishing giant Activision Blizzard.

REESE WITHERSPOON, ASHTON KUTCHER SHINE IN A ROM-COM'

If you decide to settle in and watch “Your Place or Mine” to see the sparks fly between Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher, you’ll be initially disappointed. They’re not in the same room until the last 12 minutes.

JAPAN ABORTS LAUNCH OF NEW ROCKET CARRYING MISSILE SENSOR

Japan’s space agency aborted the inaugural launch of its next-generation H3 rocket after the auxiliary booster engines failed to ignite, officials said.

STELLANTIS EARNINGS RISE AS EV PUSH DRIVES HIGHER SALES

Automaker Stellantis reported its earnings grew in 2022 from a year earlier and said its push into electric vehicles led to a jump in sales even as it faces growing competition from an industrywide shift to more climate-friendly offerings.