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COMPANIES TOUT ENVIRONMENTAL TECH INNOVATIONS

The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year.

MONEY: HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR NEXT EMERGENCY

When a power outage knocked out electricity to a multistate region in 2003, Gabriella Barthlow, a financial coach in the Detroit area, was prepared.

CHINESE REGULATORS APPROVE CAPITAL EXPANSION FOR ANT GROUP

Chinese regulators have said e-commerce giant Alibaba’s finance affiliate Ant Group can raise 1.5 billion for its consumer finance unit in an important step forward after the government called off a planned IPO two years ago and ordered the firm to restructure.

VIDEO GAME WORKERS FORM MICROSOFT'S FIRST US LABOR UNION

A group of video game testers has formed Microsoft's first labor union in the U.S., which will also be the largest in the video game industry.

HOW TO PLAN A DISNEYLAND TRIP FOR THE DISNEY 100 CELEBRATION

The Walt Disney Co. is set to turn 100 years old this year, and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is celebrating with new shows and a Mickey-themed attraction across its two theme parks: Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Both parks will also be decked out with new decor.

HUAWEI SAYS IT'S OUT OF 'CRISIS MODE,' THOUGH REVENUE FLAT

Chinese technology giant Huawei says it has emerged from \"crisis mode\" after years of U.S. restrictions that have stifled its overseas sales, even though its revenue for 2022 failed to grow from a year earlier.

SALESFORCE CUTS ABOUT 10% OF ITS WORKFORCE

Salesforce is laying off about 10% of its workforce in the latest round of job cuts in the tech industry as corporations cut back on software and other spending.

GOOGLE TO PAY INDIANA $20 MILLION TO RESOLVE PRIVACY SUIT

Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state's lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced.

INDIANA BLOCKS CHINESE-OWNED APP TIKTOK FROM STATE DEVICES

Indiana has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices, its technology office said.

BEST OF CES 2023: ELECTRIC SKATES, PET TECH AND AI FOR BIRDS

Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show.

TESLA SAYS IT SOLD A RECORD 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES LAST YEAR

Tesla said that sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year, but the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk's pledge to grow the company's sales by 50% nearly every year.

TOP VEHICLES TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2023

The supply chain shortage continues to tamp down automotive production and sales, but that hasn't stopped automakers from introducing new and redesigned models. Electric vehicles are the next hot trend, but gas-powered and hybrid vehicles aren't going anywhere anytime soon, and there are plenty of new ones hitting the market this year. The latest models try to sway buyers with more power, the latest tech and fashionable looks. But which are the most impressive? Experts round up five of the most noteworthy vehicles, sorted by price, hitting dealerships this year.

OpenAI: Blurring the lines between machines and humans

2022 was the \"Year of AI,\" with a McKinsey Global Survey suggesting adoption has doubled since 2017. With brands offering access to mind-blowing tech, platforms like ChatGPT and Dall-E are now household names, introducing us to a new world of creativity and possibility.

FTX FOUNDER SAM BANKMAN-FRIED PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO FRAUD

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform as a judge set a tentative trial date for October.

ELON MUSK CUTS TWITTER EXPENSES BY FALLING BEHIND ON BILLS

Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks - and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company's offices.

DRONE ADVANCES IN UKRAINE COULD BRING DAWN OF KILLER ROBOTS

Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a technology trend that could long-anticipated soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare.

UPCOMING VR/AR OPERATING SYSTEM HAS A NEW NAME

Apple is wrapping up development of its long-rumored, long-delayed mixed reality headset and is gearing up for a launch as soon as early this year, according to Mark Gurman.

BILLIONS POUR INTO BIOPLASTICS AS MARKETS BEGIN RAMPING UP

In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions.

GETTING THERAPY WHEN COST IS A BARRIER

The race to find mental health treatment can feel like a marathon when you may not have the energy or ability to even make it to the starting line. You may be faced with limited affordable options and a lack of available therapists.

MANY WON'T RELY ON VIRTUAL OPTIONS AFTER COVID: AP-NORC POLL WIDG

Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it’s a good thing if those options remain available in the future.

ANGRY BIRDS

Iconic franchise returning to the mainstream

RESEARCHERS HOPE FIREFLIES WILL AID ROBOT COMMUNICATION

Researchers from the University of Colorado are studying the Great Smoky Mountains’ synchronous fireflies to determine whether understanding the way they communicate could help with developing robot communication.

BABY STARS, DANCING GALAXIES: NASA SHOWS NEW COSMIC VIEWS

A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star.

FIRM PROPOSES TASER-ARMED DRONES TO STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly in schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.” But its own technology advisers quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy.

HOW ONE COMPUTER FORECAST MODEL BOTCHED IAN

As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn’t agree on where the killer storm would land. But government meteorologists are now figuring out what went wrong — and right.

TOMORROW'S 'TOP GUN' MIGHT HAVE DRONE WINGMAN, USE AI

Maverick's next wingman could be a drone.

AS AI LANGUAGE SKILLS GROW.7 SO DO SCIENTISTS' CONCERNS

The tech industry’s latest artificial intelligence constructs can be pretty convincing if you ask them what it feels like to be a sentient computer, or maybe just a dinosaur or squirrel.

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DEBATE INTENSIFIES ON HOW MUCH TRAIL ACCESS TO GIVE E-BIKES

The sun was almost setting when 14-year-old Daniel Giffin crossed the finish line on his electric mountain bike last August, nearly the last in the pack of thousands of cyclists riding across the state of Iowa in the stifling late-summer heat.

FIND OUT AND FIX WHAT BIG DATA SAYS ABOUT YOU

I thought I knew all about the information that consumer reporting agencies were collecting on me.