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LOWER-PRICED NEW CARS ARE GAINING POPULARITY, AND NOT JUST FOR CASH-POOR BUYERS

Had she wanted to, Michelle Chumley could have afforded a pricey new SUV loaded with options.

ONE TECH TIP: HOW TO PREPARE YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNTS FOR WHEN YOU DIE

Most people have accumulated a pile of data — selfies, emails, videos and more — on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes. What happens to it when we die?

APPLE AND GOLDMAN SACHS MUST PAY $89 MILLION FOR MISHANDLING APPLE CARD TRANSACTIONS, CFPB ORDERS

A federal regulator ordered Apple and to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving consumers and mishandled transaction disputes of Apple Card customers.

NEW RULES FOR US NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES BALANCE AI'S PROMISE WITH NEED TO PROTECT AGAINST RISKS

New rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology’s immense promise with the need to protect against its risks.

TIM BURTON TALKS ABOUT HIS DREAD OF AI AS AN EXHIBITION OF HIS WORK OPENS IN LONDON

The imagination of Tim Burton has produced ghosts and ghouls, Martians, monsters and misfits — all on display at an exhibition that is opening in London just in time for Halloween.

THE WORLD'S SECOND SPHERE WILL BE BUILT IN THE UAE CAPITAL AFTER THE FIRST OPENED IN LAS VEGAS

The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first giant dome entertainment complex in Las Vegas.

US AGENCY ADOPTS RULE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR CONSUMERS TO CANCEL UNWANTED SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule this week that will require businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships.

UNITED AIRLINES IS ADDING 8 NEW INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS TO ITS ITINERARY FOR NEXT SUMMER

United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations to its itinerary for next summer.

TECH TIP: HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR PHONE IS STOLEN OR LOST

Phones hold so much of our digital lives emails, social media and bank accounts, photos, chat messages and more — that if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause major disruption beyond just the loss of a device.

TIKTOK WAS AWARE OF RISKS KIDS AND TEENS FACE ON ITS PLATFORM.LEGAL DOCUMENT ALLEGES

TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky.

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T STORE YOUR MONEY IN PAYMENT APPS

Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps.

AMAZON, GOOGLE MAKE DUELING NUCLEAR INVESTMENTS TO POWER DATA CENTERS WITH CLEAN ENERGY

Amazon this week said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.

AI IS HAVING ITS NOBEL MOMENT.DO SCIENTISTS NEED THE TECH INDUSTRY TO SUSTAIN IT?

Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to Google's California headquarters to celebrate.

NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY HONORS 3 SCIENTISTS WHO USED AI TO DESIGN PROTEINS - LIFE'S BUILDING BLOCKS

Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to decode and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life — were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry last week. Their work used advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, and holds the potential to transform how new drugs and other materials are made.

VOLUNTEERS BRING SOLAR POWER TO HURRICANE HELENE'S DISASTER ZONE

Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro.

THE FOUR TECH FEATURES YOU NEED TO GET ON YOUR NEXT VEHICLE

Technology features in modern vehicles can make driving easier and more enjoyable.

HOW THE TINY CARIBBEAN ISLAND OF ANGUILLA HAS TURNED THE AI BOOM INTO A DIGITAL GOLD MINE

The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It's also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean.

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THE FUTURE IS GOLD FOR TESLA AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND MORE

US CONSIDERS ASKING COURT TO BREAK UP GOOGLE AS IT WEIGHS REMEDIES IN THE ANTITRUST CASE

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly, but it is just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing.

CHANGING OPENAI'S NONPROFIT STRUCTURE COULD HAVE BIG CONSEQUENCES

The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR'S SOCIAL SECURITY COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT

Tens of millions of older Americans will see an increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.

US SHOPPERS SPENT MORE AT RETAILERS LAST MONTH IN LATEST SIGN CONSUMERS ARE DRIVING GROWTH

Americans stepped up their purchases at retailers last month as low unemployment, steady pay gains and rising stock and home values helped sustain their willingness to spend despite higher prices.

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS RULE LIMITING POLLUTION FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Biden administration regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out.

META LAYS OFF STAFF ATWHATSAPP AND INSTAGRAM TO ALIGN WITH 'STRATEGIC GOALS'

Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”

OpenAI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to For-Profit Company - OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

Dreamworks Animation at 30: Painting a Bright Path Forward with 'The Wild Robot' - Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.”

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out. Then Sanders, the man behind beloved animated features from “Lilo & Stitch” to “How to Train Your Dragon,” came along.His vision, however, was different from the norm: The story started without zippy dialogue and didn’t follow traditional beats. He also wanted to embrace a more illustrated style that melded analog warmth with computer generated imagery capabilities, which was finally technologically possible. Before he got too deep, he needed to make sure the studio was on board.

Amazon, Target and Other Retailers are Ramping up Hiring for the Holiday Shopping Season - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.

E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it will hire 250,000 full, part-time and seasonal workers for the crucial shopping period, rounding out a series of announcements made in recent weeks by the country’s top retailers.Amazon is hiring the same number of employees it did last year, similar to Bath & Body Works and Target, which said in September it planned to bring in roughly 100,000 seasonal employees and offer current employees the option to work extra hours during the holiday shopping period.

A TOP ENERGY STRATEGIST IS OPTIMISTIC CLIMATE ABOUT CHANGE. AND HE HAS THE DATA TO BACK THAT UP

When it comes to energy, Jarand Rystad is the numbers guy. The former McKinsey Company partner founded Oslo-based Rystad Energy, an independent research and energy intelligence company that sells data and analysis on oil, gas, coal and renewable forms of energy.

CHINA ANNOUNCES MORE SUPPORT FOR ECONOMY BUT HOLDS BACK ON MAJOR SPENDING PACKAGE

China’s economic planning agency outlined details of measures aimed at boosting the economy this week but refrained from major spending initiatives.

FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK USERS IN EUROPE GET FORUM TO CHALLENGE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT DECISIONS

Social media users in the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them.