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AMAZON TO CONTRIBUTE $1 MILLION TO TRUMP'S INAUGURATION FUND. META IS ALSO DONATING $1M

Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, a move that comes as major tech companies seek to improve their relationship with the incoming president.

DRONES, PLANES OR UFOS? AMERICANS ABUZZ OVER MYSTERIOUS NEW JERSEY SIGHTINGS

That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It's unclear if it's drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned necks looking skyward.

Q&A: HIGH HOPES FOR AUSTRALIA SOCIAL MEDIA BAN AND CHANNELING PARENTAL 'FURY' OVER TECH

Mothers Against Media Addiction — earlier this year to help parents fight back against the harms of social media on children. A former journalist, Scelfo says she was inspired to take action after reporting on the youth mental health crisis and how screens and social media are affecting young people's lives.

SCHOOLS ARE CUTTING BUS SERVICE FOR CHILDREN.PARENTS ARE TURNING TO RIDE-HAILING APPS

Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool.

SENATE REPORT ALLEGES AMAZON REJECTED WAREHOUSE SAFETY

At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer's warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but the company rejected many safety recommendations out of concern the proposed changes might reduce productivity, according to a U.S. Senate committee report.

2024 WAS BIG FOR BITCOIN.STATES COULD SEE A CRYPTO POLICY BLITZ IN 2025 IN SPITE OF THE RISKS

The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and for public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it.

CHINA'S CATL FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH STELLANTIS TO BUILD ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FACTORY IN SPAIN

Chinese electric battery company CATL and automaker Stellantis will build a major battery factory in northern Spain, the partners announced this week.

META SHAREHOLDERS SEEK SANCTIONS FOR SANDBERG, ZIENTS FOR DELETING CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA EMAILS

2018 shareholder lawsuit that alleged Facebook officers and directors violated both the law and their fiduciary duties in failing for years to protect the privacy of user data.

TIKTOK ASKS FEDERAL APPEALS COURT TO BAR ENFORCEMENT OF POTENTIAL BAN UNTIL SUPREME COURT REVIEW

TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge to the statute.

BOEING LAYS OFF HUNDREDS IN WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA AS PART OF CUTS ANNOUNCED PREVIOUSLY

Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts that will eventually reduce the company’s workforce by about 17,000.

NASA PUSHES BACK ASTRONAUT FLIGHTS TO THE MOON AGAIN

NASA announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.

BILLIONAIRE WHO PERFORMED THE FIRST PRIVATE SPACEWALK IS TRUMP'S PICK TO LEAD NASA

A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to lead NASA.

'MOANA 2' CRUISES TO ANOTHER RECORD WEEKEND AND $600 MILLION GLOBALLY

The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul.

FROM 'LOVE ACTUALLY' TO 'BLACK DOVES' WITH BEN WHISHAW, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY HAS YOUR CHRISTMAS COVERED

Keira Knightley starred in one of the most popular Christmas films of the 21st century, the 2003 romantic comedy “Love Actually.”

NVIDIA SLIDES AFTER CHINA SAYS IT'S PROBING THE AI CHIP COMPANY FOR VIOLATING ANTI-MONOPOLY LAWS

Shares of Nvidia slid this week after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws.

CALIFORNIA TO CONSIDER REQUIRING MENTAL HEALTH WARNINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES

California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced this week.

SMALL BUSINESSES PLAN EVENTS, START MARKETING EARLIER TO DEAL WITH SHORTER HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON

The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.

FORTNITE PLAYERS 'TRICKED' INTO UNWANTED PURCHASES ARE STARTING TO GET REFUNDS. HERE'S HOW TO APPLY

U.S. consumers who were “tricked” into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week.

Christmas FIND THE PERFECT GIFTS FOR EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT

Apple’s AirPods are some of today’s most recognizable and sought-after tech products.

GM TO RETREAT FROM ROBOTAXIS AND STOP FUNDING ITS CRUISE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNIT

General Motors said this week it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit.

CHINA'S BAN ON KEY HIGH-TECH MATERIALS COULD HAVE BROAD IMPACT ON INDUSTRIES ECONOMY

China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce advanced computer chips.

NEW JERSEY TARGETS PLASTIC PACKAGING THAT FILLS LANDFILLS AND POLLUTES

New Jersey is aiming to drastically reduce the amount of packaging material — particularly plastic — that is thrown away after the package is opened.

REMEMBER WHAT YOU SEARCHED FOR ON GOOGLE? HERE'S WHAT 2024 TRENDS REVEAL

Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does.

DOORDASH STEPS UP DRIVER ID CHECKS AFTER TRAFFIC SAFETY COMPLAINTS

DoorDash will require its drivers to verify their identity more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing.

APPLE'S LATEST IPHONES GET THE GIFT OF MORE AI AS HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON HEATS UP

Apple is pumping more artificial intelligence into the latest iPhones during the holiday shopping season with a free software update that includes a feature that enables users to create customized emojis within a matter of seconds.

7 CHINA BANS EXPORTS TO US OF GALLIUM, GERMANIUM, ANTIMONY IN RESPONSE TO CHIP SANCTIONS

China announced this week it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.

FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY HURDLES SLOW GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Providing round-the-clock energy, using minimal space and considered a clean source of power-geothermal energy seems like an ideal option for countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, where the potential is high, and governments are seeking to transition away from highly polluting fossil fuels.

CANADIAN NEWS PUBLISHERS SUE OPENAI OVER ALLEGED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.

AUSTRALIA IS BANNING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PEOPLE UNDER 16. COULD THIS WORK ELSEWHERE - OR EVEN THERE?

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.