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HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREDIT CARD DEFAULTS

Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card defaults jumped to a record $46 billion from January through September 2024, according to the Financial Times, citing data analyzed by BankRegData.

US DEFENSE CONTRACTOR TO BUILD 4,000-WORKER ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN CENTRAL OHIO

U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area's burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday.

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A DEFINING YEAR FOR THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING E-VEHICLE INDUSTRY

AFTER DISASTERS, PEOPLE ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO SCAMS. HERE'S HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims.

ELON MUSK SAYS A THIRD PATIENT GOT A NEURALINK BRAIN IMPLANT. THE WORK IS PART OF A BOOMING FIELD

Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.

SUPREME COURT SEEMS LIKELY TO UPHOLD A LAW THAT COULD BAN TIKTOK IN THE U.S.ON JAN. 19

The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.

NASA PROPOSES CHEAPER AND QUICKER WAY TO GET MARS ROCKS AND SOIL TO EARTH

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion.

TIKTOK COULD BE BANNED THIS MONTH.HERE'S WHAT USERS CAN DO TO PREPARE

TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.

JEFF BEZOS' NEW GLENN ROCKET REACHES ORBIT ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT

Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.

TOYOTA'S TRUCK DIVISION HINO TO PAY $1.6 BILLION AS PART OF EMISSIONS SCANDAL

A Toyota division that manufactures trucks will pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty to violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators and the illicit smuggling of engines into the United States.

10 TIPS FROM EXPERTS TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY IN 2025

If you're planning to make financial resolutions for the new year, experts recommend that you start by evaluating the state of your finances in 2024. Then, set specific goals and make sure they're attainable for your lifestyle.Here are some tips from experts:

WWE READY TO BEGIN NETFLIX ERA WITH 'MONDAY NIGHT RAW' MOVING TO THE STREAMING PLATFORM

Nick Khan's prediction becomes a reality on Monday night.The World Wrestling Entertainment executive said during earning calls in the past that he saw a day when Netflix would continue to evolve and enter into live programming, much to the consternation of Netflix officials.However, Khan saw the hires that Netflix was making along with the streaming service's offerings that could appeal to all family members.

TIKTOK CREATORS LEFT IN LIMBO WHILE AWAITING DECISION ON POTENTIAL PLATFORM BAN

Will TikTok be banned this month?

A NEW NEUTRINO DETECTOR IN CHINA AIMS TO SPOT MYSTERIOUS GHOST PARTICLES LURKING AROUND US

Underneath a granite hill in southern China, a massive detector is nearly complete that will sniff out the mysterious ghost particles lurking around us.

FUBO COMBINING WITH DISNEY'S HULU + LIVE TV; LAWSUIT AGAINST VENU SPORTS SETTLED

Disney's Hulu + Live TV and sports streaming service Fubo are combining in a deal that will also see the settlement of a lawsuit against the creation of Venu Sports.

NEW LABELS WILL HELP PEOPLE PICK DEVICES LESS AT RISK OF HACKING

The federal government is rolling out a consumer labeling system designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking.

BIGGEST NVIDIA TAKEAWAYS FROM JENSEN HUANG'S CES 2025 KEYNOTE

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a suite of new products, services and partnerships at CES 2025. In a packed Las Vegas arena, Huang kicked off the CES this week with his vision for how his companies' products will drive gaming, robotics, personal computing and even self-driving vehicles forward.

NVIDIA'S NEW GPU SERIES LED AN AVALANCHE OF ENTERTAINMENT-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS AT CES

In a packed Las Vegas arena, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang stood on stage and marveled over the crisp real-time computer graphics displayed on the screen behind him. He watched as a dark-haired woman walked through ornate gilded double doors and took in the rays of light that poured in through stained glass windows.

APPLE TO PAY $95 MILLION TO SETTLE LAWSUIT ACCUSING SIRI OF EAVESDROPPING

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices.

FROM AI ASSISTANTS TO HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS, AUTOMAKERS SHOWCASE IN-CABIN EXPERIENCES AT CES

Interior lighting aimed at reducing motion sickness. Shiny holographic dashboards displayed on windshields. And Al-powered voice assistants paired with infotainment systems to keep you company on long drives.

IN 2024, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WAS ALL ABOUT PUTTING AI TOOLS TO WORK

If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank.

AI IS BECOMING INGRAINED IN BUSINESSES ACROSS INDUSTRIES.WHERE IS IT GOING IN 2025?

As artificial intelligence continues to grow at a rapid pace, more and more businesses are grappling with how to adapt both quickly and responsibly.

AI IS A GAME CHANGER FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.SCHOOLS ARE STILL LEARNING TO HARNESS IT

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.”

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THE M4 CHIP LINEUP WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING FOR OVER A DECADE

META TRIES LETTING FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE USERS VIEW EBAY LISTINGS AS WAY TO RESOLVE EU CHARGES

Meta said this week that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it tries out a possible way to resolve European Union charges of anticompetitive behavior that the bloc leveled last year.

PARTICIPATE OR KEEP IT QUIET? RECENT SING-ALONGS TAP INTO LARGER DISCUSSION ON MOVIEGOING ETIQUETTE

As movie theaters worked to entice Americans back into seats after COVID-19 lockdowns and labor strikes, the industry marketed blockbuster films like “Wicked “and the dueling releases of “Barbie “and” Oppenheimer “as no less than cultural events.

BYTEDANCE'S LEMON8 GAINS TRACTION AMID TIKTOK BAN THREAT AS CREATORS PUSH THE APP

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You're not the only one.

FLYING TAXIS ARE ON THE HORIZON AS AVIATION SOARS INTO A NEW FRONTIER

When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in a matter of minutes.

FARMING TECH IS ON DISPLAY AT CES AS COMPANIES SHOWCASE THEIR GREEN INNOVATIONS AND INITIATIVES

When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn't own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides and fertilizer to protect the trees that have for decades filled him with an immense sense of pride.

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