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ELECTRIC VEHICLES OWNERS AND SOLAR ROOFTOPS FIND MUTUAL ATTRACTION

When Jim Selgo moved to his home in Goodyear, Arizona in 2019, he quickly had rooftop solar installed, having had a positive experience with solar at his previous home.

US TREASURY DEPARTMENT ISSUES GUIDELINES AROUND A NEW TAX CREDIT FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL

The Biden administration released long-awaited guidance around tax credits for aviation fuel that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases compared with fuel made from crude oil.

MARK WAHLBERG ON HIS ACTION-COMEDY 'THE FAMILY PLAN' & HIS DREAMS FOR HOLLYWOOD 2.0

Mark Wahlberg knows as well as any parent that it's hard to find a movie everyone in the household wants to watch - especially with teenagers around.

LOVE IT OR HATE IT, SELF-CHECKOUT IS HERE TO STAY. BUT IT'S GOING THROUGH A RECKONING

The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and retailers could save on labor costs.

WHITE HOUSE BACKS INDUSTRY EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE TESLA'S EV CHARGING PLUGS

The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla's electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change.

DURING THE 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON. FACE MASKS HAVE SETTLED IN AS AN OCCASIONAL FEATURE OF AMERICAN LIFE

The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas.

THE NETHERLANDS, SOUTH KOREA STEP UP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING COOPERATION ON SEMICONDUCTOR

The Netherlands and South Korea are stepping up cooperation in the field of semiconductor chips as part of a deepening “strategic partnership,” caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday.

KANSAS COURTS' COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE STARTING TO COME BACK ONLINE, 2 MONTHS AFTER CYBERATTACK

The court system in Kansas has started bringing its computer system for managing cases back online, two months after a foreign cyberattack forced officials to shut it down along with public access to documents and other systems, the judicial branch announced.

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THE RECORD-BREAKER OF THE YEAR ACROSS STREAMING & STADIUMS

AMAZON WON'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN BACK TAXES AFTER WINNING EU CASE

Amazon won’t have to pay about 250 million euros ($273 million) in back taxes after European Union judges ruled in favor of the U.S. e-commerce giant, dealing a defeat to the 27-nation bloc in its efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance.

ADOBE CALLS OFF $20 BILLION DEAL FOR FIGMA AFTER PUSHBACK FROM EUROPE OVER POSSIBLE ANTITRUST ISSUES

Adobe’s planned $20 billion acquisition of online design company Figma is being called off due to pushback in Europe over antitrust concerns, the companies said this week.

PRINCE HARRY'S PHONE HACKING VICTORY IS A LANDMARK IN THE LONG SAGA OF BRITISH TABLOID MISCONDUCT

Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers over what a British judge called “habitual” illegal activity is a landmark moment in the long and twisting saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloid press.

TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET WALTZES THROUGH THE WHIMSICAL 'WONKA' BUT ROALD DAHL'S DARING IS MISSING

The original 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” may have been a delicious dream, lined with trees of gumballs and fields of lollipops.

GOOD NEWS FOR LATE HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: RETAILERS ARE IMPROVING THEIR DELIVERY SPEEDS

Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet?

HOW TO MANAGE HOLIDAY SPENDING WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT

For Nicole Plauché and her family, Christmas is the time of the year where they can use their preferred love language: gift giving.

A Group Representing TikTok, Meta, and X Sues Utah Over Strict New Limits on App Use for Minors

A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies sued Utah this week over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children and teens to obtain parental consent to use social media apps.

IN HYPOCHONDRIA PARADOX, SWEDISH STUDY FINDS A HIGHER DEATH RATE IN THOSE WHO FEAR SERIOUS ILLNESS

A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness: They tend to die earlier than people who aren't hypervigilant about health concerns.

POPE, ONCE A VICTIM OF AI-GENERATED IMAGERY, CALLS FOR TREATY TO REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Pope Francis on Thursday called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great.

WHAT SMALL BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW REGULATIONS GOING INTO 2024

Regulations are a double-edged sword. They're created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers.

FDA APPROVES 2 GENE THERAPIES FOR SICKLE CELL. ONE IS THE FIRST TO USE THE EDITING TOOL CRISPR

Regulators approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S.

WHAT TESLA AUTOPILOT DOES, WHY IT'S BEING RECALLED AND HOW THE COMPANY PLANS TO FIX IT

Tesla introduced Autopilot software in October of 2015 with CEO Elon Musk heralding it as a profound experience for people.

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THE NEW APP FOR WRITING ABOUT MOMENTS & OPTIMIZING YOUR TIME

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPUTER CHIP PLANT THE FIRST TO GET FUNDING FROM CHIPS LAW

This would be the initial allocation of incentives from last year's bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which provides more than $52 billion to boost the development and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.

AWS CHIEF ADAM SELIPSKY TALKS GENERATIVE AI, AMAZON'S INVESTMENT IN ANTHROPIC AND CLOUD COST CUTTING

Adam Selipsky is shepherding Amazon's cloud unit at one of the most important moments in tech history.

EPIC WINS ITS ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PLAY STORE. WHAT DOES THIS VERDICT MEAN FOR GOOGLE?

Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company's payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.

WHAT IS CARBON CAPTURE AND WHY DOES IT KEEP COMING UP AT COP28?

The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where many activists, experts and nations are calling for an agreement to phase out the oil, gas and coal responsible for warming the planet.

US AGENCY TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD REQUIRING NEW VEHICLES TO PREVENT DRUNK OR IMPAIRED DRIVING

U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving.

WHAT DID YOU GOOGLE IN 2023? 'BARBIE.' ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR ARE AMONG THE YEAR'S TOP INTERNET SEARCHES

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.

HOLIDAY CROWDS AT AIRPORTS AND ON HIGHWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR

More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel.

2023: THE YEAR WE PLAYED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 - it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people's science fiction fantasies of human-like machines.