CATEGORIES
NYC SKYSCRAPERS TURNING TO CARBON CAPTURE TO LESSEN CLIMATE CHANGE
From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble
JAPAN'S LEADER WELCOMES INVESTMENT, EXCHANGES TO STRENGTHEN COMPUTER CHIP SUPPLY CHAIN
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that investment and international exchanges to strengthen the computer chip supply chain were welcome, as he met with the leaders of top computer chips makers Thursday
DIGITAL DIVIDE: JILL BIDEN VISIT TOUTS EFFORTS TO CONNECT ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES TO OUTSIDE WORLD
For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart’s awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor
Airbnb Will Push Rooms as Low-Cost Option to House Rentals
Airbnb is making a renewed push into renting single rooms in a nod to its beginnings and a realization that renting an entire house is too expensive for many travelers, especially younger ones
Apple Posts Quarterly Revenue; iPhone Sales Sólid
Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid
GENERAL MOTORS HIRES FORMER APPLE EXEC TO RUN SOFTWARE UNIT
General Motors (GM) has onboarded former Apple executive Mike Abbott to spearhead its new software division. This move comes shortly after GM's contentious decision to eliminate Apple CarPlay from its upcoming vehicle models (via CNBC)
WAYMO ROBOTAXIS MAKE MORE INROADS IN PHOENIX.SAN FRANCISCO 7
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time
MAYBE INVESTORS SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT BUFFETT'S SUCCESSOR
Many investors worry about the future of Berkshire Hathaway after its legendary CEO Warren Buffett is gone, but most of the conglomerate's companies have already made the transition to reporting to the man who will eventually replace the 92-year-old
HYUNDAI AND KIA THEFTS KEEP RISING DESPITE SECURITY FIX
Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites
IN GLOBAL RUSH TO REGULATE AI, EUROPE SET TO BE TRAILBLAZER
The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications
The Al Soul THE GREATEST CHALLENGE APPLE HAS EVER FACED
Apple might not always be first to the party, but there's no denying the company goes above and beyond with hardware and software to deliver cutting-edge consumer experiences. But Apple's slow and steady approach needs to change With Siri lagging behind rivals and Al changing everything, WWDC 2023 will determine the future success of the company
DISCORD FORCES MEMBERS TO CHANGE USERNAMES, DISCORD ERUPTS
The social app Discord, a favorite of gamers, inadvertently stirred internal strife after announcing last week that it will force its millions of members to pick new usernames
FACEBOOK HAS 3 BILLION USERS, MANY OF THEM ARE OLD
Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know that it is not just for \"old people, as young people have been saying for years
IN MAJOR CLIMATE STEP EPA PROPOSES 1ST LIMITS ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM POWER PLANTS
The Biden administration proposed new limits Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions from coaland gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the nation's second-largest contributor to climate change
GOOGLE IS GIVING ITS DOMINANT SEARCH ENGINE AN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE MAKEOVER
Google this week disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet's main gateway
AMAZON TO RECEIVE $1 BILLION IN TAX BREAKS IN EASTERN OREGON FOR NEW DATA CENTERS
Officials in a remote northeastern Oregon county have voted to give tax breaks worth an estimated $1 billion to Amazon for five more data centers there
MASS EVENT WILL LET HACKERS TEST LIMITS OF AI TECHNOLOGY
No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started \"jailbreaking\" the artificial intelligence chatbot - trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene
MONEY: AUDIT YOUR CREDIT CARDS FOR GREATER SAVINGS
Credit card rewards help our family save money on groceries, gas and other necessities
LYFT'S NEW CEO TACKLES A JOB REQUIRING SOME HEAVY LIFTING
Even before he joined Lyft's board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service
APPLE, GOOGLE PARTNER TO COMBAT CREEPY TRACKING TACTICS
Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost
GENESIS G80 ELECTRIFIED VS.BMW 14 M50
It seems like there’s a new electric luxury SUV introduced every couple of months. But if you’re seeking old-school opulence, a luxury sedan might be more your speed
'GODFATHER OF AI' LEAVES GOOGLE, WARNS OF TECH'S DANGERS
Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger
TECH-ROOTED GROUPS SEEK TO SHAKE UP SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS
While the organizations differ in their priorities, they all say a small group of power brokers, many of them progressives, have prevented the city from solving some of its most pressing issues. The groups are highlighting fissures among Democrats in this liberal stronghold that has struggled to rebound from the pandemic
MacBook HOW THE PORTABLE LINE EARNED THE CENTER STAGE OF APPLE
One of Apple's most iconic products that has transformed the company's fortunes is the MacBook
APPLE TV+'S 'SILO' IS A LOOK AT A FUTURE OF LIFE UNDERGROUND
Dystopian storytelling goes underground this month with the arrival of Apple TV+'s \"Silo,\" a gripping, ambitious tale of Earth's last population living far below the surface
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL IN 'GUARDIANS 3
When Peter \"Star-Lord\" Quill, while inspecting a murky extraterrestrial region, pressed play on Redbone's \"Come and Get Your Love\" in the first \"Guardians of the Galaxy,\" it would have been hard to imagine that James Gunn's space opera would ultimately lead to something as sincere, poignant and kinda cornball as the trilogyending \"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
SHOPIFY NARROWING ITS AMBITION, SELLS DELIVERR, CUTS STAFF
Shopify, the e-commerce company viewed as a growing competitor to Amazon, is selling the two biggest pieces of its fulfillment network and abandoning its logistics ambitions
BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR KIDS? FED-UP PARENTS IN SENATE SAY YES
Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly when she is at home in Alabama - at school track meets, basketball tournaments and on her regular morning walks with friends. And when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, \"parent after parent\" came up to her wanting to discuss the way social media was harming their kids
HATE PASSWORDS? YOU'RE IN LUCK - GOOGLE IS SIDELINING THEM
Good news for all the Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding \"passkeys\" as a more straightforward and secure way to log into its services Here's what you need to know: password-haters out there
THE LAST OF US, WII SPORTS ENTERING VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME
The first commercial video game and the first one marketed to girls are headed to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, alongside a postapocalyptic nail-biter and a system that made gamers out of grandparents