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THERANOS FOUNDER OBJECTS TO $250 MONTHLY RESTITUTION SOUGHT BY US DUE TO LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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THERANOS FOUNDER OBJECTS TO $250 MONTHLY RESTITUTION SOUGHT BY US DUE TO LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES

Federal prosecutors want Elizabeth Holmes to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood testing startup after she leaves prison, but her attorneys are pushing back citing \"limited financial resources\" available to the disgraced founder of Theranos.

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June 17, 2023
RETAIL SALES ROSE 0.3% IN MAY DESPITE PRESSURE FROM HIGHER INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES
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RETAIL SALES ROSE 0.3% IN MAY DESPITE PRESSURE FROM HIGHER INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES

Americans increased their spending at retailers last month despite pressure from still-high inflation and rising borrowing costs.

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June 17, 2023
'AVATAR 3' PUSHED TO 2025 AND DISNEY SETS TWO 'STAR WARS' FILMS FOR 2026
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'AVATAR 3' PUSHED TO 2025 AND DISNEY SETS TWO 'STAR WARS' FILMS FOR 2026

\"Avatar: The Way of Water\" may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of \"Avatar\" delays isn't done, yet.

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June 17, 2023
MICROSOFT STAKES XBOX VIDEO GAME SALES ON LONG-AWAITED SPACE ADVENTURE STARFIELD
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MICROSOFT STAKES XBOX VIDEO GAME SALES ON LONG-AWAITED SPACE ADVENTURE STARFIELD

One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap or flop - for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield.

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June 17, 2023
2023 KIA EV6 GT VS TESLA MODEL Y PERFORMANCE
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2023 KIA EV6 GT VS TESLA MODEL Y PERFORMANCE

The electric car market is speeding up as consumer interest in EVs grows and a steady stream of new models arrive to fill different niches.

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June 17, 2023
MORE COMPANIES SETTING 'NET-ZERO CLIMATE TARGETS.BUT FEW HAVE CREDIBLE PLANS, REPORT SAYS 7
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MORE COMPANIES SETTING 'NET-ZERO CLIMATE TARGETS.BUT FEW HAVE CREDIBLE PLANS, REPORT SAYS 7

A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to\" net zero\" as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a report published this week.

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June 17, 2023
THOUSANDS OF REDDIT COMMUNITIES GO DARK TO BOYCOTT THIRD-PARTY APP CHARGES
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THOUSANDS OF REDDIT COMMUNITIES GO DARK TO BOYCOTT THIRD-PARTY APP CHARGES

Thousands of Reddit discussion forums have gone dark this week to protest a new policy that will charge some third-party apps to access data on the site, leading to worries about content moderation and accessibility.

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June 17, 2023
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MacBook Air 15

THE NEW STANDARD FOR POWER & PORTABILITY

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June 17, 2023
AI CHIP RACE HEATS UP AS AMD INTRODUCES RIVAL TO NVIDIA TECHNOLOGY
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AI CHIP RACE HEATS UP AS AMD INTRODUCES RIVAL TO NVIDIA TECHNOLOGY

Advanced Micro Devices has revealed a new artificial intelligence chip in its race to compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia in supplying the foundation for a boom in Al-fueled business tools.

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June 17, 2023
SEC LAWSUITS AGAINST CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANIES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT INDUSTRY'S FUTURE
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SEC LAWSUITS AGAINST CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANIES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT INDUSTRY'S FUTURE

First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried, and now the lawsuits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, deepening tensions between the government and a volatile industry that has been marred by scandals and market meltdowns.

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June 17, 2023
UN CHIEF CALLS FOR COORDINATED GLOBAL ACTION ON DISINFORMATION, HATE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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UN CHIEF CALLS FOR COORDINATED GLOBAL ACTION ON DISINFORMATION, HATE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The proliferation of hate and lies on digital platforms and the threat that artificial intelligence can become an uncontrolled \"monster\" demand coordinated global action - starting with a code of conduct for governments, tech companies and advertisers that promotes truth and protects human rights, the U.N. chief said this week.

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June 17, 2023
NEW JERSEY UTILITIES FLOAT SOLAR PANELS ON RESERVOIR, POWERING WATER TREATMENT PLANT
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NEW JERSEY UTILITIES FLOAT SOLAR PANELS ON RESERVOIR, POWERING WATER TREATMENT PLANT

New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day.

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FORMER BYTEDANCE EXECUTIVE SAYS CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TRACKED HONG KONG PROTESTERS VIA DATA
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FORMER BYTEDANCE EXECUTIVE SAYS CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TRACKED HONG KONG PROTESTERS VIA DATA

A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong.

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IS IT REAL OR MADE BY AI? EUROPE WANTS A LABEL FOR THAT AS IT FIGHTS DISINFORMATION
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IS IT REAL OR MADE BY AI? EUROPE WANTS A LABEL FOR THAT AS IT FIGHTS DISINFORMATION

The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said this week.

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THE GIDDY SPLENDOR OF 'SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE'
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THE GIDDY SPLENDOR OF 'SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE'

Let's get this upfront: \"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse\" was the best comic-book film of the last decade.

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DNA SUCKED INTO AIR FILTERS CAN REVEAL WHAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE NEARBY
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DNA SUCKED INTO AIR FILTERS CAN REVEAL WHAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE NEARBY

DNA is all around us even in the air we breathe. Now scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations - which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area.

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DELAWARE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JUDGE'S FINDING THAT TESLA ACQUISITION OF SOLAR CITY WAS FAIR
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DELAWARE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JUDGE'S FINDING THAT TESLA ACQUISITION OF SOLAR CITY WAS FAIR

Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision in favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker's $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins.

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NEW YORK CITY GOES AFTER HYUNDAI, KIA AFTER SECURITY FLAW LEADS TO WAVE OF MODE SOCIAL MEDIA FUELED THEFT
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NEW YORK CITY GOES AFTER HYUNDAI, KIA AFTER SECURITY FLAW LEADS TO WAVE OF MODE SOCIAL MEDIA FUELED THEFT

New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social media-fueled wave of car thefts due to a flaw that made some car models highly susceptible to theft.

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BINANCE MISHANDLED FUNDS AND VIOLATED SECURITIES LAWS ACCORDING TO SEC LAWSUIT
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BINANCE MISHANDLED FUNDS AND VIOLATED SECURITIES LAWS ACCORDING TO SEC LAWSUIT

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC.

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MONEY STORED IN VENMO AND OTHER PAYMENT APPS COULD BE VULNERABLE, FINANCIAL WATCHDOG WARNS
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MONEY STORED IN VENMO AND OTHER PAYMENT APPS COULD BE VULNERABLE, FINANCIAL WATCHDOG WARNS

Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long term because the funds might not be safe during a crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned.

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OPENAI CEO SUGGESTS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY LIKE UN'S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG COULD OVERSEE AI
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OPENAI CEO SUGGESTS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY LIKE UN'S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG COULD OVERSEE AI

Artificial intelligence poses an \"existential risk\" to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates this week, suggesting an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency oversee the ground-breaking technology.

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SEE APPLE'S PIVOTAL PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH HISTORY
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SEE APPLE'S PIVOTAL PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH HISTORY

Apple has a long history of designing products that aren't the first to be introduced in a particular category but still redefine the market.

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APPLE UNVEILS SLEEK, $3,500 'VISION PRO' GOGGLES.WILL THEY BE WHAT VR HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR?
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APPLE UNVEILS SLEEK, $3,500 'VISION PRO' GOGGLES.WILL THEY BE WHAT VR HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR?

Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination.

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Vision Pro

THE DAWN OF SPATIAL COMPUTING

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BANKS' GROWING RELIANCE ON CHATBOTS TO HANDLE CUSTOMER SERVICE TASKS WORRIES CONSUMER WATCHDOG
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BANKS' GROWING RELIANCE ON CHATBOTS TO HANDLE CUSTOMER SERVICE TASKS WORRIES CONSUMER WATCHDOG

Can you trust Erica, or Sandi or Amy to increasingly control parts of your financial life without giving you inaccurate information or sending money to the wrong place?

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BLUESKY, CHAMPIONED BY JACK DORSEY, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TWITTER 2.0. CAN IT SUCCEED?
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BLUESKY, CHAMPIONED BY JACK DORSEY, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TWITTER 2.0. CAN IT SUCCEED?

Bluesky, the internet's hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform.

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IS IT A 'SKIP' OR A 'PAUSE'? FEDERAL RESERVE WON'T LIKELY RAISE RATES NEXT WEEK BUT MAYBE NEXT MONTH
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IS IT A 'SKIP' OR A 'PAUSE'? FEDERAL RESERVE WON'T LIKELY RAISE RATES NEXT WEEK BUT MAYBE NEXT MONTH

Don't call it a \"pause.\"

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OHIO SENATE MOVES TO CRIMINALIZE SECRETLY TRACKING PEOPLE WITH AIR TAGS, SIMILAR APPS, DEVICES
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OHIO SENATE MOVES TO CRIMINALIZE SECRETLY TRACKING PEOPLE WITH AIR TAGS, SIMILAR APPS, DEVICES

Tracking someone through apps and devices like the popular Apple AirTag without their consent could soon be deemed a criminal offense in Ohio, after the state's Republican-led Senate advanced the measure Wednesday with a unanimous bipartisan vote.

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GAMESTOP SLUMPS AFTER IT FIRES FORMER AMAZON EXECUTIVE BROUGHT IN TO MODERNIZE THE GAMING RETAILER
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GAMESTOP SLUMPS AFTER IT FIRES FORMER AMAZON EXECUTIVE BROUGHT IN TO MODERNIZE THE GAMING RETAILER

Shares of GameStop are plunging before the opening bell after the company fired CEO Matthew Furlong, the former Amazon executive that was brought in two years ago to turn the struggling video game retailer around.

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TOYOTA TO BUILD $50 MILLION LAB IN MICHIGAN TO TEST BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES
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TOYOTA TO BUILD $50 MILLION LAB IN MICHIGAN TO TEST BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES

Toyota says it will spend nearly $50 million to build a vehicle battery testing laboratory at its North American research center in Michigan.

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