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RARE PIKACHU, KOBE’S SNEAKERS: A HIDDEN VAULT GUARDS IT ALL
The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in Delaware, would probably not garner much attention if it weren’t for the razor wire and armed guards outside — hints that something important lay inside, possibly even precious.
STELLANTIS: PARK OLDER MODELS DUE TO 3 TAKATA AIR BAG DEATHS
Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata airbags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers.
‘MANIFEST’ TAKES OFF ON NETFLIX FOR FOURTH AND FINAL SEASON
When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than five years — only to land with crew and passengers that hadn’t aged a day — was nowhere near solved.
CHINA LAUNCHES 3RD AND FINAL SPACE STATION COMPONENT
China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station and realize a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit, as its competition with the U.S. grows increasingly fierce.
MONEY: MAXIMIZE YOUR BENEFITS TO OFFSET INFLATION
Employee benefits are one of the most attractive things about a prospective job and can determine whether you take an opportunity or leave it. When you do decide to take the job, do you maximize the benefits?
macOS Ventura - Deep dive: Hands-on with the new operating system
Hot off the heels of the iOS 16 release and a slew of new hardware announcements, The launch of macOS Ventura brings dozens of new features designed to make our MacBooks, iMacs, and Mac Studios even more powerful and cutting-edge, including the cutting-edge Stage Manager.
DIRECTOR JAMES GUNN PETER SAFRAN TO CO-LEAD DC STUDIOS
James Gunn, the writer-director who made the \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" household names for Marvel and revived \"The Suicide Squad,\" will soon be responsible for the future of Batman, Superman and the entire DC Universe for Warner Bros. Discovery.
TEST SCORES SHOW HISTORIC COVID SETBACKS FOR KIDS ACROSS US
The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.
GROSS OR GREAT? FANCY BUTTER BOARDS SOAR AS SHORTAGE LOOMS
Legit gross or crazy delicious?
REPORT: TIKTOK BAD AT CULLING US ELECTION MISINFORMATION ADS
TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so good at, a new report has found, is detecting ads that contain blatant misinformation about U.S. elections.
GOOGLE'S AD SALES SLOW DRAMATICALLY, ERODING PARENT'S PROFIT
Summertime revenue growth at Google's corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession.
DRIZLY AGREES TO TIGHTEN DATA SECURITY AFTER ALLEGED BREACH
Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators' allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SUES GOOGLE OVER EMAIL SPAM FILTERS
The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections - an allegation Google denies.
THE BEST AIRLINES FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON POINTS
If you're seeing Halloween decorations at the store, you should take that as a sign the holiday travel season is just around the corner.
AMAZON TO ALLOW US CUSTOMERS TO PAY WITH VENMO
Amazon is rolling out a feature that allows shoppers to pay for items using their Venmo accounts.
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Powering the future of home entertainment
RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS, GOV’T SAYS
The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system.
EPA AWARDING NEARLY $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLS FOR ELECTRIC BUSES
Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.
REVIEW: FORD LIGHTNING VS RIVIAN RIT
Tesla, the first high-volume EV maker, was early to promise a zero-emission pickup, but it was Rivian, an American startup, that delivered the first mass-production EV truck. With impressive range, dazzling performance and innovative features, the R1T has attracted both conventional truck shoppers and early adopters.
RENTERS FACE CHARGING DILEMMA AS U.S. CITIES MOVE TOWARD EVS
Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of drivers adopting electric vehicles to save on gas money and reduce her carbon footprint.
GLOBAL CRISES CAN SPEED UP MOVE TO CLEAN ENERGY
Spiraling energy costs caused by various economic factors and the Ukraine war could be a turning point toward cleaner energy, the International Energy Agency said in a report. It found the global demand for fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and natural gas, is set to peak or plateau in the next few decades.
HARD-DRIVE MAKER SEAGATE TECH FACES CHINA SANCTIONS WARNING
Seagate Technology said Thursday the U.S. Department of Commerce has warned it may charge the computer hard-drive maker with violating restrictions on exports of high-tech products to China.
FBI PROBING EX-CIA OFFICER'S SPYING FOR WORLD CUP HOST QATAR
A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found.
META FINED $24.7M FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE VIOLATIONS
A Washington state judge fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeatedly and intentionally violating campaign finance disclosure law, in what is believed to be the largest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history.
USDA ANNOUNCES $759M FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN RURAL AREAS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet, part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year’s infrastructure law.
FORD DISBANDS ARGO AI AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNIT, POSTS LOSS
Ford said that it is disbanding Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle company that it co-owns with Volkswagen.
FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE AWED BY MOTHER EARTH
The first Native American woman in space said she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling “positive energy” as her five-month mission gets underway.
US BUSTS NETWORK PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY TO RUSSIAN MILITARY
The Biden administration announced a round of criminal charges and sanctions related to a complicated scheme to procure military technologies from U.S. manufacturers and illegally supply them to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
TESLA 3Q PROFIT MORE THAN DOUBLES FROM A YEAR AGO TO 3.29B
Tesla reported that its third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, fueled by higher vehicle sales.
META AGREES TO SELL GIPHY, ENDING BATTLE WITH UK REGULATORS
Facebook parent Meta said that it will sell off Giphy after running out of options to thwart a ruling by U.K. regulators, who again found that the deal to buy the GIF-sharing platform would limit competition and innovation.