WORLD BANK BOOSTS FORECAST: STRENGTH OF US ECONOMY WILL SUPPORT GLOBAL GROWTH OF 2.6% THIS YEAR

The World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy this week, estimating that it will expand 2.6% this year on the strength of sustained growth in the United States.

CARS? PORK? PERFUME? CHINA HAS MANY OPTIONS IF A TRADE WAR BREAKS OUT WITH EUROPE

Now that Europe has announced tariffs on China-made electric cars, the continent is bracing to see if the other shoe drops.

TECH TIP: USE A ROAMING ESIM ON YOUR SUMMER TRAVELS TO AVOID CELLPHONE DATA FEES

For summer trips overseas, a smartphone is essential for most people. How else will you check Google Maps to find your Airbnb, post an Instagram video from the Eiffel Tower, or WhatsApp friends and family back home?

AFTER SEVERAL NEAR-MISSES ON AIRPORT RUNWAYS, A TECH COMPANY REVIVES WORK ON A HAZARD-WARNING SYSTEM

As a Delta Air Lines jet began roaring down a runway, an air traffic controller at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport suddenly blurted out an expletive, then ordered the pilots to stop their takeoff roll.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIKES? X IS NOW HIDING WHICH POSTS YOU LIKE FROM OTHER USERS

Social media platform X is now hiding your likes.

CLIMATE SOLUTION: MASSACHUSETTS TOWN EXPERIMENTS WITH COMMUNITY HEATING AND COOLING

Jennifer and Eric Mauchan live in a Cape Codstyle house in Framingham, Massachusetts that they’ve been cooling with five air conditioners.

TECH NEWS SITE GIZMODO SOLD FOR THIRD TIME IN 8 YEARS AS EUROPEAN PUBLISHER KELEOPS LOOKS TO EXPAND

Longtime technology news and review site Gizmodo has been sold for the third time in the past eight years, this time to a European publisher looking to expand its coverage of the digital scene.

ONLINE MARKETPLACE EBAY TO DROP AMERICAN EXPRESS, CITING FEES, AND SAYS CUSTOMERS HAVE OTHER OPTIONS

Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” and that customers have other payment options to shop online.

CHINA LANDS A SPACECRAFT ON THE MOON'S FAR SIDE TO COLLECT ROCKS FOR STUDY

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday (02) to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better known near side.

BOEING LAUNCHES NASA ASTRONAUTS FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS

Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA.

SOFTWARE GIANT SAP AGREES TO BUY WALKME FOR $1.5 BILLION CASH

German software giant SAP has agreed to buy WalkMe in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.5 billion.

NEW ORLEANS PLANS TO SPIFF UP AS HOST OF NEXT YEAR'S SUPER BOWL

New Orleans hosts its 11th Super Bowl next year and the preparations involve showcasing the city’s heralded architecture, music, food and celebratory culture while addressing its myriad challenges, including crime, pockets of homelessness and an antiquated drainage system.

GOOGLE MAKES FIXES TO AI-GENERATED SEARCH SUMMARIES AFTER OUTLANDISH ANSWERS WENT VIRAL

Google said it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information.

AI IS IMITATING THE DEAD AND DYING, RAISING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT GRIEVINGY

When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death.

FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEES LEAD PUSH TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS FLAGGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RISKS

A group of OpenAI’s current and former workers is calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence companies to protect employees who flag safety risks about AI technology.

HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN TELEMEDICINE AND IN-PERSON CARE

Patients can now see an array of doctors without leaving their recliner thanks to telemedicine.

GM PROMOTES 2 FORMER APPLE EXECUTIVES TO KEY ROLES IN DEVELOPING SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL SERVICES

General Motors has promoted two former Apple executives to run its software and services operations as it ramps up efforts to develop and market electric, autonomous and connected vehicles.

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NAVIGATING CONSUMERISM & TECHNOLOGY FOR A BALANCED LIFESTYLE

LIFE AS A TEEN WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA ISN'T EASY.THESE FAMILIES ARE NAVIGATING ADOLESCENCE OFFLINE

Kate Bulkeley’s pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. She watched the benefits pile up: She was getting excellent grades. She read lots of books.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE WISH THEY'D KNOWN ABOUT SOCIAL MEDI

It's dangerous. It's addictive. Get off your phone.

SPACEX'S MEGA ROCKET COMPLETES ITS FOURTH TEST FLIGHT FROM TEXAS

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket completed its first full test flight Thursday, returning to Earth after blasting off from Texas.

A NEW 'HUNGER GAMES' BOOK - AND MOVIE - IS COMING

Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel.

A REALISTIC WAY TO PROTECT KIDS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA? FIND A MIDDLE GROUND

Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be.

AI 'GOLD RUSH' FOR CHATBOT TRAINING DATA COULD RUN OUT OF HUMAN-WRITTEN TEXT

Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online.

EUROPE'S CYBERSECURITY CHIEF SAYS DISRUPTIVE ATTACKS HAVE DOUBLED IN 2024, SEES RUSSIA BEHIND MANY

Disruptive digital attacks, many linked to Russian-backed groups, have doubled in the European Union in recent months and are also targeting election-related services, according to the EU's top cybersecurity official.

T-MOBILE TO BUY ALMOST ALL OF U.S CELLULAR IN DEAL WORTH $4.4 BILLION WITH DEBT

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular's wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry.

JUDGE WEIGHS PROPOSED CHANGES TO GOOGLE'S ANDROID APP STORE TO PREVENT ANTICOMPETITIVE TACTICS

Google is tried to confront the latest in a succession of legal attacks on its digital empire as federal judge began to address anticompetitive practices in the app market for smartphones powered by its Android software.

THE 'MAD MAX' SAGA TREADS (HARD-TO-FIND) WATER WITH FRUSTRATING 'FURIOSA'

At the beginning of \"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,\" we are introduced to a kick-ass woman who rides a horse, then a motorbike, nails a few bad guys with sharpshooting finesse and fights off a mob. But it's not Furiosa — it's her mom.

NORTH KOREAN ROCKET CARRYING ITS 2ND SPY SATELLITE EXPLODES SHORTLY AFTER LAUNCH

A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country's second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un's hopes to operate multiple satellites to better monitor the U.S. and South Korea.

NOT A GYM RAT? HERE'S HOW TO GET STARTED ON AN OUTDOOR EXERCISE ROUTINE

Between the sweat smell, fluorescent lights and omnipresent television screens, April Herring has never connected with going to the gym.