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STELLANTIS PREPS COST CUTS DUE TO HIGHER EV PRICES

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says his company has to work on cutting costs globally in order to keep electric vehicles affordable for the middle class.

STELLANTIS PREPS COST CUTS DUE TO HIGHER EV PRICES

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says his company has to work on cutting costs globally in order to keep electric vehicles affordable for the middle class.

KOREAN FIRM PLANS $2.5B IN NEW SOLAR PANEL PLANTS IN GEORGIA

A South Korean solar panel maker will invest more than $2.5 billion to build factories in Georgia, hiring 2,500 new employees and making components usually manufactured outside the United States, the company announced this week.

TIKTOK BOSS MEETS EUROPEAN OFFICIALS AS SCRUTINY INTENSIFIES

TikTok's CEO met Tuesday with European Union officials about strict new digital regulations in the 27-nation bloc as the Chinese-owned social media app faces growing scrutiny from Western authorities over data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation.

STARTUPS AIM TO REDUCE GLOBAL FOOD WASTE

Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes poke fun at the fine art of deciding when to eat them.

MONEY: 5 TACTICS TO PAY BUY NOW.PAY LATER DEBT

Chances are that your \"buy now, pay later\" bill from the holiday season will arrive soon or has already made its debut.

SAG AWARDS NOMINATE 'BANSHEES,' 'EVERYTHING' AND SANDLER

In nominations to its 29th annual awards, the Screen Actors Guild heaped honors on the casts of \"Everything Everywhere All at Once\" and \"The Banshees of Inisherin,\" while throwing some curve balls into the Oscar race.

MLS, APPLE TV ANNOUNCE FIRST GROUP OF LEAGUE PASS ANNOUNCERS

Taylor Twellman, Marcelo Balboa, Danielle Slaton and Liam McHugh will be the announcers for the first season of MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the league and Apple announced.

VIRGIN ORBIT REPORTS 'ANOMALY' IN SATELLITE LAUNCH FROM UK

A mission to launch the first satellites into orbit from Western Europe suffered an \"anomaly\" Tuesday, Virgin Orbit said.

SCHOOL LAWSUITS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA HARM FACE TOUGH LEGAL ROAD

Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem - in their case, the mental health crisis among youth.

SEATTLE SCHOOLS SUE TECH GIANTS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA HARM

The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.

FEDS REVIEWING MUSK TWEET ABOUT DISABLING DRIVER MONITORING

A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a \"Full Self-Driving\" system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S.safety regulators.

RAM ELECTRIC PICKUP JOINS CROWDED FIELD NEXT YEAR

When a futuristic-looking electric Ram pickup truck goes on sale next year, it will hardly be the first in line.

DELTA SAYS FREE WI-FI COMING TO MANY US FLIGHTS NEXT MONTH

Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February, CEO Ed Bastian announced at the CES technology trade show.

VR: WHAT IS THE METAVERSE AND HOW WILL IT WORK?

The term \"metaverse\" is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry's imagination - and while Facebook parent Meta is the best-known entrant into this futuristic virtual concept, it's certainly not the only one.

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All the rumors about the AR/VR headset that will change your reality

THE FUTURE OF APPLE: 5 EXECUTIVES WHO COULD SUCCEED TIM COOK AS CEO

Apple has had a great run under the leadership of CEO Tim Cook, who took over after the passing of co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011.

COMPANIES TOUT ENVIRONMENTAL TECH INNOVATIONS

The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year.

MONEY: HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR NEXT EMERGENCY

When a power outage knocked out electricity to a multistate region in 2003, Gabriella Barthlow, a financial coach in the Detroit area, was prepared.

CHINESE REGULATORS APPROVE CAPITAL EXPANSION FOR ANT GROUP

Chinese regulators have said e-commerce giant Alibaba’s finance affiliate Ant Group can raise 1.5 billion for its consumer finance unit in an important step forward after the government called off a planned IPO two years ago and ordered the firm to restructure.

VIDEO GAME WORKERS FORM MICROSOFT'S FIRST US LABOR UNION

A group of video game testers has formed Microsoft's first labor union in the U.S., which will also be the largest in the video game industry.

HOW TO PLAN A DISNEYLAND TRIP FOR THE DISNEY 100 CELEBRATION

The Walt Disney Co. is set to turn 100 years old this year, and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is celebrating with new shows and a Mickey-themed attraction across its two theme parks: Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Both parks will also be decked out with new decor.

HUAWEI SAYS IT'S OUT OF 'CRISIS MODE,' THOUGH REVENUE FLAT

Chinese technology giant Huawei says it has emerged from \"crisis mode\" after years of U.S. restrictions that have stifled its overseas sales, even though its revenue for 2022 failed to grow from a year earlier.

SALESFORCE CUTS ABOUT 10% OF ITS WORKFORCE

Salesforce is laying off about 10% of its workforce in the latest round of job cuts in the tech industry as corporations cut back on software and other spending.

GOOGLE TO PAY INDIANA $20 MILLION TO RESOLVE PRIVACY SUIT

Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state's lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced.

INDIANA BLOCKS CHINESE-OWNED APP TIKTOK FROM STATE DEVICES

Indiana has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices, its technology office said.

BEST OF CES 2023: ELECTRIC SKATES, PET TECH AND AI FOR BIRDS

Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show.

TESLA SAYS IT SOLD A RECORD 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES LAST YEAR

Tesla said that sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year, but the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk's pledge to grow the company's sales by 50% nearly every year.

TOP VEHICLES TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2023

The supply chain shortage continues to tamp down automotive production and sales, but that hasn't stopped automakers from introducing new and redesigned models. Electric vehicles are the next hot trend, but gas-powered and hybrid vehicles aren't going anywhere anytime soon, and there are plenty of new ones hitting the market this year. The latest models try to sway buyers with more power, the latest tech and fashionable looks. But which are the most impressive? Experts round up five of the most noteworthy vehicles, sorted by price, hitting dealerships this year.

OpenAI: Blurring the lines between machines and humans

2022 was the \"Year of AI,\" with a McKinsey Global Survey suggesting adoption has doubled since 2017. With brands offering access to mind-blowing tech, platforms like ChatGPT and Dall-E are now household names, introducing us to a new world of creativity and possibility.