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THE NETHERLANDS, SOUTH KOREA STEP UP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING COOPERATION ON SEMICONDUCTOR

The Netherlands and South Korea are stepping up cooperation in the field of semiconductor chips as part of a deepening “strategic partnership,” caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday.

ADOBE CALLS OFF $20 BILLION DEAL FOR FIGMA AFTER PUSHBACK FROM EUROPE OVER POSSIBLE ANTITRUST ISSUES

Adobe’s planned $20 billion acquisition of online design company Figma is being called off due to pushback in Europe over antitrust concerns, the companies said this week.

AMAZON WON'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN BACK TAXES AFTER WINNING EU CASE

Amazon won’t have to pay about 250 million euros ($273 million) in back taxes after European Union judges ruled in favor of the U.S. e-commerce giant, dealing a defeat to the 27-nation bloc in its efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance.

PRINCE HARRY'S PHONE HACKING VICTORY IS A LANDMARK IN THE LONG SAGA OF BRITISH TABLOID MISCONDUCT

Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers over what a British judge called “habitual” illegal activity is a landmark moment in the long and twisting saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloid press.

TIMOTHEE CHALAMET WALTZES THROUGH THE WHIMSICAL 'WONKA' BUT ROALD DAHL'S DARING IS MISSING

The original 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” may have been a delicious dream, lined with trees of gumballs and fields of lollipops.

MARK WAHLBERG ON HIS ACTION-COMEDY THE FAMILY PLAN' & HIS DREAMS FOR HOLLYWOOD 2.0

It's part of the reason he latched on to \"The Family Plan,\" a charming action-comedy about a former assassin turned suburban dad whose past catches up with him. It's streaming on Apple TV+.

HOW TO MANAGE HOLIDAY SPENDING WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT

For Nicole Plauché and her family, Christmas is the time of the year where they can use their preferred love language: gift giving.

DURING THE 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON, FACE MASKS HAVE SETTLED IN AS AN OCCASIONAL FEATURE OF AMERICAN LIFE

The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas.

LOVE IT OR HATE IT.SELF-CHECKOUT IS HERE TO STAY. BUT IT'S GOING THROUGH TA RECKONING

The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and retailers could save on labor costs.

KANSAS COURTS' COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE STARTING TO COME BACK ONLINE.2 MONTHS AFTER CYBERATTACK

The court system in Kansas has started bringing its computer system for managing cases back online, two months after a foreign cyberattack forced officials to shut it down along with public access to documents and other systems, the judicial branch announced.

GOOD NEWS FOR LATE HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: RETAILERS ARE IMPROVING THEIR DELIVERY SPEEDS

Haven't ordered any of your holiday gifts yet?

A GROUP REPRESENTING TIKTOK, META, AND X SUES UTAH OVER STRICT NEW LIMITS ON APP USE FOR MINORS

A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies sued Utah this week over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children and teens to obtain parental consent to use social media apps.

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US TREASURY DEPARTMENT ISSUES GUIDELINES AROUND A NEW TAX CREDIT FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL

The Biden administration released long-awaited guidance around tax credits for aviation fuel that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases compared with fuel made from crude oil.

WHITE HOUSE BACKS INDUSTRY EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE TESLA'S EV CHARGING PLUGS

The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla's electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change.

CALIFORNIA IS SET TO BECOME 2ND STATE TO OK RULES FOR TURNING WASTEWATER INTO DRINKING WATER

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places - the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And - coming soon - in your drinking glass.

GOOGLE WILL PAY $700M IN ANTITRUST SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH STATES BEFORE RECENT PLAY STORE TRIAL LOSS

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in a another case that could result in even bigger changes.

2023: THE YEAR WE PLAYED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 — it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people’s science fiction fantasies of human-like machines.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES OWNERS AND SOLAR ROOFTOPS FIND MUTUAL ATTRACTION

When Jim Selgo moved to his home in Goodyear, Arizona in 2019, he quickly had rooftop solar installed, having had a positive experience with solar at his previous home.

More Americans Are Expected to 'Buy Now, Pay Later' for the Holidays. Analysts See a Growing Risk

Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this holiday season, a forecast that bodes well for retailers but that has credit experts again sounding alarm bells.

EUROPE REACHES A DEAL ON THE WORLD'S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE AI RULES

European Union negotiators clinched a deal on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity.

US AGENCY TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD REQUIRING NEW VEHICLES TO PREVENT DRUNK OR IMPAIRED DRIVING

U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving.

HOLIDAY CROWDS AT AIRPORTS AND ON HIGHWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR

More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel.

WHAT DID YOU GOOGLE IN 2023? 'BARBIE.' ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR ARE AMONG THE YEAR'S TOP INTERNET SEARCHES

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.

'LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND' IS A TERRIFIC BLEND OF THRILLER, DISASTER AND SATIRE

Imagine that it's close to midnight and there's a knock at the door of your luxurious weekend rental home. A man is standing there, calmly apologizing.

PEW SURVEY: YOUTUBE TOPS TEENS' SOCIAL-MEDIA DIET, WITH ROUGHLY A SIXTH USING IT ALMOST CONSTANTLY

Teen usage of social media hasn't dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.

EPIC WINS ITS ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PLAY STORE. WHAT DOES THIS VERDICT MEAN FOR GOOGLE?

Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company's payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPUTER CHIP PLANT THE FIRST TO GET FUNDING FROM CHIPS LAW

This would be the initial allocation of incentives from last year's bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which provides more than $52 billion to boost the development and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.

AWS CHIEF ADAM SELIPSKY TALKS GENERATIVE AI, AMAZON'S INVESTMENT IN ANTHROPIC AND CLOUD COST CUTTING

Adam Selipsky is shepherding Amazon's cloud unit at one of the most important moments in tech history.

MAINE IS CONSIDERING CALIFORNIA-STYLE INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES

Maine environmental regulators are set to decide next week whether the state should join others in adopting California-style regulations to drastically limit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles.