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HOW THE AMERICAN DREAM CONVINCES PEOPLE LONELINESS IS NORMAL

At the end of “The Searchers,” one of John Wayne’s most renowned Westerns, a kidnapped girl has been rescued and a family reunited

LINDA YACCARINO MAY BE "EXACTLY WHAT TWITTER NEEDS." BUT IS THE NEW CEO BEING SET UP TO FAIL?

Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company’s CEO “ must like pain a lot.” Then he promised he’d step down as soon as he found a replacement “foolish enough” to want the job

CRYPTO RULES GET FINAL APPROVAL TO MAKE EUROPE A GLOBAL LEADER ON REGULATION

The European Union’s sweeping set of beefed-up cryptocurrency rules got final approval from member states, giving the 27-nation bloc a global lead in regulating the freewheeling sector

CHATGPT CHIEF SAYS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHOULD BE REGULATED BY A US OR GLOBAL AGENCY

The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems

TSA TESTS FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY TO BOOST AIRPORT SECURITY

“What we are trying to do with this is aid the officers to actually determine that you are who you say who you are,” said Jason Lim, identity management capabilities manager, during a demonstration of the technology to reporters at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

IRS MOVES FORWARD WITH FREE E-FILING SYSTEM IN PILOT PROGRAM TO LAUNCH IN 2024

Most taxpayers are interested in filing their taxes directly to the IRS for free, a new report says, and that option will be tested next year

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BANK EXECS BLAME PANICKED DEPOSITORS FOR SILICON VALLEY, SIGNATURE FAILURES, BUT SENATORS BLAME THEM

Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing, instead using their time to assign blame to events they said were largely out of their control

NYC SKYSCRAPERS TURNING TO CARBON CAPTURE TO LESSEN CLIMATE CHANGE

From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble

JAPAN'S LEADER WELCOMES INVESTMENT, EXCHANGES TO STRENGTHEN COMPUTER CHIP SUPPLY CHAIN

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that investment and international exchanges to strengthen the computer chip supply chain were welcome, as he met with the leaders of top computer chips makers Thursday

DIGITAL DIVIDE: JILL BIDEN VISIT TOUTS EFFORTS TO CONNECT ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES TO OUTSIDE WORLD

For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart’s awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor

Airbnb Will Push Rooms as Low-Cost Option to House Rentals

Airbnb is making a renewed push into renting single rooms in a nod to its beginnings and a realization that renting an entire house is too expensive for many travelers, especially younger ones

Apple Posts Quarterly Revenue; iPhone Sales Sólid

Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid

GENERAL MOTORS HIRES FORMER APPLE EXEC TO RUN SOFTWARE UNIT

General Motors (GM) has onboarded former Apple executive Mike Abbott to spearhead its new software division. This move comes shortly after GM's contentious decision to eliminate Apple CarPlay from its upcoming vehicle models (via CNBC)

WAYMO ROBOTAXIS MAKE MORE INROADS IN PHOENIX.SAN FRANCISCO 7

Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time

MAYBE INVESTORS SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT BUFFETT'S SUCCESSOR

Many investors worry about the future of Berkshire Hathaway after its legendary CEO Warren Buffett is gone, but most of the conglomerate's companies have already made the transition to reporting to the man who will eventually replace the 92-year-old

HYUNDAI AND KIA THEFTS KEEP RISING DESPITE SECURITY FIX

Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites

IN GLOBAL RUSH TO REGULATE AI, EUROPE SET TO BE TRAILBLAZER

The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications

The Al Soul THE GREATEST CHALLENGE APPLE HAS EVER FACED

Apple might not always be first to the party, but there's no denying the company goes above and beyond with hardware and software to deliver cutting-edge consumer experiences. But Apple's slow and steady approach needs to change With Siri lagging behind rivals and Al changing everything, WWDC 2023 will determine the future success of the company

DISCORD FORCES MEMBERS TO CHANGE USERNAMES, DISCORD ERUPTS

The social app Discord, a favorite of gamers, inadvertently stirred internal strife after announcing last week that it will force its millions of members to pick new usernames

FACEBOOK HAS 3 BILLION USERS, MANY OF THEM ARE OLD

Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know that it is not just for \"old people, as young people have been saying for years

IN MAJOR CLIMATE STEP EPA PROPOSES 1ST LIMITS ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM POWER PLANTS

The Biden administration proposed new limits Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions from coaland gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the nation's second-largest contributor to climate change

GOOGLE IS GIVING ITS DOMINANT SEARCH ENGINE AN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE MAKEOVER

Google this week disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet's main gateway

AMAZON TO RECEIVE $1 BILLION IN TAX BREAKS IN EASTERN OREGON FOR NEW DATA CENTERS

Officials in a remote northeastern Oregon county have voted to give tax breaks worth an estimated $1 billion to Amazon for five more data centers there

MASS EVENT WILL LET HACKERS TEST LIMITS OF AI TECHNOLOGY

No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started \"jailbreaking\" the artificial intelligence chatbot - trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene

MONEY: AUDIT YOUR CREDIT CARDS FOR GREATER SAVINGS

Credit card rewards help our family save money on groceries, gas and other necessities

LYFT'S NEW CEO TACKLES A JOB REQUIRING SOME HEAVY LIFTING

Even before he joined Lyft's board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service

APPLE, GOOGLE PARTNER TO COMBAT CREEPY TRACKING TACTICS

Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost

GENESIS G80 ELECTRIFIED VS.BMW 14 M50

It seems like there’s a new electric luxury SUV introduced every couple of months. But if you’re seeking old-school opulence, a luxury sedan might be more your speed

'GODFATHER OF AI' LEAVES GOOGLE, WARNS OF TECH'S DANGERS

Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger