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APPLE MUSIC OFFERS A CHANCE TO SING WITH YOUR FAVORITES

Apple Music wants to help you and your friends sing along to your favorite songs with a new feature it's rolling out just as people gather for end-of-year parties.

THE MIND BEHIND THE RUBIK'S CUBE CELEBRATES A LASTING PUZZLE

If you've ever had trouble solving a Rubik's Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It's worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it.

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CUBA'S INFORMAL MARKET FINDS NEW SPACE ON GROWING INTERNET

In the Telegram group chat, the messages roll in like waves.

UK WATERS DOWN ONLINE RESTRICTIONS AFTER FREE SPEECH OUTCRY

The British government abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups.

4 REASONS FOR THRIFT STORE GIFTS THIS YEAR

Thrifting is hot, and Goodwill finds are cool again. But while we’re thrilled to find the perfect throwback tee for our own closet, gifting used goods still carries a stigma for some.

NETFLIX NIGHTS STILL COME WRAPPED IN RED-AND-WHITE ENVELOPES

Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady — albeit shrinking — audience of diehards like Amanda Konkle who are happily paying to receive those discs in the iconic red-and-white envelopes.

DRUG SLOWS ALZHEIMER'S BUT CAN IT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE?

An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening, researchers reported this week -- but it remains unclear how much difference that might make in people's lives.

'STRANGE WORLD' EXPLORES BIG THEMES IN BOLD COLORS

Is Searcher Clade the most millennial dad in all of animated moviedom? He has that telltale hipster beard. A sensitive voice sorta like Jake Gyllenhaal. And he feeds his kid avocado toast, with an egg on top.

MLB SELLS SHARE OF BAMTECH TO WALT DISNEY CO. FOR $900M

Major League Baseball has sold its remaining share of a streaming service technology company to the Walt Disney Co. for $900 million.

US FCC BANS SALES IMPORT OF CHINESE TECH FROM HUAWEI, ZTE

The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an \"unacceptable risk\" to national security.

COMPETITORS CHIP AWAY AT TESLA'S US ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHARE

New electric vehicle models from multiple automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla's dominance of the U.S. EV market, according to national vehicle registration data.

TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME VS. HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN

Since its debut for the 2021 model year, the Toyota RAV4 Prime has served as a benchmark for what a small SUV with a plug-in hybrid powertrain can be. It's efficient, fast and nearly as practical as a regular RAV4. But now SUV shoppers have another choice to consider: the Hyundai Tucson PHEV. It too offers improved performance and efficiency over the standard gas-only Tucson.

BLOCKFI FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, LATEST CRYPTO COMPANY TO FAIL

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest casualty of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

CENSUS BUREAU CHIEF DEFENDS NEW PRIVACY TOOL AGAINST CRITICS

The U.S. Census Bureau's chief is defending a new tool meant to protect the privacy of people participating in the statistical agency's questionnaires against calls to abandon it by prominent researchers who claim it jeopardizes the usefulness of numbers that are the foundation of the nation's data infrastructure.

CHINA LAUNCHES 3 ASTRONAUTS TO COMPLETE SPACE STATION

China launched a rocket Tuesday carrying three astronauts to complete construction of the country’s permanent orbiting space station, during which they will expand the facility to its maximum capacity of six crew aboard.

IN WHY ARE MAN UNITED AND LIVERPOOL SUDDENLY ON THE MARKET?

English soccer’s two most storied teams are suddenly in play.

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SOUTH DAKOTA GOV. NOEM BANS TIKTOK FROM STATE-OWNED DEVICES

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order banning state employees and contractors from accessing the video platform TikTok on state-owned devices, citing its ties to China.

STATES SETTLE WITH GOOGLE, IHEARTMEDIA OVER MISLEADING ADS

The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states announced settlements with Google and iHeartMedia related to misleading radio advertisements about a Google cellphone.

VOLCANO KNOCKS MAUNA LOA CARBON MONITORING STATION OFFLINE

The eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano has temporarily knocked off power to the world’s premier station that measures heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but officials say it won’t be a problem.

POWELL: FED TO KEEP RATES HIGHER FOR LONGER TO CUT INFLATION

The Federal Reserve will push rates higher than previously expected and keep them there for an extended period, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday in remarks likely intended to underscore the Fed’s single-minded focus on combating stubborn inflation.

SAN FRANCISCO WILL ALLOW POLICE TO DEPLOY ROBOTS THAT KILL

Supervisors in San Francisco voted to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations -- following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement.

GIVING TUESDAY RAISES $3.1B FOR CHARITIES IN TOUGH ECONOMY

GivingTuesday raised a record $3.1 billion in 24 hours for charitable causes in the U.S. earlier this week, as the event that started as a hashtag in 2012 celebrated its 10th anniversary and its status as a staple of fundraising for nonprofits, the group’s leader said Wednesday.

AMAZON SAYS IT HAD ITS BIGGEST THANKSGIVING SHOPPING WEEKEND

Amazon said it had its biggest-ever Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend, aided by a record number of consumers looking for deals online amid high inflation.

OHIO COURT REJECTS CITY CABLE FEES FOR STREAMING SERVICES

The streaming services Netflix and Hulu are not video service providers that would have to pay local governments in Ohio the same fees levied on cable operators, the state Supreme Court ruled in a case similar to lawsuits filed by hundreds of other municipalities nationally.

APPLE MUSIC REVEALS TOP MUSIC IN 2022 AND LISTENER CHARTS

\"Stay\" the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released its endof-year lists and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.

EU WARNS MUSK TO BEEF UP TWITTER CONTROLS AHEAD OF NEW RULES

A top European Union official warned Elon Musk this week that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc.

$3.5m Gene Therapy for Hemophilia Gets FDA Approval

U.S. health regulators approved the first gene therapy for hemophilia, a $3.5 million one-time treatment for the blood-clotting disorder.

AMAZON CEO SAYS LAYOFFS WILL EXTEND INTO NEXT YEAR

The mass layoffs that began in Amazon’s corporate ranks last week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said.