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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.

TESLA RECALLS 300K VEHICLES OVER TAILLIGHT SOFTWARE GLITCH

Tesla is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a software glitch can make taillights go off intermittently, increasing the risk of a collision.

RESEARCHERS: AI IN CONNECTED CARS EASED RUSH HOUR CONGESTION

As millions of people travel the interstates this Thanksgiving, many will encounter patches of traffic at a standstill for no apparent reason — no construction or accident. Researchers say the problem is you.

FTX LAWYER: 'SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT' OF ASSETS HAS BEEN STOLEN

Lawyers for FTX disclosed that a “substantial amount” of assets has been stolen from the accounts of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, diminishing the odds that its millions of investors will get their money back.

NY GOV SIGNS NOVEL LAW THAT LIMITS CRYPTOMINING, FOR NOW

New York is taking a first-in-the-nation step to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining, under legislation that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed this week.

CARRIERS FEELING CHEERY ABOUT ON-TIME HOLIDAY DELIVERIES

CARRIERS FEELING CHEERY ABOUT ON-TIME HOLIDAY DELIVERIES

NEW MEASURES FOR SIZE, AS WORLD'S PEOPLE SURPASS 8 BILLION

What is bigger: A ronna or a quetta?

Satellite - Orbital connection & the future of mobile communication

With Apple launching Emergency SOS via Satellite across its iPhone 14 range and unlocking incredible new possibilities thanks to cutting-edge technology, all eyes are on what’s next.

HOW STAY-AT-HOME SPOUSES CAN BUILD CREDIT

Spouses share a lot, but no matter your relationship status, your credit score belongs to you and you alone.

CHAKA KHAN TELLS STORIES THROUGH APPLE'S TIME TO WALK SERIES

Chaka Khan wants people to walk with her while she tells inspirational stories.

'SLUMBERLAND' AIMS FOR ENCHANTMENT, BUT GETS LOST

An early 20th-century weekly comic strip created by Winsor McCay about Little Nemo's dream world and adventures provides the very loose inspiration for Netflix's latest big-budget spectacle, \"Slumberland.\"

WHY BOOKING DIRECTLY WITH AIRLINES CAN BE MORE EXPENSIVE

Early in the pandemic, many travelers experienced headaches while trying to rebook air travel purchased through third parties such as Orbitz and Kayak.

OHIO'S INTEL PROJECT TRIGGERS HOUSING FEARS IN TIGHT MARKET

Intel's announcement earlier this year of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to rural Ohio was greeted as an economic boon.

JUDGE ORDERS AMAZON TO STOP RETALIATIONS AGAINST ORGANIZERS

A federal judge has ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, issuing a mixed ruling that also hands a loss to the federal labor agency that sued the company earlier this year.

LG CHEM TO BUILD $3.2B BATTERY CATHODE PLANT IN TENNESSEE

Tennessee officials announced plans to invest $3.2 billion to develop a cathode materials plant for electric vehicle batteries.

NEW MEXICO INVESTMENT COUNCIL COMMITS RECORD $100M IN FUND

New Mexico's State Investment Council is pledging $100 million to a tech-focused nonprofit, the council's biggest commitment on record to a single venture fund.

FACIAL RECOGNITION CAN HELP CONSERVE SEALS, SCIENTISTS SAY

Facial recognition technology is mostly associated with uses such as surveillance and the authentication of human faces, but scientists believe they've found a new use for it - saving seals.

SPACE DIVERSITY: EUROPE'S SPACE AGENCY GETS 1ST PARASTRONAUT

The European Space Agency made history by selecting an amputee who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident to be among its newest batch of astronauts - a leap toward its pioneering ambition to send someone with a physical disability into space.

BUFFETT DONATES OVER $750 MILLION TO HIS FAMILY CHARITIES

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated more than $750 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the four foundations run by his family, but unlike his annual gifts to charity each summer, the recipients didn't include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

HOW TO MITIGATE RISING AUTO LOAN INTEREST RATES

The Federal Reserve issued its latest interest rate hike in early November.

FORD RECALLS OVER 634K SUVS DUE TO FUEL LEAKS AND FIRE RISK

Ford Motor Co. is recalling over 634,000 SUVs worldwide because a cracked fuel injector can spill fuel or leak vapors onto a hot engine and cause fires.

OREGON UNIVERSITY PLANS TO DEVELOP NEW RECHARGEABLE BATTERY

A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could reduce the need for environmentally destructive mining of rare minerals like nickel and lithium and accelerate the clean energy transition.

STUDIES FIND AUTOMATIC BRAKING CAN CUT CRASHES OVER 40%

Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rearend automobile crashes in half, and reduce pickup truck crashes by more than 40%.

PEACOCK HOPES TO CAPITALIZE ON SUBSCRIBERS WITH WORLD CUP

Since its launch in 2020, NBCUniversal has had its share of big events to showcase its Peacock Streaming Service. It gets another one this month with the FIFA Men’s World Cup.

COMPUTER CHIP BAN SIGNALS NEW ERA AS BIDEN AND XI MEET

The Biden administration’s move to block exports of advanced computer chips to China is signaling a new phase in relations between the globe’s two largest economies — one in which trade matters less than an increasingly heated competition to be the world’s leading technological and military power.