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EA SPORTS AND FIFA END PARTNERSHIP, BOTH EYE NEW VIDEO GAMES

Electronic Arts will stop making its hugely successful FIFA video game in its current name, marking a split in one of soccer’s most successful and lucrative partnerships after the sides failed to strike a new licensing deal.

FACE-SCANNER CLEARVIEW AGREES TO LIMITS IN COURT SETTLEMENT

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people’s photos without their consent.

THOUSANDS OF SMARTPHONES PURCHASED BY VA WENT UNUSED

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wasted nearly $2 million when most of the smartphones bought during the pandemic for homeless veterans went unused, according to an inspector general’s report.

‘Doctor Strange 2' Gets Weirder, Scarier, Messier

Once a superhero franchise goes multiverse, it’s hard to go back.

Self Service Repair

Empowering consumers to fix their devices

Amazon Fires 2 Union Organizers Tied to First U.S. Labor Win

Amazon has fired two employees with ties to the grassroots union that led the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.

NASA CLIMATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST WINS WORLD FOOD PRIZE

A NASA climate research scientist who has spent much of her career explaining how global food production must adapt to a changing climate was awarded the World Food Prize on Thursday.

CDC RESTATES RECOMMENDATION FOR MASKS ON PLANES, TRAINS

US health officials this week restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.

ELON MUSK ASKED TO TESTIFY ON TWITTER BY UK PARLIAMENT

A British parliamentary committee scrutinizing draft online safety legislation has invited Elon Musk to discuss his plans to buy Twitter and the changes he’s proposing for the social media platform.

IDAHO NEEDS TO SHORE UP CYBERSECURITY, TASK FORCE SAYS

Idaho needs to be better prepared to defend against inevitable cyberattacks that could harm individuals, businesses and critical infrastructure, the Governor’s Cybersecurity Task Force said in a report released this week.

MUSK GETS $7B BACKING FOR TWITTER BID FROM TECH HEAVYWEIGHTS

Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Silicon Valley heavy hitters like Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.

CALIFORNIA MOVES TO EMBRACE CRYPTOCURRENCY AND REGULATE IT

California, which has a economy larger than all but four countries and where much of the world’s technological innovation is born, on Wednesday became the first state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to cryptocurrency and related innovations.

STELLANTIS POURS BILLIONS MORE INTO CANADA, ELECTRIC

Automaker Stellantis said it will invest $3.6 billion Canadian dollars ($2.8 billion) to upgrade two Canadian assembly plants and expand a research center as it accelerates its long-term electrification strategy.

TELECOMN GROUPS END FIGHT AGAINST CALIFORNIA NET NEUTRALITY

Telecommunications industry groups ended their bid to block California’s net neutrality law that bars broadband providers from throttling service.

Airbus Posts Profit, Plans New Jet Assembly Line in Alabama

Airbus said that its profit in the first three months of 2022 more than tripled to 1.22 billion euros ($1.28 billion), helped by an increase in aircraft deliveries as airlines recover from the worst of the pandemic.

ENERGY CHIEF GRANHOLM TOUTS $3B PLAN TO BOOST EV BATTERIES

Continuing its push to dramatically boost sales of electric vehicles, the Biden administration announced $3.1 billion in funding to U.S. companies that make and recycle lithium-ion batteries.

FIFA BLOCKCHAIN DEAL IS FIRST NEW US WCUP SPONSOR SINCE 2011

FIFA got a first new American sponsor of the men’s World Cup in 11 years, signing a deal for this year’s tournament in Qatar with blockchain technology provider Algorand.

ELON MUSK'S BIG PLANS FOR TWITTER: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out some bold, if still vague, plans for transforming Twitter into a place of “maximum fun” once he buys the social media platform for $44 billion and takes it private.

GOOGLE ADDS WAYS TO KEEP PERSONAL INFO PRIVATE IN SEARCHES

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.

GEORGIA SETS $1.5B IN AID FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAKER RIVIAN

The state of Georgia and local governments will give Rivian Automotive $1.5 billion of incentives to built a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant east of Atlanta, according to documents the company and state signed this week.

NEW FACTORY IN MOSES LAKE TO BRING HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS

A battery materials company has purchased a 600,000-square foot facility in Moses Lake, Washington, to be used to manufacture lithium-ion anode battery materials for the automotive and cell phone industries.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Metaverse

Here are just a handful of the bucket-list experiences that await you in our new Web3 non-reality.

Apple Delivers Strong Quarter, but Warns of Trouble Ahead

Apple reported strong quarterly results despite supply shortages, but warned that its growth slowdown is likely to deepen.

This AI Program Can Draw Impressive Images of Whatever You Tell It to

The DALL-E 2 program can churn out both realistic and creative images from a mere text description. But the OpenAI lab is well aware the technology could be easily abused.

Affordable, Tested Tech Actually Worth Buying

Our experts review more than 2,000 products each year: laptops, TVs, phones, routers, you name it. Here are some of the very best budget buys.

Amazon Glow: Connection for Kids

A tabletop projector built for connected activities and games

A Juice Boost

Belkin's latest power bank will get your gadgets charged when outlets are hard to find

A CHILLING RUSSIAN CYBER AIM IN UKRAINE: DIGITAL DOSSIERS

Russia’s relentless digital assaults on Ukraine may have caused less damage than many anticipated. But most of its hacking is focused on a different goal that gets less attention but has chilling potential consequences: data collection.

CLIMATE CHANGE MAY INCREASE RISK OF NEW INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.

CHINA GRANTS FIRST DRIVERLESS TAXI PERMITS TO BAIDU, PONY.AI

China has granted Chinese internet services company Baidu and a rival autonomous car company, Pony.ai, permits to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public in Beijing, a significant regulatory step in the country’s pursuit of driverless technology.