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SONY'S PROFITS GAIN ON ‘DEMON SLAYER,' DIGITAL CAMERA DEMAND

Sony’s April-June profit rose 9% to 211.8 billion yen ($1.9 billion) as the Japanese electronics and video game maker continued to benefit from a sales perk from the hit “Demon Slayer” animation film.

SEC'S GENSLER SAYS CRYPTO INVESTORS NEED MORE PROTECTION

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said that investors need more protection in the cryptocurrency market, which he said is “rife with fraud, scams and abuse.”

FAMILIES URGE USING NEW DNA TECH TO ID PEARL HARBOR UNKNOWNS

William Edward Mann enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in rural Washington state. A guitar player, he picked up the ukulele while stationed in Hawaii.

THE FIVE BEST HYBRID SUVS YOU CAN BUY

Buying a hybrid vehicle is typically a smart way to help save money on gas and reduce your carbon footprint compared to a conventional gasoline-only vehicle.

REESE WITHERSPOON SELLS HELLO SUNSHINE, JOINS NEW COMPANY

It’s a perfect day for Reese Witherspoon as the actress and producer is selling the media company she founded to a newly formed company backed by private equity firm Blackstone Group.

NLRB PRELIMINARY FINDING REVIVES LABOR ORGANIZING AT AMAZON

A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement.

RUSSIA BLAMES SPACE STATION LAB INCIDENT ON SOFTWARE FAILURE

A Russian space official blamed a software problem on a newly docked science lab for briefly knocking the International Space Station out of position.

SQUARE TO BUY INSTALLMENT PAYMENT FIRM AFTERPAY IN $29B DEAL

Digital payments company Square Inc. says it has agreed to acquire Afterpay, which provides a “buy now, pay later” option for merchants, in an all-stock deal valued at about $29 billion.

ZOOM TO PAY $85M FOR PRIVACY MISCUES AT START OF PANDEMIC

Zoom will pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that weak privacy controls opened too many peepholes into the personal information of users and that it was too easy for outsiders to disrupt video meetings during the early stages of the pandemic.

Beijing's Tech Crackdown

After spending years emulating Silicon Valley, China is charting its own course

3 TECH GIANTS REPORT COMBINED PROFITS OF MORE THAN $50B

Three tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet — reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter, underscoring their unparalleled influence and success at reshaping the way we live.

ASTRAZENECA TO SEEK US APPROVAL OF COVID VACCINE IN 2ND HALF

AstraZeneca said Thursday that it intends to seek U.S. approval for its COVID-19 vaccine later this year, further delaying the application even as the company announced it had already delivered more than 1 billion doses to other countries.

AMERICAN PLANS TO INVEST IN A BUDGET AIRLINE BASED IN CHILE

American Airlines plans to invest in a Chilean budget airline and sell seats on each other’s flights to help American extend its reach in South America.

RUSSIA FINES GOOGLE FOR VIOLATING DATA STORAGE LAW

A Moscow court ordered Google on Thursday to pay a fine of 3 million rubles (roughly $41,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia, a move that is part of the government’s longstanding effort to tighten its grip on online activity.

RUSSIAN LAB MODULE DOCKS WITH SPACE STATION AFTER 8-DAY TRIP

Russia’s long-delayed lab module successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, eight days after it was launched from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

FORD OVERCOMES COMPUTER CHIP SHORTAGE, POSTS SURPRISE PROFIT

Sky-high sales prices for its pickup trucks and SUVs helped Ford Motor Co. turn a surprise second-quarter profit despite a global shortage of computer chips that cut factory output in half.

US ECONOMY SURPASSES PRE-PANDEMIC SIZE WITH 6.5% Q2 GROWTH

Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession. The total size of the economy has now surpassed its pre-pandemic level.

NEW TECHNOLOGY PROPELS EFFORTS TO FIGHT WESTERN WILDFIRES

As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.

NOKIA PROFIT SUBSTANTIALLY UP ON NEW OPERATING MODEL, 5G

Wireless network maker and 5G technology provider Nokia reported substantially improved second-quarter profit Thursday, citing the help of its new operating model and booming sales of 5G equipment.

FACEBOOK PROFITS TOP $10B AS ITS CEO EXALTS THE ‘METAVERSE'

Concerns about a revenue growth slowdown pushed Facebook’s shares lower in afterhours trading Wednesday, not long after the company reported that its second-quarter profits doubled thanks to a massive increase in advertising revenue.

PLANS FOR LARGEST US SOLAR FIELD NORTH OF VEGAS SCRAPPED

The push to transition from carbon-emitting fuel sources to renewable energy is hitting a roadblock in Nevada, where solar power developers are abandoning plans to build what would have been the United States’ largest array of solar panels in the desert north of Las Vegas.

SMART EYE DEPUTY CEO RANA EL KALIOUBY TALKS AUTOMOTIVE AI

Rana el Kaliouby co-founded and led Boston startup Affectiva, which uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to analyze mood and emotion.

Game War - NETFLIX ENTERS THE BATTLE ROYALE OF GAMING PLATFORMS

Over the past 18 months, consumers have spent more time at home than ever before, not only working, but socializing, learning new skills, and playing games. Video gaming as a whole saw a significant increase during this period and the gaming platform Steam recorded an all-time high of 23.6 million average concurrent users in April 2020. A year later, rival firms want a slice of the pie. Following Apple’s expansion into gaming with Arcade, Netflix is the latest player entering the game, announcing its intention to launch its own gaming titles.

WALZ SAYS ‘CLEAN CAR' RULES HAVEN'T HURT IN 14 OTHER STATES

Minnesota became the first Midwestern state to adopt a plan for encouraging the switchover to electric vehicles as Gov. Tim Walz predicted that someday people will wonder why there was such a fuss.

TOWN WANTS NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY MINERS TO BE ‘PRESENTABLE'

A New York town along the Canadian border plans to impose a 90-day moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining operations to make sure local roadsides are not cluttered with trailers and shipping containers loaded with computers.

UPS EARNS $2.7 BILLION BUT VOLUME DIPS AS STORES REOPEN

Free from the pandemic lockdowns of last year, more shoppers are venturing into stores and relying just a bit less on brown UPS trucks.

MARSQUAKES OFFER DETAILED LOOK AT RED PLANET'S INTERIOR

A quake-measuring device on Mars is providing the first detailed look at the red planet’s interior, revealing a surprisingly thin crust and a hot molten core beneath the frigid surface.

TESLA REACHES MILESTONE WITH FIRST $1B QUARTERLY PROFIT

Tesla’s quarterly profit has surpassed $1 billion for the first time thanks to the electric car pioneer’s ability to navigate through a pandemic-driven computer chip shortage that has caused major headaches for other automakers.

CHINA'S TENCENT ORDERED TO END EXCLUSIVE MUSIC CONTRACTS

Internet giant Tencent was ordered by regulators to end exclusive contracts with music copyright holders, adding to increased enforcement of anti-monopoly and other rules as Beijing tightens control over booming online industries.

CHINA LAUNCHES 6-MONTH CAMPAIGN TO CLEAN UP APPS

China’s industry ministry has announced a 6-month campaign to clean up what it says are serious problems with internet apps violating consumer rights, cyber security and “disturbing market order.”