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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.

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.