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DIRECTOR JAMES GUNN PETER SAFRAN TO CO-LEAD DC STUDIOS

James Gunn, the writer-director who made the \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" household names for Marvel and revived \"The Suicide Squad,\" will soon be responsible for the future of Batman, Superman and the entire DC Universe for Warner Bros. Discovery.

TEST SCORES SHOW HISTORIC COVID SETBACKS FOR KIDS ACROSS US

The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.

GROSS OR GREAT? FANCY BUTTER BOARDS SOAR AS SHORTAGE LOOMS

Legit gross or crazy delicious?

REPORT: TIKTOK BAD AT CULLING US ELECTION MISINFORMATION ADS

TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so good at, a new report has found, is detecting ads that contain blatant misinformation about U.S. elections.

GOOGLE'S AD SALES SLOW DRAMATICALLY, ERODING PARENT'S PROFIT

Summertime revenue growth at Google's corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession.

DRIZLY AGREES TO TIGHTEN DATA SECURITY AFTER ALLEGED BREACH

Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators' allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.

REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SUES GOOGLE OVER EMAIL SPAM FILTERS

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections - an allegation Google denies.

THE BEST AIRLINES FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON POINTS

If you're seeing Halloween decorations at the store, you should take that as a sign the holiday travel season is just around the corner.

AMAZON TO ALLOW US CUSTOMERS TO PAY WITH VENMO

Amazon is rolling out a feature that allows shoppers to pay for items using their Venmo accounts.

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RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS, GOV’T SAYS

The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system.

EPA AWARDING NEARLY $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLS FOR ELECTRIC BUSES

Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.

REVIEW: FORD LIGHTNING VS RIVIAN RIT

Tesla, the first high-volume EV maker, was early to promise a zero-emission pickup, but it was Rivian, an American startup, that delivered the first mass-production EV truck. With impressive range, dazzling performance and innovative features, the R1T has attracted both conventional truck shoppers and early adopters.

RENTERS FACE CHARGING DILEMMA AS U.S. CITIES MOVE TOWARD EVS

Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of drivers adopting electric vehicles to save on gas money and reduce her carbon footprint.

GLOBAL CRISES CAN SPEED UP MOVE TO CLEAN ENERGY

Spiraling energy costs caused by various economic factors and the Ukraine war could be a turning point toward cleaner energy, the International Energy Agency said in a report. It found the global demand for fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and natural gas, is set to peak or plateau in the next few decades.

HARD-DRIVE MAKER SEAGATE TECH FACES CHINA SANCTIONS WARNING

Seagate Technology said Thursday the U.S. Department of Commerce has warned it may charge the computer hard-drive maker with violating restrictions on exports of high-tech products to China.

FBI PROBING EX-CIA OFFICER'S SPYING FOR WORLD CUP HOST QATAR

A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found.

META FINED $24.7M FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE VIOLATIONS

A Washington state judge fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeatedly and intentionally violating campaign finance disclosure law, in what is believed to be the largest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history.

USDA ANNOUNCES $759M FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN RURAL AREAS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet, part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year’s infrastructure law.

FORD DISBANDS ARGO AI AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNIT, POSTS LOSS

Ford said that it is disbanding Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle company that it co-owns with Volkswagen.

FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE AWED BY MOTHER EARTH

The first Native American woman in space said she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling “positive energy” as her five-month mission gets underway.

US BUSTS NETWORK PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY TO RUSSIAN MILITARY

The Biden administration announced a round of criminal charges and sanctions related to a complicated scheme to procure military technologies from U.S. manufacturers and illegally supply them to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

TESLA 3Q PROFIT MORE THAN DOUBLES FROM A YEAR AGO TO 3.29B

Tesla reported that its third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, fueled by higher vehicle sales.

META AGREES TO SELL GIPHY, ENDING BATTLE WITH UK REGULATORS

Facebook parent Meta said that it will sell off Giphy after running out of options to thwart a ruling by U.K. regulators, who again found that the deal to buy the GIF-sharing platform would limit competition and innovation.

TRAVELERS ARE SKIPPING CHALLENGING DRIVES WITH RV DELIVERY

San Diego-based mom of two Audrey Patterson frequently vacations in an RV with her family. But she’s actually only driven an RV once — a brief stretch near Burbank, California — en route to Yosemite National Park for their 2021 summer vacation. The area northwest of downtown Los Angeles is a tangled web of freeways, tricky to navigate no matter the vehicle.

AMAZON FACES $1B CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE UK OVER BUY BOX

Amazon is facing a $1 billion class action lawsuit in the U.K. over allegations it uses an algorithm to favor its own products and those of third-party sellers who use its storage and delivery services.

MARYLAND JUDGE STRIKES DOWN NATION’S FIRST DIGITAL AD TAX

The nation’s first tax on digital advertising was struck down as unconstitutional by a Maryland judge. It’s a law that attorneys for Big Tech have contended unfairly targets companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon in a separate federal case against the same law.

MUSK HAS A 'SUPER APP' PLAN FOR TWITTER. IT'S SUPER VAGUE

Elon Musk has a penchant for the letter “X.” He calls his son with the singer Grimes, whose actual name is a collection of letters and symbols, “X.” He named the company he created to buy Twitter “X Holdings.” His rocket company is, naturally, SpaceX.

TAX THE RICH FOR MORE EVS? CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS SPLIT

A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem tailor-made to win support from Democrats in a state known for climate leadership, but Proposition 30 has one notable opponent: Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s put the Democratic governor on the opposite side of his own party and against his traditional environmental allies.

MONEY: WHEN PINCHING PENNIES ISN'T ENOUGH

Scaling back streaming subscriptions is solid savings advice for some. But what if the choice you’re faced with is not whether to pay for Netflix or Hulu, but whether to pay for food or electricity?