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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SETS FIRST-EVER LIMITS ON SO-CALLED 'FOREVER CHEMICALS' IN DRINKING WATER

The Biden administration finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured.

COURT UPHOLDS CALIFORNIA'S AUTHORITY TO SET NATION-LEADING VEHICLE EMISSION RULES

California can continue to set its own nationleading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled this week — two years after the Biden administration restored the state’s authority to do so as part of its efforts to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $6.6 BILLION TO ENSURE LEADING-EDGE MICROCHIPS ARE BUILT IN THE US

The Biden administration pledged this week to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese semiconductor giant can expand the facilities it is already building in Arizona and better ensure that the most-advanced microchips are produced domestically for the first time.

AT MOVIE INDUSTRY CONVENTION.LEADERS SAY BLOCKBUSTERS ALONE AREN'T ENOUGH

Movie theater owners are still feeling the high from\" Barbenheimer.\"

WARNER BROS. TEASES 'JOKER' SEQUEL, 'BEETLEJUICE 2' AND MORE AT CINEMACON

Warner Bros. isn’t resting on its “ Barbie “ laurels: The 100-year studio has its sights on a recordbreaking 2024 as well, with a release slate that includes a new Mad Max film, “ Furiosa,” Kevin Costner’s two-part Western epic, “ Horizon: An American Saga, “ the “ Beetlejuice “ sequel, and “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which brings Lady Gaga to Gotham City.

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APPLE VENTURING INTO NEW REALMS OF PERSONAL HOME ROBOT TECH

APPLE INITIATES OVER 600 JOB CUTS IN CALIFORNIA

In a significant move within the technology sector, Apple has announced the layoff of over 600 employees across multiple offices in California, marking the company’s first considerable reduction in workforce since the pandemic.

AI'S FUTURE COULD BE 'OPEN-SOURCE' OR CLOSED.TECH GIANTS ARE DIVIDED AS THEY LOBBY REGULATORS

There's a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are as broadly smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can.

PREMIER LEAGUE TO USE SEMI-AUTOMATED OFFSIDE TECHNOLOGY FROM NEXT SEASON

The Premier League will use AI-based player tracking technology to make offside calls from next season in a move that should reduce the time it takes officials to reach their decisions.

MAKING CEMENT IS VERY DAMAGING FOR THE CLIMATE.ONE SOLUTION IS OPENING IN CALIFORNIA

It’s a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It’s also a problem that’s growing as more of the world develops.

CONSUMERS WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF AI-GENERATED CONTENT UNDER PENNSYLVANIA BILL

Pennsylvania consumers would be notified when content has been generated by artificial intelligence, and defendants couldn’t argue that child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence isn’t illegal, under a bill the House passed Wednesday.

Amazon is Removing Just Walk Out Technology From Its Fresh Grocery Stores in the US

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores as part of an effort to revamp the grocery chain.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION APPROVES THE NATION'S EIGHTH LARGE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT

The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state’s former coal-fired generating station.

AS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GROWS.SO DOES US USE OF TECHNOLOGY. A LOOK AT HOW IT'S USED AT AIRPORTS

The Belgian family of four was on their fourth trip to the United States.

BROWSING IN INCOGNITO MODE DOESN'T PROTECT YOU AS MUCH AS YOU MIGHT THINK

Although a private browsing mode known as “Incognito” in Google’s widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has cast new attention on this commonly available setting.

'GODZILLA X KONG' HAS SCALES AND SCALE BUT NOT MUCH ELSE

As the old saying goes, there are two kinds of people on this Earth: Those who like their movies with a giant evil ape swinging a vertebrae like a lasso while riding a kaiju controlled by a crystal, and those who don’t.

COURT APPROVES 3M SETTLEMENT OVER 'FOREVER CHEMICALS' IN PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS

Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multibillion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products, the company said.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN THE US. MEXICO AND CANADA

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun.

GMAIL REVOLUTIONIZED EMAIL 20 YEARS AGO. PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS GOOGLE'S APRIL FOOLS' DAY JOKE

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools’ Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago.

US FIRST-QUARTER AUTO SALES GREW NEARLY 5% DESPITE HIGH INTEREST RATES, BUT EV GROWTH SLOWS FURTHER

New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose nearly 5% from January through March, as buyers stayed in the market despite high-interest rates.

SCATHING FEDERAL REPORT RIPS MICROSOFT FOR SHODDY SECURITY.INSINCERITY IN RESPONSE TO CHINESE HACK

In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report this week saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

ELON MUSK'S X HAS A NEW SAFETY LEADER. NINE MONTHS AFTER PREDECESSOR LEFT THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has named a new head of safety nine months after the last executive to hold the position departed from the social media company.

GOOGLE TO PURGE BILLIONS OF FILES CONTAINING PERSONAL DATA IN SETTLEMENT OF CHROME PRIVACY CASE

Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser.

Robotics

AI TECHNOLOGY NOW TURNING SCI-FI INTO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

AT&T SAYS A DATA BREACH LEAKED MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS' INFORMATION ONLINE.WERE YOU AFFECTED?

The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said this weekend.

HERE'S HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMMON SCAMS THIS TAX SEASON

Tax season can come with several headaches, from gathering documents to finding the time to sit down and file. But one pain that you want to avoid is falling for a tax scam.

SHHH, I'M ON VACATION.TRAVELERS ARE ON A QUEST FOR THE QUIET

At home in the New York City suburbs, Oscar Sandoval has lots of friends and an active social life. But when it’s time for vacation, he prefers to keep it quiet. Like, literally.

FORD TO DELAY PRODUCTION OF NEW ELECTRIC PICKUP AND LARGE SUV AS US EV SALES GROWTH SLOWS

With U.S. electric vehicle sales starting to slow, Ford Motor Co. says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a new large electric SUV as it adds gas-electric hybrids to its model lineup.

HUAWEI'S PROFIT MORE THAN DOUBLES IN 2023, SALES UP 9.6% AS CLOUD AND DIGITAL BUSINESSES GROW

Chinese telecoms gear company Huawei Technologies has reported its profit more than doubled last year as its cloud and digital businesses thrived in spite of U.S. sanctions.

NYC'S AI CHATBOT WAS CAUGHT TELLING BUSINESSES TO BREAK THE LAW.THE CITY ISN'T TAKING IT DOWN

An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot created by New York City to help small business owners is under criticism for dispensing bizarre advice that misstates local policies and advises companies to violate the law.