In this issue

Apple has transformed how we work out and monitor our health with Apple Watch. Though its subscription service Fitness+ is not quite as ubiquitous just yet, it’s gaining ground and offering consumers new ways to stay fit from the comfort of home in a post-COVID era.

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.

2 mins

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.

1 min

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.

1 min

SAN FRANCISCO WILL ALLOW POLICE T0 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.

3 mins

BLOCKFI FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, LATEST CRYPTO COMPANY TO FAIL

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest casualty of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

1 min

Fitness+

All you need to have your body & mind in the best shape

4 mins

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.

2 mins

TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME VS. HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN

Since its debut for the 2021 model year, the Toyota RAV4 Prime has served as a benchmark for what a small SUV with a plug-in hybrid powertrain can be. It's efficient, fast and nearly as practical as a regular RAV4. But now SUV shoppers have another choice to consider: the Hyundai Tucson PHEV. It too offers improved performance and efficiency over the standard gas-only Tucson.

3 mins

COMPETITORS CHIP AWAY AT TESLA'S US ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHARE

New electric vehicle models from multiple automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla's dominance of the U.S. EV market, according to national vehicle registration data.

2 mins

US FCC BANS SALES, IMPORT OF CHINESE TECH FROM HUAWEI, ZTE

The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an \"unacceptable risk\" to national security.

1 min

4 REASONS FOR THRIFT STORE GIFTS THIS YEAR

Thrifting is hot, and Goodwill finds are cool again. But while we’re thrilled to find the perfect throwback tee for our own closet, gifting used goods still carries a stigma for some.

3 mins

MLB SELLS SHARE OF BAMTECH TO WALT DISNEY CO. FOR $900M

Major League Baseball has sold its remaining share of a streaming service technology company to the Walt Disney Co. for $900 million.

1 min

WHY ARE MAN UNITED AND LIVERPOOL SUDDENLY ON THE MARKET?

English soccer’s two most storied teams are suddenly in play.

4 mins

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.

3 mins

DRUG SLOWS ALZHEIMER'S BUT CAN IT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE?

An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening, researchers reported this week -- but it remains unclear how much difference that might make in people's lives.

3 mins

'STRANGE WORLD' EXPLORES BIG THEMES IN BOLD COLORS

Is Searcher Clade the most millennial dad in all of animated moviedom? He has that telltale hipster beard. A sensitive voice sorta like Jake Gyllenhaal. And he feeds his kid avocado toast, with an egg on top.

4 mins

NETFLIX NIGHTS STILL COME WRAPPED IN RED-AND-WHITE ENVELOPES

Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady — albeit shrinking — audience of diehards like Amanda Konkle who are happily paying to receive those discs in the iconic red-and-white envelopes.

5 mins

UK WATERS DOWN ONLINE RESTRICTIONS AFTER FREE SPEECH OUTCRY

The British government abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups.

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