In this issue

TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf.

FORD SAYS EV UNIT LOSING BILLIONS, SHOULD BE SEEN AS STARTUP

Ford Motor Co.’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology.

3 mins

CREDIT SUISSE DEAL AVERTED CRISIS, SWISS CENTRAL BANK SAYS

The Swiss central bank hiked its key interest rate Thursday and declared that a government-orchestrated takeover of troubled Credit Suisse by rival bank UBS ended the financial turmoil.

3 mins

3D-PRINTED ROCKET FAILS JUST AFTER LAUNCH

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit.

1 min

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT NEW RESEARCH ON COFFEE AND HEART RISKS

Coffee lovers — and their doctors — have long wondered whether a jolt of java can affect the heart. New research published Wednesday finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart hiccup that can feel like a skipped beat.

2 mins

WHY TIKTOK'S SECURITY RISKS KEEP RAISING FEARS

TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf.

4 mins

IOS 16.4 HINTS AT UPCOMING AIRPODS 4 & NEW CHARGING CASE

Apple has recently rolled out the iOS 16.4 Release Candidate (RC) for developers and beta testers, containing references to the next-generation AirPods 4 and an updated charging case.

1 min

Orbital THE SPACE RACE TO CONNECT 2023 PHONES WITH SATELLITES

Satellite-based communications technology is making its way to our phones, and it’s not just for emergency messaging.

6 mins

THE BITCOIN BOUNCE: WHAT COMES NEXT?

Markets this year are roiling, uncertainty abounds and the U.S. government has had to step in to rescue two large American banks in recent days. So why is bitcoin, considered among the riskiest bets of them all, rising so fast?

2 mins

GOOGLE'S ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT 'BARD' SET FOR NEXT STAGE

Google announced Tuesday it's allowing more people to interact with \" Bard,\" the artificially intelligent chatbot the company is building to counter Microsoft's early lead in a pivotal battleground of technology.

2 mins

MICROSOFT ADDS AI TOOLS TO OFFICE APPS LIKE OUTLOOK, WORD

Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its suite of office software, including Word, Excel and Outlook emails.

1 min

THE HOTTEST ELECTRIC CARS TO CHECK OUT IN 2023

Electric vehicles, or EVs, had their best-selling year in 2022. Their market share surpassed 5% according to NHTSA, which is nearly double than 2021.

3 mins

CRUISE WANTS TO TEST SELF-DRIVING CARS ALL OVER CALIFORNIA

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state.

1 min

WILL THE CREDIT SUISSE BANK TAKEOVER CALM FINANCIAL FEARS?

In a bid to ease turmoil in the world financial system, Swiss authorities engineered a plan for the UBS bank to acquire its troubled smaller rival Credit Suisse at a marked-down price.

4 mins

NEW 'SHAZAM!' HAS MORE EVERYTHING BUT LESS CHARM

Sequels, by nature, are more. Whatever the original had, just add more, the rule seems to be. Even more words in the title — how often is a sequel’s title shorter than the original?

3 mins

GAMESTOP LEADS MEME STOCK RALLY IN PANDEMIC TRADE COMEBACK

Meme stocks jumped this week after GameStop, one of the most heavily traded off-brand stocks during the pandemic, posted a surprise profit for the fourth quarter, its first quarterly profit in two years.

1 min

AMAZON CUTS 9,000 MORE JOBS, BRINGING 2023 TOTAL TO 27,000

Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff this week.

2 mins

DIGITAL LITERACY: CAN THE REPUBLIC 'SURVIVE AN ALGORITHM'?

Shawn Lee, a high school social studies teacher in Seattle, wants to see lessons on the internet akin to a kind of 21st-century driver’s education, an essential for modern life.

4 mins

GOOGLE SUSPENDS CHINESE SHOPPING APP AMID SECURITY CONCERNS

Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources.

1 min

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