Techlife News - December 11, 2021

CHINA E-COMMERCE GIANT ALIBABA OUTLINES FUTURE STRATEGY

Alibaba plans to spin off some of its sprawling e-commerce and finance empire as independent businesses to make them more flexible and maximize their value, its top executives said Thursday, as the company emerges from regulatory crackdowns that rattled Chinese tech industries.

USED CAR PRICES ARE SURGING. HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD BUY NOW

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

HOUSE GOP APPROVES BROAD BILL TO 'UNLEASH' AMERICAN ENERGY

House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden’s agenda to address climate change.

COURT HEARS APPEAL OF RULING FAVORING MUSK IN SOLARCITY DEAL

Attorneys for a group of Tesla shareholders are asking the Delaware Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision in favor of CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins.

MONEY: MANAGE THE COSTS OF A CHRONIC CONDITION

For millennials with chronic medical conditions — or those raising kids with chronic conditions — health care can be an enormous monthly expense. About 44% of older millennials born between 1981 and 1988 have at least one chronic health condition, including migraines, major depression and asthma, according to a 2021 survey of over 4,000 adults conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of CNBC Make It.

IN YOUR DEBT: DOING THE BARE MINIMUM WITH DEBT CAN COST YOU

When you’re carrying a credit card balance, paying at least the minimum due each month is certainly a start.

BIDEN: GOP POLICIES WOULD SURRENDER TECH ECONOMY TO CHINA

President Joe Biden said that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and help China dominate the world economy.

TARON EGERTON SLOTS TETRIS STORY INTO PLACE IN NEW BIOPIC

The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think.

JOHN WICK GETS EVEN MORE STYLISH IN FOURTH EPISODE

A trip to Paris should be on everyone’s bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else’s bucket?

UTAH SOCIAL MEDIA LAW IS AMBITIOUS, BUT IS IT ENFORCEABLE?

Utah’s sweeping social media legislation passed last week is an ambitious attempt to shield children and teens from the ill effects of social media and empower parents to decide whether their kids should be using apps like TikTok or Instagram.