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BANNING CELLPHONES IN SCHOOLS GAINS POPULARITY IN RED AND BLUE STATES
Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ cellphones need to be banned during the school day.
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January 25, 2025
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SAMSUNG AIMS TO TURN ITS NEXT GENERATION OF GALAXY SMARTPHONES INTO AI COMPANIONS
Samsung is injecting another dose of artificial intelligence into its next lineup of Galaxy smartphones, escalating an effort to simplify people's lives while deepening their dependence on a device that accompanies them almost everywhere.
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January 25, 2025
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TIPS ON OVERCOMING THE LOSS OF CHERISHED. PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN DISASTERS
Losing important sentimental belongings—those items that represented who you are—can be traumatic for those who go through disasters that destroy homes. Some tips on how to get through it, emotionally and practically:
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January 25, 2025
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YOUR MONEY: 5 IDEAS FOR AVOIDING AN OVEREMPHASIS ON SHORT-TERM RESULTS
Recency bias is the tendency to place too much weight on the latest performance trends while giving short shrift to other factors, such as fundamentals, valuation, or long-term market averages.
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January 25, 2025
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HOW TIKTOK GREW FROM A FUN APP FOR TEENS INTO A POTENTIAL NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form?
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January 25, 2025
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GOVERNOR PROPOSES BANNING CELLPHONES IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE STARTING NEXT FALL
Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a proposal announced Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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January 25, 2025
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Evolution - SHAPING THE NEXT WAVE OF APPLE TECHNOLOGY IN 2025
Apple faces a pivotal year in 2025, balancing innovation with market pressures. Efforts in mixed reality, Apple’s generative Al project, the company’s 2030 carbon-neutral pledge, and growth in its services division with platforms like TV+ will all play a role in elevating the firm.
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January 25, 2025
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TRUMP TO ANNOUNCE NEWLY FORMED PARTNERSHIP INVESTING $500B IN AI
President Donald Trump is announcing investments worth up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAl, Oracle and SoftBank.
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January 25, 2025
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NETFLIX'S BET ON LIVE EVENTS HELPED REEL IN 19 MILLION MORE SUBSCRIBERS IN HOLIDAY-SEASON QUARTER
Netflix added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter to help propel its earnings beyond analysts' projections, capping the video streaming service's best year yet in a sign that its expansion into live programming is paying off.
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January 25, 2025
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MUSK CLASHES WITH OPENAI CEO SAM ALTMAN OVER TRUMP-SUPPORTED STARGATE AI DATA CENTER PROJECT
Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAl's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president.
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January 25, 2025
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TECH TIP: START THE NEW YEAR WITH A CLEAN INBOX
The new year is always a good time to make a fresh start — including with your email inbox. To kick off 2025 with a clean slate, why not clear out all those unnecessary and unwanted messages?
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January 18, 2025
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AGING WELL MEANS HAVING GOOD BALANCE.HERE'S HOW TO PRIORITIZE IT
Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key to maintaining an independent lifestyle as we age.
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January 18, 2025
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PRIME VIDEO'S USE OF AI, NEXT GEN STATS ON NFL GAMES IS HELPING VIEWERS UNDERSTAND THE GAME BETTER
The Los Angeles Rams defense appeared to be content to drop back in coverage and prevent San Francisco's Brock Purdy from completing a Hail Mary on the final play of their Thursday night game on Dec. 12.
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January 18, 2025
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GOOGLE FACES MORE SCRUTINY AS UK WATCHDOG FLEXES NEW DIGITAL COMPETITION POWERS
Britain's competition watchdog flexed new digital market powers for the first time with an investigation into Google's search and search ad businesses.
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January 18, 2025
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BOEING'S AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES AND ORDERS IN 2024 REFLECT THE COMPANY'S ROUGH YEAR
Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024 as the American aerospace giant's output suffered under intensified government scrutiny and a factory workers' strike, according to data released this week.
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January 18, 2025
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TAIWAN IPHONE MAKER FOXCONN SETS ITS SIGHTS ON THE EVER MORE CROWDED EV MARKET
Auto industry newcomers like Taiwan-based iPhone maker Foxconn and China's Huawei Technologies are maneuvering to gain an edge in the electric vehicle sector, prompting automakers like Japan's Nissan and Honda to announce plans to join forces against a flood of ambitious competitors.
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January 18, 2025
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CAN AI HELP HUMANS UNDERSTAND ANIMALS AND RECONNECT WITH NATURE? A NONPROFIT RESEARCH LAB THINKS SO
Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box. The laboratory room sounds like a chorus of squeaky toys.
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January 18, 2025
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AMAZON IS ENDING ITS 'TRY BEFORE YOU BUY' OPTION FOR PRIME MEMBERS
Amazon is saying goodbye to “Try Before You Buy.”
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January 18, 2025
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TAIWANESE CHIPMAKER TSMC POSTS 57% SURGE IN PROFIT THANKS TO THE AI BOOM
Taiwan computer chip maker TSMC reported Thursday that its profit in the last quarter rose 57%, buoyed by the artificial intelligence boom.
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January 18, 2025
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HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREDIT CARD DEFAULTS
Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card defaults jumped to a record $46 billion from January through September 2024, according to the Financial Times, citing data analyzed by BankRegData.
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January 18, 2025
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US DEFENSE CONTRACTOR TO BUILD 4,000-WORKER ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN CENTRAL OHIO
U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area's burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday.
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January 18, 2025
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New Cars
A DEFINING YEAR FOR THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING E-VEHICLE INDUSTRY
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January 18, 2025
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AFTER DISASTERS, PEOPLE ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO SCAMS. HERE'S HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims.
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January 18, 2025
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ELON MUSK SAYS A THIRD PATIENT GOT A NEURALINK BRAIN IMPLANT. THE WORK IS PART OF A BOOMING FIELD
Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.
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January 18, 2025
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SUPREME COURT SEEMS LIKELY TO UPHOLD A LAW THAT COULD BAN TIKTOK IN THE U.S.ON JAN. 19
The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.
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January 18, 2025
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NASA PROPOSES CHEAPER AND QUICKER WAY TO GET MARS ROCKS AND SOIL TO EARTH
NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion.
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January 18, 2025
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TIKTOK COULD BE BANNED THIS MONTH.HERE'S WHAT USERS CAN DO TO PREPARE
TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.
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January 18, 2025
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JEFF BEZOS' NEW GLENN ROCKET REACHES ORBIT ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT
Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.
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January 18, 2025
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TOYOTA'S TRUCK DIVISION HINO TO PAY $1.6 BILLION AS PART OF EMISSIONS SCANDAL
A Toyota division that manufactures trucks will pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty to violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators and the illicit smuggling of engines into the United States.
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January 18, 2025
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10 TIPS FROM EXPERTS TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY IN 2025
If you're planning to make financial resolutions for the new year, experts recommend that you start by evaluating the state of your finances in 2024. Then, set specific goals and make sure they're attainable for your lifestyle.Here are some tips from experts:
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