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INDONESIA LIFTS IPHONE 16 BAN: APPLE'S $1.5 BILLION DEAL SEALS THE MARKET
Indonesia finally greenlit iPhone 16 sales this week, reversing an October 2024 ban after Apple inked a $1.5 billion investment deal.
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March 01, 2025
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ROBOT UMPIRES ARE GETTING THEIR FIRST MLB TEST DURING SPRING TRAINING
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.
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March 01, 2025
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GETTING A LOT OF UNWANTED PHONE CALLS? HERE ARE WAYS TO STOP THEM
Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it's a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it's enough to make you want to stop answering your phone. So what can you do to stop them?
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March 01, 2025
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AMAZON EXPANDS DRONE DELIVERY TO 10 U.S. CITIES: AWS FUELS LOGISTICS
Amazon took flight this week, expanding its Prime Air drone delivery to 10 U.S. cities on February 21, 2025, powered by AWS artificial intelligence.
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March 01, 2025
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CONNECTICUT LAWMAKERS BACK PROHIBITION ON STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS USING FOREIGN DRONES
Connecticut lawmakers passed emergency legislation prohibiting state agencies and municipalities from purchasing or using Chinese and Russian drones while also imposing restrictions on where drones can be operated in the state.
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March 01, 2025
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MICROSOFT'S COPILOT+ PCS HIT SHELVES: WINDOWS 11'S AI LEAP FORWARD
Microsoft kicked off this week by shipping its latest batch of Copilot+ PCs, powered by an Al-enhanced Windows 11 update, marking a significant step in its push to make artificial intelligence a cornerstone of everyday computing.
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March 01, 2025
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TOP APPLE EXEC CONCEDES HE HAD DOUBTS ABOUT APP STORE FEES IMPOSED ON ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT OPTIONS
Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller this week conceded he initially opposed fees that the iPhone maker charges for in app-transactions processed outside its own payment system because he feared violating a court-ordered mandate designed to create more competition.
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March 01, 2025
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THESE LITTLE-KNOWN BANK ACCOUNTS ALLOW AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES TO SAVE AND INVEST
Paul Safarik, 32, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has worked in the food industry since he was 21, delivering for quick service restaurants like Raising Cane's and stocking groceries at stores like Trader Joe's. With his earnings, Safarik, who has Down syndrome, recently bought a treadmill to stay active when the weather's bad and helped cover the cost of braces for his teeth.
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March 01, 2025
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WASHINGTON POST OWNER JEFF BEZOS SAYS OPINION PAGES WILL DEFEND FREE MARKET AND 'PERSONAL LIBERTIES'
The billionaire owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, narrowed the topics covered by its opinion section Wednesday to defending personal liberties and the free market, a pivot away from its traditional broad focus and prompting the news outlet's opinion editor to resign.
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March 01, 2025
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M4 MACBOOK AIR LOOMS: SPRING LAUNCH RUMORS HEAT UP POST-IPHONE 16E REVEAL
Apple's iPhone SE 4 dropped February 19, 2025, but the rumor mill's already churning-next up might be an M4 MacBook Air, slated for a March reveal.
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March 01, 2025
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NVIDIA SALES SURGE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER ON DEMAND FOR AI CHIPS
Nvidia on Wednesday reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized Blackwell chips, which power artificial intelligence systems, continued to grow, sending the company's stock higher after hours.
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March 01, 2025
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AS TEXAS' ENERGY DEMAND SOARS, A PILOT PROGRAM 7 LOOKS TO BOLSTER GRID WITH “VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS"
Cook has a battery storage system on the side of his home in Bandera to power things during outages. The rest of the time, his retail electric provider sends power from his battery back to the grid.
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February 22, 2025
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AMAZON MGM TAKES CREATIVE REINS OF JAMES BOND, ENDING AN ERA OF FAMILY CONTROL OF 007
In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, Amazon MGM announced Thursday that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control. Longtime Bond custodians Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they would be stepping back.
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February 22, 2025
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CHINA'S ALIBABA SEES REVENUE SURGE ON BACK OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, E-COMMERCE
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding posted its fastest revenue growth in more than a year, beating analyst expectations as it capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom in China.
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February 22, 2025
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FIVE NEW VEHICLES ARRIVING IN 2025 THAT WERE WORTH THE WAIT
Ready to buy a new car? Well, you might want to wait because there are some cool and compelling models coming soon to a showroom near you.
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February 22, 2025
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SOME OF THE 400 JOBS THAT WERE CUT AT THE FAA HELPED SUPPORT AIR SAFETY, A UNION SAYS
President Donald Trump's administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a \"critical safety\" position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but some FAA jobs that were eliminated had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations, according to their union and former employees.
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February 22, 2025
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AMAZON REPORTS STRONG EARNINGS FOR Q4, BUT STOCKS DIP DUE TO OUTLOOK FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
Amazon reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the holiday shopping period, but its stocks dipped in after-hours trading due to disappointing guidance for the current quarter.
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February 15, 2025
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HOUSE LAWMAKERS PUSH TO BAN AI APP DEEPSEEK FROM US GOVERNMENT DEVICES
A bipartisan duo in the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform TikTok.
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February 15, 2025
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LOOKING FOR LOVE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY? DON'T FALL FOR INSTAGRAM ROMANCE SCAMS
If your social media suitor seems too good to be true, it might be a scam.
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February 15, 2025
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MUSK SAYS HE'LL WITHDRAW $97.4 BILLION BID FOR OPENAI IF CHATGPT MAKER REMAINS NONPROFIT
Elon Musk says he will abandon his $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker drops its plan to convert into a for-profit company.
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February 15, 2025
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HOW ELON MUSK $97.4 BILLION BID COMPLICATES MATTERS FOR OPENAL
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman's push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit company.
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February 15, 2025
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CALIFORNIA'S INSURER FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT PRIVATE COVERAGE NEEDS $1 BILLION MORE FOR LA FIRES CLAIMS
California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims related to the Los Angeles wildfires, the state Insurance Department said this week.
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February 15, 2025
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HOW PHOTOS LOST IN AMERICAN DISASTERS FIND THEIR WAY HOME, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM PEOPLE WHO CARE
Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Unpeopled roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris.
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February 15, 2025
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ELON MUSK-LED GROUP PROPOSES BUYING OPENAI FOR $97.4 BILLION.OPENAI CEO SAYS 'NO THANK YOU'
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago.
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February 15, 2025
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THE WOMEN OF 'THE WHITE LOTUS' CHECK INTO SEASON 3 IN THAILAND
Get ready to check into \"The White Lotus\" in Thailand for Season 3 - this time, sadly, there's no room for Jennifer Coolidge, who went overboard in the second season.
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February 15, 2025
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JAPAN'S SOFTBANK REPORTS LOSS WEEKS AFTER ANNOUNCING AI INVESTMENT
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. reported a 369.2 billion yen ($2.4 billion) loss for the fiscal third quarter as it racked up red ink from its Vision Fund investments.
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February 15, 2025
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EV MAKER SCOUT MOTORS WANTS TO SELL DIRECTLY TO BUYERS BUT CAN'T DO IT IN ITS HOME STATE
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market with a carefully cultivated experience that will allow some customers to buy the company’s vehicle in minutes on an app and then use it to handle everything after from repairs to updates and upgrades.
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February 15, 2025
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FOX PROJECTS THE SUPER BOWL AVERAGED A RECORD 126 MILLION U.S. VIEWERS
Fox Sports is projecting a Super Bowl record average audience of 126 million U.S. viewers across television and streaming platforms for Philadelphia's 40-22 victory over Kansas City on Sunday night.
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February 15, 2025
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TEXAS COUNTY APPROVES HOLDING ELECTION TO MAKE SPACEX'S STARBASE ITS OWN CITY
A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase.
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February 15, 2025
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NASA'S 2 STUCK ASTRONAUTS MAY RETURN TO EARTH SOONER UNDER NEW PLAN
NASA’s two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned.
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