Starbucks is making it easier for busy stores to pause mobile ordering

Baristas say that persistent under-staffing and unrelenting mobile orders are leaving Starbucks' workers overwhelmed and overextended.

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Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1B class-action lawsuit after promoting for Binance NFTs

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a billion dollar class-action lawsuit over his role in promoting cryptocurrency-related “non-fungible tokens,” or NFTs, issued by the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

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UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation

The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power.

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Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that were used to spread politically partisan content in the United States before next year’s election.

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Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry.

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New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive

Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street west of downtown Detroit.

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The truth about sleep trackers

Seems like everyone's wearing a sleep tracker. Here’s what to know about their capabilities and limitations. And "sleep scores"? One doctor called them "the worst."

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Toyota selling part of Denso stake to raise cash to develop electric vehicles

Toyota is selling a part of its stake in components maker Denso to raise cash for its drive toward electric vehicles and other innovations.

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Fake AI-generated woman on tech conference agenda leads Microsoft and Amazon execs to drop out

Tech executives at Microsoft and Amazon have dropped out of an upcoming software conference after at least one of the women on the agenda turned out to be fake.

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Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals.

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Inside U.S. efforts to untangle an AI giant’s ties to China

American spy agencies have warned about the Emirati firm G42 and its work with large Chinese companies that U.S. officials consider security threats.

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Goodbye, feminist blogs. Hello, Gen Z content creators?

Young women are more feminist than ever, as are big brands and Hollywood franchises. But what happened to the online community blogs and zines once offered?

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Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow

Elon Musk is on a visit to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and is set to meet with top leaders.

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Still looking for deals on holiday gifts? Retailers are offering discounts on Cyber Monday

Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday.

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What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself

Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.”.

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Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say

A newly unsealed legal complaint claims Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids.

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Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list

Russia's interior ministry has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta to a wanted list according to its online database.

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Pentagon steps on AI accelerator as age of lethal autonomy looms

Artificial intelligence employed by the Pentagon has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones, helped Ukraine fight Russia, predicts when Air Force jets need maintenance and tracks rivals’ satellites in space.

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Putin to boost AI work in Russia to fight a Western monopoly he says is ‘unacceptable and dangerous’

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence.

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Nissan will invest over $1 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars in the UK

Nissan will invest more than $1.3 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars.

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The video game industry boomed. Now thousands are being laid off

The video game industry has corrected its course over the last year following breakneck growth.

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Small Kentucky town urged to evacuate after train derails, spilling chemicals

A train has derailed and spilled chemicals in a remote part of eastern Kentucky, prompting officials to encourage residents of a small town to evacuate.

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What the events leading up to Sam Altman’s reinstatement at OpenAI mean for the industry’s future

It’s been quite a week for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI — and co-founder Sam Altman.

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Broadcom planning to complete deal for $69 billion acquisition of VMWare after regulators give OK

Computer chip and software maker Broadcom says it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware on Wednesday.

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Kansas officials blame 5-week disruption of court system on ‘sophisticated foreign cyberattack’

Officials say cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records for more than five weeks.

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World’s largest cryptocurrency exchange to pay over $4 billion in agreement with US, AP source says

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to pay more than $4 billion as part of an agreement with the U.S. government.

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Deliveroo riders aren’t entitled to collective bargaining protections, UK court says

Britain’s top court has ruled that riders for one of the country’s biggest meal delivery companies don’t have the right to collective bargaining because they aren’t employees.

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UK leader Rishi Sunak urges world to use AI and science to end malnutrition

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the U.K. is setting up a new science initiative to help develop flood-tolerant rice, disease-resistant wheat and other crops that are more resilient to climate change.

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Airbnb names Klain, former White House Chief of Staff, as chief legal officer

Airbnb has named Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff for President Joe Biden, as its chief legal officer.

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Microsoft hires OpenAI founders to lead AI research team after ChatGPT maker’s shakeup

Microsoft has announced that it's hired Sam Altman and another co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world.

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Vogt resigns as CEO of Cruise following safety questions, recalls of self-driving vehicles

Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit.

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Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports

Rights group Afghan Witness says online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active Afghan women significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021.

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DeSantis won’t condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. ‘I did not see the comment,’ he says

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

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Sam Altman is said to be discussing return to OpenAI with company’s board

SAN FRANCISCO — Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, two top executives at OpenAI who left the company after a dramatic board meeting Friday, are talking again with board members about returning to the artificial intelligence startup, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The discussions follow an outcry after Altman, 38, was ousted from his role as OpenAI’s CEO.

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Apple plans to make it easier to text between iPhones and Androids

Apple plans to adopt a technological standard that will allow text messaging to operate more smoothly between iPhones and Android devices.

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‘Please regulate AI:’ Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for immediate relief from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods.

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Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa division as it plows resources into AI

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence.

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In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt

A New York woman who died Sunday from cancer has raised enough money to erase million of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help.

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IBM pulls ads from Elon Musk’s X after report says they appeared next to antisemitic posts

IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis.

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X races to contain damage after Elon Musk endorses antisemitic post

X employees said they received calls from advertisers asking why Elon Musk was making comments seen as antisemitic and why their ads were showing up next to white nationalist and Nazi content, according to internal messages.

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Threads will finally let users delete their accounts without losing Instagram too

Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, will now offer users — who signed up in droves at its launch — the option to leave.

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TikTok and Meta challenge Europe’s new rules that crack down on digital giants

TikTok and Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice.

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We no longer need a big carrier’s wireless plan. Discount ones are the way.

We're overpaying for phone plans from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile when budget wireless services, similarly fast, can save thousands, tech writer Brian X. Chen found.

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Antisemitic and anti-Islam hate speech surges across the internet

Fueled by the Israel-Gaza war and fueled by extremists, hate speech has spiked remarkably on mainstream and other social media platforms, researchers say.

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FTC warns food industry trade groups and influencers about disclosures on paid social media posts

The Federal Trade Commission says it issued warnings to two food and beverage industry groups, as well as to a dozen online influencers and dieticians for failing to adequately disclose paid social media posts that promoted a sweetener and sugary products.

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FCC adopts rules to eliminate ‘digital discrimination’ for communities with poor internet access

The Federal Communications Commission is implementing new rules banning internet providers from discrimination in how they provide service to communities based on income level, race and other protected classes.

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Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash

Nikki Haley on Wednesday partially walked back her proposed requirement that social media companies ban people from posting anonymously online.

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High-tech soccer ball unveiled for Euro 2024 promises more accurate offside decisions

A high-tech soccer ball that helps with more accurate offside decisions will make its European Championship debut next year in Germany after being used at the 2022 World Cup.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai returns to court to defend internet company for second time in two weeks

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday was summoned to federal court for the second time in two weeks to testify in an antitrust trial threatening to topple a pillar of an internet empire that he helped build.

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Global hacker investigated by federal agents in Puerto Rico pleads guilty in IPStorm case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico says a man with Russian and Moldovan citizenship has pleaded guilty to illegally taking control of thousands of electronic devices to rent them to clients who want to hide their internet activity.

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