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DAVID HAMILTON

DAVID HAMILTON

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Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream

California has some of the strongest digital privacy laws in the U.S. and is on the verge of handing consumers a major new tool to combat the sale and secret use of personal information they may never have agreed to share

Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream
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Adidas CEO doubts that Kanye West really meant the antisemitic remarks that led Adidas to drop him

Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said he doubts that Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, “meant what he said” when he made a series of antisemitic and offensive remarks last year

Adidas CEO doubts that Kanye West really meant the antisemitic remarks that led Adidas to drop him
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Meet Lachlan Murdoch, soon to be the new power behind Fox News and the Murdoch empire

For Lachlan Murdoch, this has been a long time coming — assuming, that is, his moment has actually arrived

Meet Lachlan Murdoch, soon to be the new power behind Fox News and the Murdoch empire
Business|Economy|Finance

Ford earnings fall short of estimates after it strikes a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers

Ford has reported significant growth in the third quarter, although its financial results fell short of Wall Street estimates

Ford earnings fall short of estimates after it strikes a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers
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European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe

European privacy officials have widened a ban on Meta's “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe

European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe
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Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion

Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney full control of the streaming service

Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion
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Disney reports sharp profit growth in the fourth quarter and an expansion of its cost-cutting drive

Walt Disney Co. has reported sharp profit growth for its fiscal fourth quarter while announcing an expansion of its cost-cutting drive under returning CEO Bob Iger

Disney reports sharp profit growth in the fourth quarter and an expansion of its cost-cutting drive
Entertainment|Technology

13-year-old gamer becomes the first to beat the 'unbeatable' Tetris — by breaking it

The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson

13-year-old gamer becomes the first to beat the 'unbeatable' Tetris — by breaking it
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New rule tightens worker classification standards; Uber, Lyft say their drivers won't be affected

The Biden administration has enacted a new labor rule that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors,” a step that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions in the U.S. workforce

New rule tightens worker classification standards; Uber, Lyft say their drivers won't be affected
Business|Finance|Technology|US

Microsoft profit soars 33% on AI, cloud-computing investments

Microsoft Corp. says that its profit for the October-December quarter soared 33%, powered by its significant investments in artificial intelligence technology

Microsoft profit soars 33% on AI, cloud-computing investments
Business|Technology

Mark Zuckerberg's long apology tour: A brief history

Mark Zuckerberg has accumulated a long history of public apologies, often issued in the wake of crisis or when Facebook users rose up against unannounced — and frequently unappreciated — changes in its service

Mark Zuckerberg's long apology tour: A brief history
Business|Technology

Bluesky, a social network championed by Jack Dorsey, opens for anyone to sign up

The Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged from its cocoon and is now allowing anyone to create an account and join the service

Bluesky, a social network championed by Jack Dorsey, opens for anyone to sign up
Celebrity|Entertainment

Taylor Swift launches legal broadside at a college student who tracks private jets via public data

When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can’t just shake it off

Taylor Swift launches legal broadside at a college student who tracks private jets via public data
Business|Technology

Reddit strikes $60 million deal allowing Google to train AI models on its posts

Reddit has struck a deal with Google

Reddit strikes $60 million deal allowing Google to train AI models on its posts
Business|Food|US

Surge in Wendy's complaints exposes limits to consumer tolerance of floating prices

A social media backlash this week to media reports that said fast-food chain Wendy’s had plans to increase menu prices during its busiest hours shows a limit to where, when and for what U.S. consumers will trade more cash for convenience

Surge in Wendy's complaints exposes limits to consumer tolerance of floating prices
Business|Finance|Technology

Reddit is preparing to sell shares to the public. Here's what you need to know

Reddit, that vast, lively and sometimes chaotic repository of internet discussion, said Monday that its pending initial public offering may be worth almost three quarters of a billion dollars

Reddit is preparing to sell shares to the public. Here's what you need to know
Celebrity|Entertainment

Musk abruptly cancels 'The Don Lemon Show' on X after he sits for the program's first interview

Elon Musk has abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” a talk show on his social media network, X

Musk abruptly cancels 'The Don Lemon Show' on X after he sits for the program's first interview
Business|Technology|US

Gerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, is dead at 84

Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, has died at the age of 84

Gerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, is dead at 84
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4 things to know from Elon Musk's interview with Don Lemon

Former CNN reporter Don Lemon mixed it up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview Lemon posted on Musk's X social network Monday

4 things to know from Elon Musk's interview with Don Lemon
Economy|News|Science

Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90

Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, has died

Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
Business|Economy|News|US

California-based 99 Cents Only Stores is closing down, citing COVID, inflation and product theft

California-based 99 Cents Only Stores says it will close all 371 of its outlets effective Friday

California-based 99 Cents Only Stores is closing down, citing COVID, inflation and product theft
Business|Economy|News|Technology|US

Congress summons Boeing's CEO to testify on its jetliner safety following new whistleblower charges

A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into the safety of Boeing jetliners, intensifying concerns about the airworthiness of the company’s aircraft

Congress summons Boeing's CEO to testify on its jetliner safety following new whistleblower charges
Business|Technology

Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI

Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables

Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI

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