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Elon Musk's Twitter rebranded as X. Here's why
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The signature blue bird perched atop social media platform Twitter vanished on Sunday as part of a company rebrand under a new nam...
Jul 24, 2023
Netflix subscribers surged but its stock plummeted. Here's why.
Harun Ozalp/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Netflix revealed blockbuster subscriber growth in a quarterly earnings report this week, but since then the company's shares have plummeted mor...
Jul 21, 2023
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $720 million ahead of Friday's drawing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just two days after a winning ticket was sold for the $1 billion Powerball, another lucky person has a chance at a mega-lottery drawing Friday. The Mega Mil...
Jul 21, 2023
AI advances fuel industry trying to preserve loved ones after death
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- When Justin Harrison suffered a nasty bout of strep throat two weeks ago, he said he received a barrage of text messages from his mom urging him to take bette...
Jul 21, 2023
Dispute over threat of extinction posed by AI looms over surging industry
Qi Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- While experts disagree about whether AI poses an existential threat, Dan Hendrycks, a researcher and the director of the Center for AI Safety, or CAIS, is among thos...
Jul 21, 2023
The stock market has soared this year, but will it last? Experts weigh in
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As long-standing recession alarms continue to blare from some forecasters, investors don’t appear to hear them. The S&P 500 -- the index that most peo...
Jul 20, 2023
In-N-Out locations in 5 states to ban employees from wearing face masks: Memo
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) -- Face masks that were in during the COVID-19 pandemic will officially be out at some In-N-Out Burger locations across five ...
Jul 19, 2023
New warning issued for rebooking air travel after delays, cancellations
Craig Hastings/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Summer air travel is already off to a bumpy start for many travelers experiencing more flight delays than usual and now there’s a new alert for when it&r...
Jul 19, 2023
Actors' union, Hollywood studios squabble over which side to blame as strike enters 5th day
John Lamparski/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- As the Hollywood-paralyzing strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) went into its fifth day T...
Jul 18, 2023
Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot sold in California
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A winning ticket for the $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in California. The winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing were 7, 10, 11...
Jul 18, 2023
