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FTX crypto collapse: Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to dismiss most criminal charges
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Sam Bankman-Fried on Monday sought to dismiss most of the criminal charges he faces in connection with the collapse of FTX, the crypto exchange he founded. Bankman-Fried filed a ...
Aaron Katersky, ABC News May 09, 2023

Exclusive: Bill Gates on the future of nuclear energy, AI
ABC News(KEMMERER, Wyo.) -- TerraPower, founded by billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 2008, is opening a new nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The plant will be the first of it...
William Kim, ABC News May 08, 2023

Biden, Buttigieg to push for airlines to compensate passengers for controllable delays, cancelations
EllenMoran/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday plan to announce a new rulemaking process to look at requiring airlines to compensate p...
Molly Nagle, ABC News May 08, 2023

Consumers push back on higher prices amid inflation woes
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- McDonald's customers are more reluctant to add fries to their order, grocery shoppers are less willing to swallow the elevated price of Unilever mayonnaise ...
Max Zahn, ABC News May 08, 2023

How the Jeep Wrangler went from rock crawler to luxury SUV
Stellantis(NEW YORK) -- The Jeep Wrangler can ford rivers, crawl over boulders, traverse deserts and blaze through uncharted territory. Fierce yet affordable, the humble 4X4 has long been the go-...
Morgan Korn, ABC News May 07, 2023

Tech firms push 'passkeys' to usher in password-free logins
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When it comes to the password habits of Americans, there's some room for improvement. But some tech companies are hoping a new security technology known as a...
Michael Dobuski, ABC News May 06, 2023

A strong jobs report defied recession alarms. Here are the industries hiring workers
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A better-than-expected jobs report on Friday defied interest rate hikes that aim to slash inflation by cooling the economy. Instead, the U.S. added 253,000 jobs...
Max Zahn, ABC News May 05, 2023

Michelle Obama launches PLEZi Nutrition, new line of healthy food and drinks for kids
PLEZi(NEW YORK) -- Former first lady Michelle Obama has announced her latest venture, PLEZi Nutrition, aimed at creating healthy food and beverage options for parents to give "healthier, great-tasting...
Kelly McCarthy, ABC News May 05, 2023

Is PacWest Bank on the brink of collapse? Experts weigh in after shares plummet 50%
Morgan Lieberman/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Shares of PacWest Bancorp plunged more than 50% in early trading on Thursday, marking the latest spasm of financial distress after three of ...
Max Zahn, ABC News May 04, 2023

White House backs public evaluation of ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms
Westend61/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration will support public assessments of generative AI systems like ChatGPT to educate the public about whether these new systems align with th...
Ben Gittleson and Jon Haworth, ABC News May 04, 2023
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