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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down
ABC NewsBoeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year, the company said in an announcement Monday.The move comes amid fallout from a high-profile safety failure onboard an Alaska Airli...
Mar 25, 2024
AI influencers explode on social media. Some are controlled by teens
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Agnes, a bespectacled 20-year-old poet, likes tarot cards and late-night philosophy debates. She has a crush on Finn, a 22-year-old farmer who knits in his free ...
Mar 22, 2024
Nearly half a million Starbucks-branded mugs recalled due to potential burn, laceration hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission(NEW YORK) -- For anyone who purchased a shimmery metallic mug with Starbucks branding over the holiday season, it's time to take stock of what's in your cup...
Mar 22, 2024
It's 38% more expensive to buy a house than rent in US, analysis finds
Thomas Northcut/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Buying a house in the United States is considerably more expensive than renting right now, and the real estate market is expected to stay that way for at leas...
Mar 21, 2024
Apple sued by Biden administration in landmark case over iPhone monopoly
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Biden administration sued Apple on Thursday, alleging the tech giant created a monopoly in the smartphone market by blocking competitors from accessing hardw...
Mar 21, 2024
Meet your new virtual assistant: The AI in your car
The MBUX virtual assistant "is the most human-like interface with a Mercedes-Benz yet," according to the company, an d advanced 3D graphics make interactions with the driver more natural, intuitive an...
Mar 21, 2024
Senate mulls TikTok ban amid US national security concerns
The TikTok logo on a smartphone arranged in New York, March 9, 2023. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Senators from both sides of the aisle warned Wednesday that TikTok endanger...
Mar 21, 2024
Why you will likely see higher egg prices ahead of Easter
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After months of egg prices slowly falling, the staple Easter item is on the rise again in part due to a resurgence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in egg-l...
Mar 21, 2024
What to know about new minimum wage in California, why some industries are now exempt
In-N-Out Burger opened a new store, Dec. 7, 2023, in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Earlier this week, the California...
Mar 20, 2024
UnitedHealth Group recovering from significant cyberattack: CEO
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The UnitedHealth Group -- one of the nation’s largest health care providers -- said it is making progress in its recovery from one of the worst cyberattacks o...
Mar 20, 2024
