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(NEW YORK) — Travel Tuesday is taking off, and that next great vacation could be just a click away. “We’re expecting to see more deals available today than on Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined,” Hayley Berg, lead economist for the travel app Hopper, told ABC News’ Good Morning America. “There will be great deals […]

(NEW YORK) — In some recent social media posts about a new Apple iOS feature, several police departments have expressed concern about the new “NameDrop” feature potentially putting children at risk if it were to be misused. But some tech experts say the technology is safe when used as intended and that the warnings in […]

(NEW YORK) — Black Friday sales did gangbusters as the nation enters a holiday shopping season expected to test shoppers, who account for nearly three-quarters of U.S. economic activity. Consumers spent a record $9.8 billion online on Black Friday, which marks a 7.5% increase over the year prior, according to Adobe Analytics. Shopper visits, a […]

To the casual observer, canned seafood, or “tinned fish,” appears to be having a moment. Stacks of tins, filled with everything from mackerel to octopus, have been filling social media feeds, complete with intricate, colorful, and Instagram-friendly packaging. Brands like Fishwife, founded in 2020, tout “responsibly sourced tinned fish” for “heavenly hors d’oeuvres” and “charming […]

(NEW YORK) — The centerpiece for home holiday decorating could cost next to nothing if you live near a national forest and are willing to do some heavy lifting. The U.S. Forest Service is encouraging Americans to cut down their Christmas trees at a nearby federally protected forest, and in a majority of participating locations, […]

(NEW YORK) — Months before OpenAI board member Ilya Sutskever would gain notoriety for his key role in the ouster of CEO Sam Altman, Sutskever co-authored a little-noticed but apocalyptic warning about the threat posed by artificial intelligence. Superintelligent AI, Sutskever co-wrote on a company blog, could lead to “the disempowerment of humanity or even human […]

Zed Jameson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEATTLE) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that the cryptocurrency giant Binance and its CEO are pleading guilty to violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws while agreeing to pay more than $4 billion in fines. Chengpeng Zhao, the company’s founder, pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle on Tuesday for failing […]

(NEW YORK) — OpenAI was thrown into upheaval in recent days after the sudden departure of CEO Sam Altman, who just three days later landed at Microsoft. The ouster elicited a letter from about 600 employees at OpenAI, all of whom threatened to resign unless Altman returns. As the worker protest unfolded, OpenAI – maker […]

(NEW YORK) — Less than a year out from the next presidential election, former President Donald Trump and some Republican allies continue to falsely deny the results of the previous one. Three in 10 adults believe that President Joe Biden only won the 2020 contest because of election fraud, a Monmouth poll in June found. […]

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sam Altman is stepping down from his role as CEO of OpenAI, the company announced on Friday. The departure follows a review process undertaken by the company’s board of directors, OpenAI said. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. All rights […]