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(NEW YORK) — Elon Musk apologized for a recent antisemitic post on X while speaking at a conference on Wednesday night, but added a crude denunciation of advertisers that have since withdrawn from the platform. The advertising exodus this month amounts to “blackmail,” Musk said, warning that the loss of ad revenue would ultimately result […]

Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of employees at 13 non-union automakers — including Tesla, Toyota, BMW and Nissan — have moved to join the United Auto Workers, according to the union. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) — Since Tesla unveiled a prototype of its Cybertruck four years ago, the electric pickup truck has remained in the realm of preorders and earnings-call updates — until this week. On Thursday, the company will make its first deliveries of the Cybertruck at a high-profile event sure to be closely watched by consumers […]

(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 […]