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(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 hardware and software features of the iPhone. The lawsuit, filed by the Department of Justice in federal court in New Jersey, is the latest in a series of efforts […]

(NEW YORK) — The artificially intelligent computer KITT from Knight Rider could do it all — drive solo, speak to humans, land quips and fight crime. It was sentient, funny and self-aware. KITT was a futuristic — but fictional — TV character that had Americans in awe. There are no KITTS in real life yet. […]

(WASHINGTON) — Senators from both sides of the aisle warned Wednesday that TikTok endangers millions of users in the United States — as Congress continues to weigh how to protect U.S. national security amid growing concern that the Chinese social media platform is a propaganda tool that could have a lasting impact on the coming […]

(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-laying flocks, commonly referred to as bird flu. Since the start of November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, opting to keep rates highly elevated as progress toward lower inflation has stalled. The move pushes back rate cuts that the central bank expects to make some time this year. The Fed Funds rate remains between 5.25% and 5.5%, matching its highest level since […]

(NEW YORK) — Earlier this week, the California General Assembly passed a bill that alters the Golden State’s new law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour, which goes into effect on April 1. Assembly Bill 610, written by Assemblymember Chris Holden to amend the Labor Code section of Assembly […]

(NEW YORK) — Some of the world’s largest companies and richest people are fighting over a question that will help shape the future of AI: Should firms reveal exactly how their products work? Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, upended the debate in recent days by opting to release the computer code behind […]

(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 on a health care system in United States history, its CEO said earlier this week. On Feb. 21, UnitedHealth Group announced a hacking group called […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve is set to announce an interest rate decision on Wednesday, revealing its latest move in a yearslong battle to dial back price increases. The decision arrives roughly a week after fresh inflation data showed inflation ticked up in February, the latest sign that progress toward cooling prices had struck a […]

(NEW YORK) — The push in Washington, D.C., for a potential TikTok ban has drawn mounting scrutiny toward the app over data privacy risks tied to Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance. In making their case, some critics point to an allegedly tamer version of the app in China, suggesting that ByteDance unleashed a more potent product […]