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Hyundai’s Cybersecurity Could Protect Self-Driving Cars from Hacks

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The future of the connected car may come with a lot of driver data collection for the sake of personalization.

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Target Follows the Amazon Prime Playbook

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The retailer is looking to spark its turnaround with its own version of an e-commerce membership.

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Temasek May Be Circling an OpenAI Investment

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Sam Altman may be looking to the Singaporean fund to help him build his own supply of semiconductors.

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China Shoots for 5% Growth in 2024, But It Won’t Be Easy

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The country is aiming to equal its growth from last year, but national debt and a property crisis are serious obstacles.

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Apple Hit With $2 Billion Fine By EU Over Music Streaming

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European regulators found that the tech giant broke the region’s laws with its ban against making purchases outside its App Store.

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Uranium Mines Get New Life as Prices Surge

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Demand for nuclear power has jumped as many countries are increasingly intent on leaving fossil fuels behind.

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Bitcoin Is Climbing Toward an All-Time High

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The cryptocurrency has steadily climbed back as Wall Street begins to slowly embrace the trade.

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Apple’s Auto Patents May Have a Lucrative Road Ahead

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An auto tech patent from Apple highlights that the iPhone maker has tons of vehicle-related intellectual property – and nowhere to use it.

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Gender Gap Narrows in US Tech Industry

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Things still aren’t great, but they’re better with females now comprising 35% of the industry workforce.

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Joann Fabrics Mulls a Bankruptcy Filing

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The crafts retailer may have a deal to keep operating, but it faces a long-term debt load of $1.1 billion.

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Intel Patent Brings AI Robot Coworkers to Factory Floors

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Intel’s latest patent shows that it wants robots to co-work with humans — without the risk of hurting them.

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European Stock Markets May Need a Makeover

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Despite record highs, the region’s equities markets have fallen behind the US in star power, trading volume, and IPOs.

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IBM’s Patent Cuts Bias in AI Lending

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IBM wants to make sure AI lenders are playing fair with its patent to weed out bias in financial machine learning models.

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Can Hollywood Reboot the Bundle?

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Hollywood may be rethinking its business model of direct-to-consumer, a la carte streaming services — meaning the bundle may be back.

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The Video Game Industry Keeps Bleeding Jobs

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Sony and EA both cut their workforce this week as the sector deals with a drop in post-pandemic demand.

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‘Dune 2’ Set to Breathe Some Life Into a Sluggish Box Office

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Ticket sales are down 18% so far this year as the industry continues to deal with a labor-stoppage hangover.

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FAA Tells Boeing it Has Three Months to Fly Right

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The aerospace giant has 90 days to produce a quality-control plan in the wake of a near-disaster earlier this year.

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Meta’s Eye Authentication System Keeps Metaverse Data Safe

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Meta wants to make sure it’s actually you who’s wearing your mixed reality headset.

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Honda’s Renewable Charging Rewards Could Boost EV Bet

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Its recent patent for a renewable energy credit system could create needed incentives to get consumers to pay for pricey EVs.

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Biden Wants to Stop Foreign Spies Buying Americans’ Data

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The president issued an executive order banning bulk sales of personal data to “hostile” countries like China and Russia.

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Walmart Patent Signals AI Transformation for Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

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Why AI Augmentation Tech Is More Than a ‘Cost-Cutting Tool’

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Why Access Controls May Be AI’s Biggest Security Vulnerability

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