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Following a slow start to the year, airlines anticipate a profitable summer season.
Most U.S. airlines lost money in the first quarter, traditionally the weakest time of year for travel, but they are all eagerly looking ahead to a summer of full planes and high fares. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines said Thursday that they expect to be solidly profitable in the second quarter. They joined Delta Air…
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In a cost-cutting measure, Amazon discontinues its “Halo” fitness gadgets.
Amazon is winding down its health-focused Halo devices and membership as the tech giant continues to cut costs. The company told customers that it will issue refunds to anyone who purchased Amazon Halo devices in the past year. Refunds will also be issued to customers who have unused prepaid Halo subscriptions fees. Amazon introduced its…
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Disney promotes its upcoming film lineup at CinemaCon despite the recent layoffs.
Amid a week of massive layoffs at Disney, the leadership team of its film arm gathered in Las Vegas on Wednesday to tout its successes and upcoming slate of films to a crowd of theater owners and exhibitors. The Walt Disney Company presentation, with exclusive new footage from films like “Indiana Jones and the Dial…
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Clean tech companies from Europe are being attracted to the United States due to tax breaks, as the European Union falls behind in offering similar incentives.
Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb. That’s because a new U.S. clean energy law offers generous tax credits — up to 40% of costs — in what is a “massive, massive incentive” for…
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The crisis among teenage girls cannot be solely attributed to social media.
The Associated Press interviewed five girls in four states and agreed to publish only their first names because of the sensitive nature of the topics they discussed. The teens offered sobering — and sometimes surprising — insight. “We are so strong and we go through so, so much,” said Amelia, a 16-year-old Illinois girl who…
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Netflix is preparing to extend its crackdown on password sharing to the United States, slated for Q2 2023.
Netflix announced in its Q1 2023 earnings report that it will be expanding its “paid sharing” plan, which targets password sharing, to more countries in the second quarter, including the United States. The company has already implemented password sharing restrictions in Canada, New Zealand, Spain, and Portugal, and claims to be “pleased with the results”…
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After a year, Spotify has discontinued the Name That Tune game, Heardle.
Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music-streaming giant acquired it. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to say goodbye to Heardle,” Spotify said in a statement. A similar announcement was posted on the Heardle homepage. First appearing in…
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In Wisconsin, Microsoft has agreed to purchase a Foxconn parcel for $50 million.
Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world’s largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers. Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion data center on the 315-acre (127-hectare) parcel in Mount…
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If you are a user of Facebook, you may be eligible to receive some settlement funds.
Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta has agreed to pay. Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its…
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A $47 billion law aimed at enhancing computer chip production is close to being finalized by the European Union.
The European Union was closing in Tuesday on approval for a plan to ramp up semiconductor production as it seeks to wean itself off reliance on Asia for the tiny computer chips that control everything from cars to washing machines. The European Parliament and the bloc’s 27 member states struck an informal agreement for the…
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