UK: Hacker who stole Sheeran songs sentenced to 18 months
LONDON (AP) — UK prosecutors say a computer hacker who stole unreleased songs from British pop star Ed Sheeran and American rap artist Lil Uzi Vert…
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Gross or great? Fancy butter boards soar as shortage looms
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Legit gross or crazy delicious? Butter boards, the polarizing stepchild of charcuterie, have…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift drops ‘3am’ edition of ‘Midnights,’ music video
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has said “Midnights” was inspired by certain key sleepless nights — something…
Continue Reading Deficit figures set up competing visions from Biden and GOP
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press This fiscal year’s budget deficit shrunk in half from last year, but the red ink soared on a monthly basis in…
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Twitter stock falls after report says Biden admin weighing security review of Musk ventures
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Shares of Twitter dropped as much as 8% in pre-market trading Friday as investors braced for some last-minute…
Continue Reading France to leave energy treaty criticized by climate groups
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says France will become the latest European Union country to…
Continue Reading Final defendant in fake military gear scheme gets 2 years
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The third and final defendant in an illegal scheme to supply $20 million worth of substandard counterfeit clothing and gear…
Continue Reading Orwell uncut: New Substack will serialize Orwell’s writings
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some complete works of George Orwell are coming to Substack. On Oct. 28, the Orwell Foundation…
Continue Reading These artists found out their work was used to train AI. Now they’re furious
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Erin Hanson has spent years developing the vibrant color palette and chunky brushstrokes that define the vivid oil…
Continue Reading Social media stocks slip amid Musk, Snap news
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of social media companies have tumbled after a slew of news in the sector that concerned investors,…
Continue Reading Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with ‘blatant’ misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say
By Jennifer Korn Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the US…
Continue Reading Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with ‘blatant’ misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say
CNN By Jennifer Korn Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the…
Continue Reading AmEx profits up 3%, but still sets cash aside for downturn
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card giant American Express said its third-quarter profits rose a modest 3% from a year ago,…
Continue Reading The era of the meme trade is over
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s been a tumultuous year for retail traders — people who buy shares of individual companies or indexes on…
Continue Reading Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress
By SABRA AYRES and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally…
Continue Reading German parliament clears way for huge energy relief package
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has cleared the way for the government to provide up to 200 billion euros in subsidies to households and…
Continue Reading New UK leader to face highest government debt in 60 years
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British government debt rose to the highest level in almost 60 years last month and retail sales…
Continue Reading Yellen boosting Biden’s agenda in Virginia as midterms near
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press HERNDON, Va. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is promoting Biden administration policies as the key to…
Continue Reading Report: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer TikTok’s algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours…
Continue Reading Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter say they’re taking steps to prevent the spread of…
Continue Reading German tapped to lead Japan’s medical company Olympus as CEO
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus has tapped Stefan Kaufmann, a German who has worked for…
Continue Reading Thai regulator approves $7.3 billion telecoms carrier merger
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s telecoms regulator has agreed to allow a merger between the country’s…
Continue Reading Stocks end higher on Wall Street, notching weekly gains
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street capped a volatile run for stocks with a broad rally Friday, contributing to sizable…
Continue Reading Google hit with $162 million fine from Indian regulators over anti-competitive practices
Swati Gupta, CNN Business Google is facing the heat in India. The country’s antitrust regulator has imposed a penalty of approximately 13.4…
Continue Reading Japan PM visits Australia to step up military, energy ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is visiting Australia for talks with his Australian…
Continue Reading Cash is king for sanctioned Russian, Venezuelan oligarchs
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Politically connected billionaires from Russia and Venezuela are at the center of a 49-page…
Continue Reading EU leaders avoid deep rift on gas price cap at energy summit
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are struggling to find immediate practical solutions on…
Continue Reading Newsmax bans Lara Logan after QAnon-style rant, condemns her words in ‘the strongest terms’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The right-wing channel Newsmax has banned Lara Logan from its air after she went on a QAnon-style rant during an…
Continue Reading Texas regulators have their eyes on one of the most powerful players in the crypto world
Jon Sarlin, CNN Business The big news in crypto this week came via a court filing in Texas. FTX, the crypto giant that is led by arguably the most…
Continue Reading Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according…
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