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☆ Twitter to Remove Legacy Blue Check Marks Starting April 1
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Twitter Inc. said it would start taking away legacy blue check marks on April 1 for users whose accounts were verified before Elon Musk took over the platform. Mr. Musk has said he wanted to end the legacy verifications since he bought Twitter in October. He has repeatedly criticized the way Twitter verified accounts before he took over the company.
☆ A 16-Month-Old Chatbot Startup With No Revenue Is Now a $1 Billion Unicorn
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ Bill Gates Says Artificial Intelligence Is the Most Revolutionary Technology in Decades
  + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Bill Gates said he believes artificial intelligence is the most revolutionary technology he has seen in decades, on par with computers, cellphones and the internet. “The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone,” he wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. “Entire industries will reorient around it. Businesses will distinguish themselves by how well they use it.”
☆ Bill Gates Says AI Is the Most Revolutionary Technology in Decades
  + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Bill Gates said he believes artificial intelligence is the most revolutionary technology he has seen in decades, on par with computers, cellphones and the internet. “The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone,” he wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. “Entire industries will reorient around it. Businesses will distinguish themselves by how well they use it.”
☆ The Cure Says Ticketmaster Will Refund Fans Who Paid ‘Unduly High’ Fees
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ticketmaster is refunding fans of The Cure after some of them paid more in service fees than they did for a ticket for the English rock band’s upcoming tour, the band said Friday. The Cure, a band formed in the 1970s, criticized Ticketmaster’s pricing system months after the company drew scrutiny for botching sales for Taylor Swift concerts. The band said Ticketmaster agreed it would refund $10 to fans who bought the cheapest seats and $5 to the rest of the fans.
☆ Google Glass Is Going Away, Again
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Google’s Glass project was troubled from the start. Google stopped selling the latest version of Glass after the device sparked privacy concerns and didn’t gain traction with consumers. The company said on its website Wednesday it was no longer selling Glass Enterprise Edition, the most recent version of the product. It didn’t say why. Google, like other tech companies, has been cutting costs in recent months.
☆ Marvel Takes Google and Reddit to Court Over Leaked ‘Ant-Man’ Script
  + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ follows a superhero who gets trapped in a strange realm. Marvel Studios is demanding that Google and Reddit identify who may have leaked the script of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” weeks before the movie premiered last month. A federal court in California this week granted Marvel’s request to subpoena Google and Reddit for information behind the leak, according to documents filed in California’s Northern District. Marvel said the leaks on Reddit and Google infringed on its copyrights.
☆ Nor’easter to Batter East Coast With Snow and Rain As Atmospheric River Pummels California
  + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Snow in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Sunday as California braces for another atmospheric river. Two storms were poised to strike the East and West coasts on Monday, forecasters said, bringing a nor’easter from New York to Maine and yet another atmospheric river to California. Parts of the Northeast, which have had a mild winter, are expected to get heavy rain and snow, forecasters said. Along the Pacific Coast, another atmospheric river was set to add to the dizzying tally of storms this winter that have caused historic flooding and near-record rainfall. The National Weather Service warned it could be difficult to commute in some places.
☆ Used Rolexes Are Beating the Stock Market
  + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
One of the hottest collector’s items these days is a preowned luxury watch. Expensive secondhand watches from brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe have become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly with younger buyers, according to a report published this month by Boston Consulting Group. Preowned luxury watches became more valuable as demand grew but supply remained tight, BCG said.
☆ Nor’easter to Batter East Coast With Snow and Rain as Atmospheric River Pummels California
  + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Snow in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Sunday as California braces for another atmospheric river. Two storms were poised to strike the East and West coasts on Monday, forecasters said, bringing a nor’easter from New York to Maine and yet another atmospheric river to California. Parts of the Northeast, which have had a mild winter, are expected to get heavy rain and snow, forecasters said. Along the Pacific Coast, another atmospheric river was set to add to the dizzying tally of storms this winter that have caused historic flooding and near-record rainfall. The National Weather Service warned it could be difficult to commute in some places.
☆ Tesla’s Model Y SUVs Under Federal Investigation After Some Steering Wheels Fall Off
  + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
U.S. auto-safety regulators opened an investigation into Tesla Inc.’s Model Y SUV after receiving two reports that the steering wheel of 2023 models had detached while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began the probe on Saturday into the possible flaw. The agency estimated that there are more than 120,000 2023 Model Y vehicles in the U.S.
☆ U.S. Regulators Investigate Tesla After Some Steering Wheels Fall Off
  + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
U.S. auto-safety regulators opened an investigation into Tesla Inc.’s Model Y SUV after receiving two reports that the steering wheel of 2023 models had detached while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began the probe on Saturday into the possible flaw. The agency estimated that there are more than 120,000 2023 Model Y vehicles in the U.S.
☆ U.S. Regulators Probe Teslas After Some Steering Wheels Fall Off
  + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
There are more than 120,000 2023 Model Y vehicles on the road in the U.S. , the NHTSA estimates. U.S. auto-safety regulators opened an investigation into Tesla Inc.’s Model Y SUV after receiving two reports that the steering wheel of 2023 models had detached while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began the probe on Saturday into the possible flaw. The agency estimated that there are more than 120,000 2023 Model Y vehicles on the road in the U.S.
☆ Parts of California Not Used to Snow Have Been Buried Under It for Weeks
  + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A resident restocks a market in San Bernardino County, where life has effectively been halted due to the snow. When it first snowed in parts of California last month, it was a novelty. Then the flurries kept piling on, leaving some people buried in snow and trapped at home weeks later. California has gotten so much snow—as much as 16 feet in two weeks up north—that the state has nearly broken its four-decades-old record for winter snowfall, according to the state’s water resources department.
☆ Exxon Sued by Federal Agency Over Nooses Allegedly Found at Louisiana Plant
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Exxon Mobil, based in Texas, operates refineries throughout the country, including in Baton Rouge, La. Federal authorities sued Exxon Mobil Corp. over five nooses they said were found at the oil company’s refinery in Baton Rouge, La., which they said had created a hostile work environment and subjected employees to racial discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in the lawsuit filed last week that between April 2016 and December 2020, employees and contractors reported finding the nooses throughout the refinery. The EEOC said Exxon had received the reports about the nooses but didn’t do enough to stop people from putting them up.
☆ Tesla Cuts Prices of Model X and Model S, as EV Competition Ramps Up
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Tesla Inc. lowered the prices of two of its most expensive models in the U.S., the Model S and Model X, in its latest round of price cuts as the company tries to boost demand in a competitive market. Tesla dropped the base price of its Model S luxury sedan from $94,990 to $89,990, which is about a 5% cut, according to the company’s website. Tesla lowered the base price of its Model X sport-utility vehicle from $109,990 to $99,990, which is roughly a 9% decrease.
☆ Tesla Cuts Prices of Models X and S in Attempt to Boost Demand
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Tesla Inc. lowered the prices of two of its most expensive models in the U.S., the Model S and Model X, in its latest round of price cuts as the company tries to boost demand in a competitive market. Tesla dropped the base price of its Model S luxury sedan from $94,990 to $89,990, which is about a 5% cut, according to the company’s website. Tesla lowered the base price of its Model X sport-utility vehicle from $109,990 to $99,990, which is roughly a 9% decrease.
☆ Yosemite National Park Closed Indefinitely After Latest California Snowstorms
  + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Snowpack blocked entrances and engulfed structures at Yosemite National Park in California. The latest storms in an unusually difficult winter for California forced Yosemite National Park to remain closed indefinitely on Thursday as parts of the park were buried in up to 15 feet of snow. Yosemite, one of the state’s most famous landmarks, has been closed since Saturday after snowstorms moved through the area, according to the National Park Service. A Yosemite spokesman said Thursday that the agency hasn’t set a reopening date because park crews still need to clear roads, dig out walkways and remove snow from roofs.
☆ Vanessa Bryant Reaches Nearly $29 Million Settlement Over Kobe Bryant Crash Photos
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s widow, had sued county officials in 2020 over photos taken of the helicopter crash. Los Angeles County agreed to pay nearly $29 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Kobe Bryant ’s family over pictures sheriff’s deputies had taken at the scene of a fatal helicopter crash, according to lawyers and court records. Vanessa Bryant sued county officials months after Mr. Bryant, the basketball star, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died on their way to a basketball tournament in January 2020. Some first responders had taken pictures of their bodies at the crash site in the hills near Calabasas, Calif., which she alleged were shared. The crash, which killed all eight passengers and the pilot, stunned basketball fans around the world.
☆ U.S. Marshals Service Targeted in Ransomware Attack
  + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Marshals Service said Tuesday hackers had carried out a major ransomware attack on one of its systems, stealing sensitive information about employees and people under investigation. The agency, which is part of the Justice Department, said it discovered the attack on Feb. 17 but didn’t say when the information was stolen. The Marshals Service said the hackers targeted one stand-alone system, which the agency disconnected as soon as it learned about the attack.
☆ Snow Finally Falls in New York City as Winter Storm Hits Northeast
  + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Forecasters said Central Park in New York City had gotten about 1.8 inches of snow as of Tuesday morning. A winter storm blanketed parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, bringing New York City’s first considerable snowfall this season. Millions of people from Pennsylvania to Maine woke up to snow on the ground early Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported that as much as 7 inches of snow had fallen by the early morning in upstate New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The snow was expected to give way to rain later in the day before easing up by Wednesday morning, the service added.
☆ Abby Choi’s Former Relatives Charged With Murder of Hong Kong Model
  + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Hong Kong police said they charged the ex-husband and two of his relatives with the murder of a 28-year-old model after the police found parts of her body in the family’s rental home along with a meat slicer and an electric saw. The model, Abby Choi , was found dead on Feb. 22 in a rental unit in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Police Force said. Police have yet to find all of her body, which they allege her ex-husband’s family had dismembered.
☆ Cosori Recalls Millions of Air Fryers Over Fire Risk
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Cosori had received over 200 reports of its air fryers catching fire, melting or smoking. Cosori is recalling more than two million of its popular air fryers because it said the machines can overheat and catch fire. The company warned customers on Thursday to immediately stop using their appliances. The products were sold from June 2018 to December 2022 through Target Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and other retailers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
☆ Ericsson to Cut 8,500 More Jobs as 5G Rollout Stalls
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ericsson AB plans to lay off 8,500 employees worldwide, or about 8% of its workforce, the Swedish company said Friday, while it cuts costs as orders for its 5G gear have slowed in the U.S. and other markets. The Stockholm-based company, which sells telecommunications equipment, said layoffs would happen this year and next year. The announcement came days after the company said it planned to cut around 1,400 jobs in Sweden.
☆ Motive Sought After Florida Gunman Kills Three, Including Reporter and 9-Year-Old
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Orange County Sheriff John Mina laid out a timeline of the shootings. Authorities are investigating why a gunman in the Orlando area allegedly killed three people on Wednesday, including a 9-year-old girl and a news reporter officials said he didn’t know. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the three people who died as Dylan Lyons , a 24-year-old television reporter; T’yonna Major , the girl; and Nathacha Augustin , 38 years old. They were killed within hours of each other by the same gunman in the Pine Hills area west of Orlando, officials said.
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