Supreme Court rejects appeal by Elon Musk's X on disclosing federal surveillance (www.cnbc.com)
Supreme Court rejects appeal by Elon Musk’s X on disclosing federal surveillance::X, owned by Elon Musk, previously challenged a ban on disclosing warrant for the Twitter account of Donald Trump obtained by special counsel Jack Smith.
Unity Software to lay off 1,800 employees as part of a corporate restructuring (www.cnbc.com)
Unity Software to lay off 1,800 employees as part of a corporate restructuring::Unity Software is slashing about 25% of its workforce just eight months after announcing its prior round of layoffs.
56 million Americans have been in credit card debt for at least a year. ‘We are seeing pockets of trouble,’ expert says (www.cnbc.com)
United Airlines inspections find loose bolts on several Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after grounding (www.cnbc.com)
Microsoft, OpenAI sued for copyright infringement by nonfiction book authors in class action claim (www.cnbc.com)
Microsoft, OpenAI sued for copyright infringement by nonfiction book authors in class action claim::The new copyright infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI comes a week after The New York Times filed a similar complaint in New York.
FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after Alaska Airlines panel blows out (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. payrolls increased by 216,000 in December, much better than expected (www.cnbc.com)
December’s jobs report showed employers added 216,000 jobs for the month while the unemployment rate held at 3.7%. Payroll growth showed a sizeable gain from November’s downwardly revised 173,000
Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month (www.cnbc.com)
Turkish inflation climbs to nearly 65%, with more rises expected (www.cnbc.com)
Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon (www.cnbc.com)
The Biden administration is providing $162 million to Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips — the second funding announcement tied to a 2022 law designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing....
Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy (www.cnbc.com)
BYD is set to beat Tesla for a second straight year after producing more than 3 million cars in 2023 (www.cnbc.com)
BYD said Monday it produced more than 3 million new energy vehicles in 2023, putting the Chinese electric car giant on track to surpass Tesla’s production for a second straight year....
South Korea's opposition chief stabbed in the neck, local media reports (www.cnbc.com)
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported....
Tech stocks just wrapped up one of their best years in past two decades after 2022 slump (www.cnbc.com)
Tech stocks just wrapped up one of their best years in past two decades after 2022 slump::The Nasdaq climbed 43% in 2023, one of the sharpest rally for the tech-heavy index in 20 years.
SpaceX sets new rocket record with 96 successful launches in 2023 (www.cnbc.com)
SpaceX sets new rocket record with 96 successful launches in 2023::SpaceX this year launched 96 successful missions with its Falcon series of rockets, topping its previous annual record of 61 orbital launches in 2022.
Drugmakers set to raise U.S. prices on at least 500 drugs in January (www.cnbc.com)
Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda Pharmaceutical plan to raise prices in the United States on more than 500 unique drugs in early January, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors....
From FedEx to airlines, companies are starting to lose their pricing power (www.cnbc.com)
After years of unbridled consumer spending on everything from home improvement to dream vacations, some companies are now finding the limits of their pricing power....
Biden administration's Medicare drug price negotiations will face major tests in 2024 (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. patients and drugmakers will get a first glimpse of how much Medicare can negotiate down drug prices in 2024, setting the precedent for a controversial process that may affect what seniors pay for dozens of medications by the end of the decade....
It's a 'massive student debt strike' activist says, as millions of borrowers still aren't making payments (www.cnbc.com)
Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy (www.cnbc.com)
Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds (www.cnbc.com)
Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds::Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.
The first minds to be controlled by generative AI will live inside video games (www.cnbc.com)
Tech companies like Google and Meta made cuts to DEI programs in 2023 after big promises in prior years (www.cnbc.com)
Tech companies like Google and Meta made cuts to DEI programs in 2023 after big promises in prior years::After vocal commitments following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat.