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Trump administration officials this week touted efforts to lower car prices through regulatory rollbacks and the deemphasizing of electric vehicles during a Midwest auto industry tour."In this administration, we are rolling back what I would argue is illegal and unattainable for a fuel economy standard," U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters Friday at a Jeep plant in Ohio, The Detroit News reported.Duffy was referring to ambitious vehicle emissions regulations […]

President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to sue JPMorgan Chase, accusing the banking giant of improperly cutting off his accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.Trump made the allegation in a lengthy post on Truth Social, where he also denied a report that claimed he had offered JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon the job of Federal Reserve chair.Trump also pushed back on suggestions he had considered […]

Artificial intelligence "substantially reduces wage inequality while raising average wages by 21 percent," according to a new working paper co-authored by an assistant professor at Stanford University. The paper released this week by Lukas Althoff, titled "Task-Specific Technical Change and Comparative Advantage" and written alongside Hugo Reichardt, an affiliated professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, said that, "Artificial intelligence is changing which tasks workers do and how they do them." "Predicting its […]

A quiet revival is underway in New York State, highlighting a major shift in America's industrial and national security priorities.Titan Mining has begun processing the first newly produced U.S. graphite since the 1950s, turning ordinary-looking rock into a material now considered essential to everything from advanced batteries to modern weapons systems.For most people, graphite brings to mind pencils. However, it has become a backbone of the energy and defense economy. […]

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the healthcare industry, and more Americans are turning to AI tools for medical guidance.OpenAI says about 40 million users worldwide now use ChatGPT daily for health-related questions. The company recently launched ChatGPT Health, a feature that allows users to analyze medical test results, prepare for doctors' appointments and seek general guidance.Rival company Anthropic has also rolled out Claude for Healthcare, designed to support clinical workflows […]

OpenAI said Friday that it would start rolling out ads in ChatGPT to some U.S. users, as the company aims to generate more revenue ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering.The company said it plans to start testing ads in the coming weeks in the U.S. for users on its free and lower-priced Go tiers, while its Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise subscriptions will not include ads."We plan to […]

Costco has added a new sweet treat to its bakery lineup with the debut of its Peanut Butter Monster Cookies."Peanut butter lovers, this one's for you," Costco wrote in an Instagram post this week. "The new Peanut Butter Monster Cookies are at the Costco Bakery!"The 24-count packages feature cookies made with brown butter–flavored dough and packed with peanut butter candies, peanut butter chips, oats and chocolate chunks, according to Delish.REPORT […]

Progresso is reviving its viral "soup you can suck on" candies after last year’s release sold out within minutes.The brand’s Soup Drops — hard candy inspired by classic Progresso soups — are returning for a second year with the debut of the Progresso Soup Drops Variety Can. The new variety pack features three of Progresso’s most well-known flavors, according to an announcement Thursday from General Mills."After selling out in just […]

The Trump administration is pressing the nation’s largest electric grid operator to conduct an emergency power auction as part of a broader effort to make tech giants cover soaring data center power costs.The White House has urged PJM Interconnection, which supplies electricity to roughly 67 million customers across 13 states and Washington, D.C., to conduct the auction to help curb rising power prices and reduce blackout risks in the Mid-Atlantic […]