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Stock market today: Wall Street slips further away from records amid inflation worries 03/15/2024 06:00pm • Wall Street closed out its second straight losing week Friday, giving back some of the gains that helped push the stock market to an all-time high earlier in the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, its third straight loss. The benchmark index hit a record high on Tuesday, but mostly wavered in the day Senate intel chair to TikTok users: 'We don't want to take away the experience' 03/15/2024 01:33pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said that he's encouraged by new efforts from U.S. investors to purchase social media platform T Data Doctors: Mining location data in Google Maps 03/15/2024 12:50pm • Q: Is there a way to find places in Google Maps from a specific city that I visited years ago? A: Google Maps is a great option for providing turn-by-turn directions, but it can also serve as an archive of places you���ve visited in the past. The "Timeline" feature provides these details as lo McDonald's apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours 03/15/2024 12:00pm • LONDON (AP) ��� McDonald's apologized Friday for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants for hours. The company said the outage was caused by a third-party technology provider and was not a cybersecurity issue. It started around 12 a.m. CDT during a configuration change and was cl 10 Best Investments for 2024 03/14/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500 started the year slowly after a bang-up performance in 2023. Sector performance has been mixed. Growth stalwarts technology and communication services are leading the pack as of mid-March, and traditional defensives like utilities and real estate are in the red. "The biggest factor Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits remains low in a thriving labor market 03/14/2024 10:17am • The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last week inched up but largely stayed at historically low levels as the labor market continues to thrive despite elevated interest rates. The Labor Department reported Thursday that filings for unemployment claims for the week ending March 9 tic Europe asks Google, Facebook, TikTok and other platforms how they're reducing generative AI risks 03/14/2024 09:10am • LONDON (AP) ��� European Union regulators on Thursday ratcheted up scrutiny of big tech companies including Google, Facebook and TikTok with requests for information on how they're dealing with risks from generative artificial intelligence, such as the viral spread of deepfakes. The European Commis Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide 03/14/2024 03:46am • LONDON (AP) ��� Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake ��� but convincing ��� content aimed at fooling voters. It marks a quantum leap from a few years ago, when Magnificent 7 Stocks: What Are They and How They Dominate the Market 03/13/2024 08:00pm • CNBC personality Jim Cramer is credited with coming up with the popular FANG acronym to describe megacap tech growth stocks Facebook, Amazon.com Inc. (ticker: AMZN), Netflix Inc. (NFLX) and Google way back in 2013. Since then, Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms Inc. (META), and Google restr This Is How Much it Costs to Go to March Madness 03/13/2024 08:00pm • With March Madness right around the corner, you may be wondering how much it costs to catch a game or two. "Going to March Madness is fun but pricey," Justin Albertynas, the CEO and co-founder of RatePunk, said in an email. The tickets, travel, accommodations and more add up, he said. But to how muc Waymo's robotaxi service expands into Los Angeles, starting free rides in parts of the city 03/13/2024 03:17pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los Angeles, the second largest U.S. Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here's what happens next 03/13/2024 08:25am • LONDON (AP) ��� European Union lawmakers gave final approval to the 27-nation bloc���s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year. Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act Where to watch this year's Oscar-winning films online 03/11/2024 02:09pm • The Oscars are over and the winners are now on the books, but you're still behind on watching? No worries. Here's a guide on where to watch Sunday's triumphant, though nominees that missed out on a statuette are worthy, too. Think ���Killers of the Flower Moon,��� ���Maestro,��� ���Rustin,��� ���Pas 1 person found dead in Prince George's Co. hotel fire, firefighters say 03/11/2024 11:50am • Firefighters in Prince George's County, Maryland, said they found one person dead while battling a fire at a hotel in Camp Springs Monday. It happened around 7:42 a.m. Monday at a Days Inn on Allentown Road. Firefighters found and removed one adult who was dead, the Prince George's County Fire an Reddit looking to raise almost $750 million in initial public offering 03/11/2024 09:36am • Social media company Reddit is looking to raise almost $750 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. The company said in a regulatory filing that the IPO will include 22 million shares of Class A common stock. Reddit is offering approximately 15.3 million shares, while the selling