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Apple App Store - Top Apps 08/29/2023 12:13pm • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 3. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies, WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC 4. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 5. My Perfect Hotel, SayGames LTD 6. Google, Google LLC 7. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. Farmers Insurance says it is cutting 2,400 jobs in bid to ensure long-term profitability 08/28/2023 07:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Farmers Insurance said Monday it will lay off 11% of its workforce — about 2,400 employees — as part of a corporate restructuring aimed at increasing its efficiency and long-term profitability. The California-based insurer said the job cuts will impact all lines of its business Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it's probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri 08/28/2023 05:15pm • Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday. Researchers asked voice assistants eight questions that a bystander might pose in a cardiac arrest Business Highlights: Climate activists intensify actions; Heat deaths among US workers on the rise 08/28/2023 05:13pm • ___ Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate activism has intensified in the past few years as the planet warms to dangerous levels, igniting more extreme heat, floods, storms and wildfires around the world. Tactic Google to invest another $1.7 billion into Ohio data centers 08/28/2023 04:44pm • NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Google will invest an additional $1.7 billion to support three data center campuses in central Ohio, the company announced Monday. The tech giant now operates a center in New Albany and announced in May that it would build additional centers in Columbus and Lancaster to hel Big Woodbridge shopping center has a new owner, may get even bigger 08/28/2023 10:33am • Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center includes Wegmans and two dozen other stores. (Courtesy Google Street View) New York-based Kimco Realty has acquired Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, from JBG Smith for $172.5 million, with plans to expand what is already one of the la How PayPal is using AI to combat fraud, and make it easier to pay 08/28/2023 08:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword of 2023 ever since ChatGPT made its public debut earlier this year, with businesses, schools, universities and even non-profits looking for ways to integrate AI in their operations. John Kim, chief product officer for PayPal, spoke wit Does Google Flights really save you money? 08/27/2023 08:00pm • Flying to and from your destination can be an expensive process. No one wants to pay more than is necessary, but identifying the best deal can be a challenging and confusing process. In addition, prices rise and fall quickly and unpredictably. According to U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor AI has a giant carbon footprint. Can the technology also fight climate change? 08/27/2023 07:00am • As the use of artificial intelligence grows and societies ponder how to use the powerful tool to improve our lives, increase productivity and tackle our most pressing challenges, few have considered its effects on the environment. While some have highlighted the technology's potential to help tac Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires 08/27/2023 12:33am • In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact. Videos and images analyze Business Highlights: More rate hikes possible, Fed's Powell says; Tax preparers under fire 08/25/2023 04:30pm • ___ Economy’s solid growth could require more Fed hikes to fight inflation, Powell says at Jackson Hole JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — The continued strength of the U.S. economy could require further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a closely watched speech that Democrats accuse tax prep firms of undermining new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns 08/25/2023 10:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R Block of undermining the federal government's upcoming electronic free file tax return system and are demanding lobbying, hiring and revenue data to determine what's going on. The lawmake Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on 08/25/2023 05:53am • LONDON (AP) — Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change. People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amaz Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants have kicked in. Here's how they work 08/25/2023 04:17am • LONDON (AP) — Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people see online. The European Union’s groundbreaking new digital rules took effect Friday for the biggest platforms. The Digital Servic T-Mobile will lay off 5,000 employees, or about 7% of its workforce, in the coming weeks 08/24/2023 01:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wireless carrier T-Mobile said Thursday it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or about 7% of its workforce. In email to employees shared in a regulatory filing, CEO Michael Sievert said the layoffs would come over the next five weeks and impact T-Mobile workers across the country — particu