NASA’s first Artemis moon mission will have a virtual astronaut: Amazon’s Alexa
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, slated for take off as soon as this March, aims to send an Orion…
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Turkish, Armenian envoys to meet in Moscow on Jan 14
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold their first meeting aimed at…
Continue Reading CDC urges ‘up to date’ shots; no ‘fully vaccinated’ change
By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully…
Continue Reading Warren, Jayapal blast Google over efforts to “bully” and “sideline” DOJ’s top antitrust official
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google must stop attempting to intimidate US antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department, according to two…
Continue Reading ExxonMobil discovers more oil off Guyana’s coast
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — ExxonMobil says it has made two additional oil discoveries off the coast of Guyana as the South American country…
Continue Reading Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business “Change is going to come. No question.” “We are serious about taking action.”…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs predicts bitcoin could hit $100,000
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bitcoin prices have pulled back lately — but Goldman Sachs still sees strong gains ahead in the coming years.…
Continue Reading How to get in on the real estate boom without actually buying a house
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business For many people, buying a home just wasn’t in the cards this year. There were too few homes for sale that were too…
Continue Reading Nikola drops $2 billion patent infringement suit against Tesla
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Upstart electric truck maker Nikola is dropping its $2 billion patent infringement lawsuit against Tesla in which it…
Continue Reading GM unveils electric Chevrolet Silverado with 400 miles of range
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new battery-electric pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado EV,…
Continue Reading GM unveils electric Chevrolet Silverado with 400 miles of range
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new battery-electric pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, during the Consumer…
Continue Reading New GM electric truck faces competition and skeptical buyers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Even though the consumer appetite for electric pickup trucks is a bit murky, the…
Continue Reading Treasure hunters sue for records on FBI’s Civil War gold dig
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Treasure hunters who believe they found a huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold in Pennsylvania are now on the…
Continue Reading Sweden: Health officials advise expanded use of vaccine pass
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s health authorities have recommended that the use of the country’s digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate…
Continue Reading Two more major financial companies urge workers to stay at home
By Matt Egan, CNN Business American Express and BlackRock are the latest major companies to urge employees to start 2022 by working remotely as…
Continue Reading BSA bankruptcy plan misses mark in vote by abuse claimants
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A preliminary voting report in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy indicates the group’s…
Continue Reading US becomes world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The United States is now the world’s leading exporter of liquified natural gas as Europe’s energy crisis…
Continue Reading Taiwan pledges to invest in Lithuania amid Chinese pressure
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan says it’s creating an investment fund and planning other measures to help…
Continue Reading Cyprus mandates more testing to check rapid COVID-19 spread
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is further tightening its pandemic restrictions, reducing the number of people permitted at social gatherings and…
Continue Reading Chrysler aims to be all electric by 2028
LONDON (AP) — Chrysler says it plans for its vehicle lineup to go all electric by 2028. It’s the latest brand to announce a major shift away…
Continue Reading UK authorities ease COVID testing requirements amid surge
By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Health authorities across the U.K. have simplified COVID-19 testing requirements in…
Continue Reading Stocks fall after disappointing jobs report
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The jobs recovery may be losing steam. But the unemployment rate continued to fall, and workers…
Continue Reading This key jobs report for December just dwarfed expectations
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A closely watched barometer for the job market offered a happy surprise for the new year: The ADP Employment Report…
Continue Reading German watchdog puts Google under closer antitrust scrutiny
LONDON (AP) — Germany’s antitrust watchdog has paved the way for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of “paramount…
Continue Reading Sony is gearing up to make an electric car
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Sony has announced plans to launch an electric car company later this year as it unveiled a new sports…
Continue Reading Sony is gearing up to make an electric car
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Sony has announced plans to launch an electric car company later this year as it unveiled a new sports utility vehicle…
Continue Reading Wall Street is learning to live with big risks
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Markets climbed a wall of worry to new heights in 2021. Buoyed by gains at the end of the year, Wall Street is now…
Continue Reading Omicron variant fuels record number of infections in Croatia
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Officials in Croatia say that omicron variant of the coronavirus has fueled the highest number of daily new infections in…
Continue Reading How to attract busy contractors to your home remodel
By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet The busy season for home remodeling usually ends in late summer or early fall, but contractors say demand from the…
Continue Reading Edmunds: New cars and missing features, what you can do
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The semiconductor chip shortage and supply chain disruption have forced many automakers to remove certain features from…
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