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The 2024 Honda Prologue: Honda’s new electric SUV is attractive and spacious. When can you get one?

It has exceptional passenger roominess and looks dirt-road ready. The 2024 Honda Prologue is an all-electric, 2-row midsize SUV and the automaker’s first electric SUV of any sort. It will compete with the growing group of electric SUVs priced between $40,000 and $50,000, and likely offer a max range of beyond 300 miles when it…

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4 Technologies That Aren’t That Big Today but Will Likely Be Massive in 20 Years

The concept of smartphones and electric cars seemed like a pipe dream 20 years ago, but today, nearly 6.92 billion people, or 86.4% of the global population, have personal smartphones. Governments worldwide are moving toward a green future by encouraging the use of electric cars instead of vehicles with combustible engines. Investing in burgeoning technologies…

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New YouTube CEO Is Bullish on Web3 Tech Like NFTs and the Metaverse

After serving as YouTube’s Chief Product Officer for over seven years, Neal Mohan was appointed last week to lead the Google-owned streaming platform after former CEO Susan Wojcicki said she’d be stepping down. His ascendance bodes well for fans and advocates of Web3 technologies. Wojcicki announced her resignation in a blog post. In praising Youtube’s…

‘Stop being so greedy’: Netflix users lash out as password crackdown grows

More and more Netflix (NFLX) users are expressing their concerns (and confusion) over the streamer’s crackdown on password sharing. Earlier this month, Netflix revealed the first details of the crackdown after an update appeared on the company’s help center which appeared to show the streamer would require users to identify a “primary location” for all…

Looking for a new job? New rules may save you from the AI hiring bots.

Employers who use chat bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to screen job seekers should prepare for new laws geared to prevent bias in the hiring process. In April, a New York City law that regulates how companies use AI in hiring is expected to kick in. The Biden Administration and the U.S. Equal Employment…

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Snap charts path to one billion monthly users at latest investor day

Snap (SNAP) held its second-ever Investor Day on Thursday just weeks after another brutal quarterly report that sent shares tumbling. CEO Evan Spiegel’s message to investors on Thursday focused on monetization, the growth of Snap’s community, the appeal of Snap’s demographic and platform to advertisers, and, of course, augmented reality (AR). And a big number…

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Sports betting boom: Gross revenue hit $7.5 billion in 2022, shattering record

Sports betting broke records in 2022, according to new data released by the American Gaming Association (AGA). According to the AGA findings, sports betting gross game revenue hit a record $7.5 billion last year, a nearly 75% increase from 2021, while total gross gaming revenue (GGR), which accounts for all legal gambling, exceeded $60 billion…

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Apple’s long-rumored folding iPhone could become a reality

There may still be life for Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone. On Monday The U.S. Patent Office published that it awarded the tech giant a patent for a display with touch sensors. Apple (AAPL) specifically refers to a foldable electronic device in the patent’s abstract. UBS analyst David Vogt says that while there’s no indication that…

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Inflation in January was both hot and cold: Morning Brief

Consumer prices rose both faster and slower in January. All that matters is where you draw the line. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January showed prices rose 0.5% over the prior month to start 2023 and 6.4% over last year on a headline basis. The monthly increase in…