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How Tracking and Technology in Cars Is Being Weaponized by Abusive Partners

Apps that remotely track and control cars are being weaponized by abusive partners. Car m…

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Fire Breaks Out Aboard Ship Carrying Lithium-Ion Batteries

The vessel, now off the Alaskan coast, is carrying nearly 2,000 tons of lithium-ion batte…

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From A.I. to inflation, 11 business charts that explain 2023

Inflation, bank failures, strikes, and artificial intelligence provided some of the bigge…

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Banks Should Have Better Customer Relations When Closing an Account

When banks close checking and credit-card accounts because of “suspicious activity,” chao…

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An Artist in Residence on A.I.’s Territory

Alexander Reben is taking his tech-savvy perspective to OpenAI, a company that some in th…

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Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law

The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence s…

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‘New Collar’ Jobs Require Advanced Skills, Not Advanced Degrees

The jobs require advanced skills but not necessarily advanced degrees, especially in emer…

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Wanted: ‘New Collar’ Workers

The jobs require advanced skills but not necessarily advanced degrees, especially in emer…

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Now May Be the Time to Lock In High Interest Rates on Your Savings

Rates on C.D.s are the highest they’ve been in years. But the Fed is signaling that it ma…

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Deadly Plane Crash in Nepal Caused by Pilot Error, Report Finds

One pilot changed the propeller angle instead of that of the wing flaps while trying to l…

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How Life at Sea’s 3-Year Cruise Unraveled

The Life at Sea cruise was supposed to be the ultimate bucket-list experience: 382 port c…

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Boeing Urges Airlines to Inspect 737 Max Planes for Possible Loose Bolts

The F.A.A. said it was monitoring inspections after an airline discovered a bolt with a m…

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Apple Watch Sales to Resume, for Now

The company pulled two watches from stores after losing a patent case, but an appeals cou…

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China’s Property Crisis Blew Up Investments That Couldn’t Lose

Citic said its new fund was as safe as they come because it would invest in real estate. …

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After a rough year, a top dealmaker discusses the 2024 M.&A. outlook

Next year’s biggest headwinds for deal making will be “geopolitics, geopolitics and geopo…

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ChatGPT Helps, and Worries, Business Consultants, Study Finds

The A.I. tool helped most with creative tasks. With more analytical work, however, the te…

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Gaston Glock, Inventor of the Gun That Bears His Name, Dies at 94

A reclusive Austrian billionaire, he created the handgun worn by two-thirds of America’s …

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New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Use of Copyrighted Work

Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete…

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What’s Next in Artificial Intelligence?

If 2023 was the year of A.I. awakening, 2024 could be the year of A.I. reckoning. http:…

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The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last

AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn’t want the compet…

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Tencent and Netease Rally on Signs China May Ease Gaming Proposal

After a market rout, gaming companies like Tencent and Netease rally on signals that regu…

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Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals

A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infection…

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A Look Back at the Top Business Stories of 2023

Regional bank failures and the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried were among the big news ev…

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Downturn or Not? At Year’s End, Wall St. Is Split on What’s Ahead.

Analysts bullish on 2023 were largely right and expect more of the same in 2024. Bears ca…

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Holiday Spending Increased, Defying Fears of a Decline

While the pace of growth slowed, spending stayed strong because of robust job growth and …

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How to Take the Whole Family Skiing Without Going Broke

Some states and resorts offer discounted passes for children and teens, knowing that thos…

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The 2023 Good Tech Awards

Toasting a year of breakthroughs (and a few breakdowns) in Silicon Valley and beyond. h…

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In 2023, Movie Audiences Wanted Comfort, Not Superhero Spectacle

Movie audiences flocked to Taylor Swift, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” but were cooler towar…

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This N.Y.U. Student Owns a $6 Million Crypto Mine. His Secret Is Out.

A legal dispute in a tiny Texas town unexpectedly reveals how Chinese nationals can move …

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Suit Against Twitter Over Unpaid Bonuses Gets Go-Ahead From Judge

More than $5 million in bonuses were orally promised but never paid, according to the sui…

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Claudine Gay Turmoil Forces Harvard’s Secretive ‘Corporation’ Into Spotlight

Harvard’s powerful board has backed its president and said little else, yet a member priv…

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Red Sea Shipping Halt Is Latest Risk to Global Economy

Next year could see increasing volatility as persistent military conflicts and economic u…

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What to Read and Listen to During Your Holiday Break

DealBook lists its favorite podcasts and books for getting smarter about business and the…

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Slow Rollout of Electric Vehicle Charging Network Could Hinder E.V. Adoption

Lawmakers approved $5 billion for states to build a network of fast chargers two years ag…

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The ‘2024 Problem’: Japan Grapples With a Shortage of Truck Drivers

The country is moving to curb the industry’s punishing work hours. But that could leave a…

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Washington Post Reaches a Contract Deal With Its Newsroom Union

The tentative agreement would end 18 months of negotiations that included a one-day work …

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Irwin Cohen, Who Turned a Factory Into Chelsea Market, Dies at 90

He and his daughter transformed an abandoned Nabisco plant into a Manhattan destination f…

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America’s Truckers Face a Chronic Headache: Finding Parking

Parking spots for trucks are in short supply around the country, and the problem can lead…

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No Oversight: Inside a Boom-Time Start-Up Fraud and Its Unraveling

False claims and risky trades at the Silicon Valley start-up HeadSpin were part of a patt…

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China Unveils New Restrictions on Online Video Games

The proposed rules are the latest attempt in a yearslong effort by China to proscribe onl…

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U.S. Prepares to Lift Ban on Sales of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia

Some lawmakers are likely to oppose the move, but officials said the Biden administration…

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How China Is Profiting From Trade With Russia

The country’s trade with Russia this year has exceeded $200 billion, and makers of cars a…

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How Tongue Tie and Lip Tie Surgery Became a Big Business

Dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” o…

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Warner Bros. Discovery in Talks to Merge With Paramount

The talks, which are said to be in the early stages, add Warner Bros. Discovery to the li…

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Companies Like Afterpay and Affirm May Put Americans At Risk For ‘Phantom Debt’

Buying mattresses, clothes and other goods on installment plans has propped up spending, …

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Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal With Pilots Union

The new contract would provide raises and better benefits, following similar deals at oth…

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A C.E.O. Who Resigned in Scandal Now Wants More Money

Timothy J. Sloan was criticized for failing to clean up Wells Fargo’s troubled culture wh…

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Mica Ertegun, Glamorous Interior Designer and Philanthropist, Dies at 97

She and her longtime husband, the music magnate Ahmet Ertegun, were once called “the virt…

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Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Comment About Jews at Rally

The Oscar-winning actress said she now regrets “diminishing” the long history of antisemi…

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Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Comment About Jews at Rally

The Oscar-winning actress said she now regrets “diminishing” the long history of antisemi…

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