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Hands-on with the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
Technology

Hands-on with the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images When it comes to the new $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, it’s the device’s […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPhone price hikes are not tied to tariffs
Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPhone price hikes are not tied to tariffs

Apple CEO Tim Cook said price hikes on the newest iPhone models aren’t tied to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans. “There’s no increase for tariffs in the prices to be totally clear,” Cook told CNBC’s Jim Cramer from Apple’s Fifth Avenue store location in New York City, as the latest iPhone model launched in […]

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Trump, Xi call on TikTok deal underway
Politics

Trump, Xi call on TikTok deal underway

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday began a much-anticipated call aimed at finalizing a deal to keep TikTok from going dark in the U.S. The call began at 8 a.m. ET, a White House […]

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Mark Zuckerberg unveils 9 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg unveils $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday unveiled the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the social media […]

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How are Gen Zs affording luxury trips? For some, it’s all a facade
Travel

How are Gen Zs affording luxury trips? For some, it’s all a facade

Jon Morgan, co-founder of business consulting firm, Venture Smarter, was mentoring a Gen Z entrepreneur when he noticed something strange about her life and the one she portrayed online. His 23-year-old mentee had spent 1½ years crafting a luxury travel persona — one that suggested she was living a $500,000-a-year lifestyle, he said. In reality, […]

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Intel gets .7 billion from Trump deal as White House says details are ‘being ironed out’
Technology

Intel gets $5.7 billion from Trump deal as White House says details are ‘being ironed out’

Intel CFO David Zinser said that the semiconductor giant received $5.7 billion from the U.S. government on Wednesday evening. Zinsner acknowledged the investment on Thursday during an investor conference. The investment is part of the White House’s decision last Friday to take a 10% stake in the beleaguered computer chip company. Zinser also signaled the […]

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Founder of IRL social media app charged with defrauding investors
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Founder of IRL social media app charged with defrauding investors

Boonchai Wedmakawand | Moment | Getty Images The founder of the company behind the IRL social media app was charged with defrauding investors of $170 million in the company’s 2021 funding round, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. A federal grand jury in Oakland federal court indicted Abraham Shafi, 38 of Hawaii, with wire fraud, […]

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Meta used National PTA to promote child safety efforts, report finds
Technology

Meta used National PTA to promote child safety efforts, report finds

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Since losing her 15-year-old son Riley to suicide following a sextortion scheme through Meta’s Messenger app, Mary Rodee has worked with advocacy groups to […]

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How the U.S. space industry became dependent on SpaceX
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How the U.S. space industry became dependent on SpaceX

SpaceX is valued at around $400 billion and is critical for U.S. space access, but it wasn’t always the powerhouse that it is today. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. Using money that he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk and his new company developed their first rocket, the Falcon 1, to challenge existing […]

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OpenAI says HR chief Julia Villagra is leaving company
World

OpenAI says HR chief Julia Villagra is leaving company

Jaque Silva| Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI’s human resources chief, Julia Villagra, is leaving the company, CNBC has confirmed. It’s the latest high-profile shakeup at the artificial intelligence startup, which is aggressively hiring AI talent as it faces heightened competition from Google, Meta, Anthropic and others. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Villagra’s promotion to the […]

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