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PayPal Eyes a Banking Upgrade
PayPal said it has applied for approval to form PayPal Bank, a move that would allow it to offer loans to small businesses and expand its financial services.
No Driver, No Problem? Tesla’s Robotaxi Moment Hits Austin
Tesla says it is now testing fully driverless Robotaxi vehicles in Austin, Texas, with no humans on board, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Level Since April
Consumer confidence sank sharply in November, with the Conference Board’s index dropping to 88.7 as Americans grew more pessimistic about current conditions.
Campbell’s IT chief on leave after lawsuit claims he said company’s food is for ‘poor people’
The Campbell’s Co. said Tuesday it has placed one of its executives on leave while it investigates claims that he made racist comments and mocked the company’s products and customers in an audio recording.
X’s new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accounts
Elon Musk’s X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based. Online sleuths and experts quickly found that many popular accounts, often posting in support of the U.S. MAGA movement with thousands or hundreds of thousands of followers, are based outside the U.S. This raises concerns about foreign influence in U.S. politics.
Enhanced Games to offer performance enhancers ... and stock ... to the public
The Enhanced Games is going public in two ways — with a new listing on the Nadsaq stock exchange and also by offering a direct-to-consumer business focused on performance products.
New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
Real estate software company RealPage has agreed to stop sharing nonpublic information between landlords as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice.
With Wicked concluded, should we leave two part movies behind?
As “Wicked: For Good,” the second part of last year’s phenomenon simply known as “Wicked,” makes all the money in the world, should we stop?
Surviving the Thanksgiving Travel Stampede: What to Expect This Week
Thanksgiving travel is set to smash records as millions fly, drive, and ride despite FAA disruptions and economic uncertainty. Here’s what you need to know.
Amazon to Invest Up to $50B in A.I. and Data Centers for U.S. Government
Amazon announced it will invest as much as $50 billion to expand AI and high-performance computing capacity for its cloud unit’s U.S. government customers.
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.5 A.I. Model
Anthropic announced its latest A.I. model, Claude Opus 4.5, which the startup says excels at coding, computing, and complex enterprise tasks.
