BlendJet is recalling about 4.8 million of its portable blenders over laceration and fire hazards after receiving dozens of reports of injuries, federal regulators said Thursday. BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders can overheat or catch fire,…
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Mounting concerns over self-driving cars — headlined by allegations that autonomous vehicle maker Cruise misled the California Department of Motor Vehicles about an accident in San Francisco that seriously injured a pedestrian — have some…
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The story goes that baby boomers are going to give tens of trillions of dollars to their heirs over the next few decades. The “generational wealth transfer” has become a media fascination, both for its…
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Online retailer Zulily is shutting down. Writing on the company’s homepage, an official said Zulily’s leadership had ‘made the difficult but necessary decision to conduct an orderly wind-down of the business to maximize value for…
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Amazon Prime Video viewers seeking to avoid ads during shows and movies will have to pay an extra $2.99 a month starting in late January. The ad-free tier, which will officially roll out Jan. 29,…
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An appeals court on Wednesday halted a federal ban on Apple Watch imports that took effect one day earlier. The ban was enacted after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that some Apple Watch models…
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2023 saw workers demand more say over how artificial intelligence reshapes their industries, scoring unprecedented wins from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. But as the technology barrels forward and regulators race to keep up, labor experts…
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The U.S. has officially banned imports of certain Apple Watch models after the Biden administration declined to veto an agency’s decision to restrict the products. The affected watches come with a pulse oximeter feature that…
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A slowdown — but no recession. That’s the broad consensus for the economy among experts as we head into 2024. After a post-pandemic period that saw growth surpass most forecasts — but also spurred breakneck…
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Americans ramped up spending during the holidays despite some financial anxiety and higher costs
Holiday sales rose this year and spending remained resilient during the shopping season even with Americans wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial worries, according to the latest measure. Holiday sales from…