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(NEW YORK) — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced plans this week to create an AI-driven conversation tool called “TruthGPT,” after criticizing the popular AI text bot ChatGPT for being “politically correct.” “There’s certainly a path to AI dystopia, which is to train AI to be deceptive,” Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of Twitter, […]

(SAN FRANCISCO) — Facebook-parent Meta began laying off workers on Wednesday as part of its latest round of job cuts announced in March, the company confirmed to ABC News. Last month, CEO Mark Zuckerberg released plans for 10,000 job cuts over April and May, as part of what Zuckerberg described as the company’s “Year of Efficiency.” […]

RapidEye/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a Hezbollah financier and eight others with evading sanctions and laundering almost $160 million, in some cases through artwork and diamonds. Prosecutors alleged that Nazem Ahmad continued to acquire high-level artwork and diamonds through U.S. entities and provided access to international financial markets to a […]

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s the end of an era. Netflix announced Tuesday that it would be sending its last red envelope on Sept. 29, 2023, ending its DVD mailing service after 25 years. “Our goal has always been to provide the best service for our members but as the business […]

(LOS ANGELES) — Hollywood writers are calling on the studios to show them the money. Thousands of television and movie writers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike when their contracts run out on May 1, unions representing the writers said on Monday. The move sets TV creators on a collision course with the major studios […]

ermingut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — McDonald’s burgers have been an American classic since 1955. Now, the iconic fast food chain is planning some changes, including how they cook their quintessential burgers. For their signature Big Mac, McDouble, cheeseburger and hamburger, McDonald’s is promising softer buns, caramelized patties cooked with white onions on the grill, cheese […]

stockcam/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Are you gearing up for one of the biggest shopping events of the year? Here’s what we know about Amazon Prime Day right now. Though the company has not made its official announcement, Amazon Prime Day historically is in mid-July originally celebrating Amazon’s Birthday, which is July 5. As we […]

(NEW YORK) — The leak of dozens of highly classified documents on the social media platform Discord has elicited concern over online spaces where users can post sensitive government material without notice of authorities. Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly posted documents as early as December in a private […]

(NEW YORK) — In a speech at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy said House Republicans will vote in “the coming weeks” on legislation to raise the debt ceiling but for only one year and tied to spending cuts. He continued to blame President Joe Biden for not negotiating and accused […]

(NEW YORK) — David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy and announced massive layoffs just weeks before wedding season. One of the country’s largest bridal retailers, the company revealed plans to eliminate 9,236 employees across its hundreds of stores. “They may shut some stores down,” The Stylish Bride founder Julie Sabatino told ABC News’ Good Morning […]