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Netflix says it's business as usual. Is that good enough?
Confronting the loss of subscribers for the first time in a decade, Netflix's main response seems to be an effort to crack down on password sharing among friends and family members, as well as an introduction of a lower-priced advertising tier
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Crypto crash widens a divide: 'Those with money will end up being fine'
As employees of crypto companies lose their jobs and ordinary investors suffer huge losses, top executives have emerged relatively unscathed
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Airbnb announces a permanent ban on parties
Airbnb said that it was permanently banning parties at its properties worldwide, nearly two years after the home-sharing service issued a temporary restriction on large gatherings
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For many women, Roe was more than abortion. It was about freedom
Millions of American women spent the past five days absorbing the news that instantly reordered their lives
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Netflix 'actively' working on ad-supported subscription
The streaming platform was planning to introduce a new cheaper subscription model by the end of the year that would break its taboo on advertising, however there is no clear timeline on the rollout yet
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Perfect EV range extenders: Solar panels provide more juice to electrics
As sales of electric vehicles are soaring, a number of models from carmakers like Toyota, Tesla and Mercedes-Benz, with solar panels are expected to arrive in dealerships in the coming months
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Donald Trump: Unhinged commander-in-chief veering wildly out of control
The breathtaking testimony presented by his former aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, at Tuesday's House select committee hearing portrayed Trump as volatile, violent and vicious, single-minded in his quest to overturn an election he lost no matter what anyone told him
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Google's new California offices bank on in-person work
Google expects a norm going forward for people to typically work from the office about three days a week, with that rhythm changing depending on phases of projects and, of course, the tempo of the pandemic
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EU to halt combustion engine sales by 2035
The measure, first proposed in July 2021, will mean a de facto halt to sales of petrol and diesel cars as well as light commercial vehicles and a complete shift to electric engines in the European Union from 2035
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CRISPR, 10 years on: Learning to rewrite the code of life
In just a decade, CRISPR has become one of the most celebrated inventions in modern biology, swiftly changing how medical researchers study diseases: Cancer biologists are using the method to discover hidden vulnerabilities of tumor cells; doctors are using it to edit genes that cause hereditary diseases. But CRISPR's influence extends far beyond medicine
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Credit Suisse fined for helping Bulgarian drug ring launder money
Credit Suisse must pay fines and compensation of 21 million Swiss francs, or $22 million, for lax controls that allowed an employee of the bank to help a Bulgarian drug ring launder money, Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court said Monday