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Concern about finding jobs climbs to 48% in new Pew survey

Pew Research finds 48% of US adults very concerned about people unable to find jobs, up from 29% in 2022, as AI worries also ...
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A pair of earbuds promises two-way translation in 52 languages, but offline mode covers just 13 pairs and a separate AI translation trial found voice tone remains the ...

Translation earbuds promise instant two-way conversation, but offline mode caps out at 13 language pairs and a clinical study ...
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JCP&L seeks $253 million rate hike, residential bill impact delayed to 2028

JCP&L filed for a $253 million base rate hike and $476 million in storm cost recovery, delaying bill impacts to 2028.
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A single buried mile of power line can cost up to $4 million, and California regulators confirmed ratepayers are on the hook for $27 billion of that wildfire armor

Regulators confirm California utilities collected $27 billion from ratepayers for wildfire safety, with buried power lines ...
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Meta launches first camera-free Ray-Ban Audio AI glasses at $349

Meta's camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses ship October 13 at $349, offering AI, calls and music without a camera.
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A coding startup closed a $2.3 billion round valuing it near $29 billion, but its $20 monthly plan still runs out after a handful of prompts

A coding startup just raised billions at a near $29 billion valuation, but its flagship $20 monthly plan still runs out fast under usage-based pricing.
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A Lucid SUV with three rows of seats hit 60 mph in 3.1 seconds at a California car show last August, and Lucid calls it America’s most powerful three-row SUV

Lucid's new Gravity GT-S hits 60 mph in 3.1 seconds with 1,070 horsepower, becoming the fastest seven-seat SUV ever sold ...
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A South Carolina car plant retired its first humanoid robot after it helped build 30,000 vehicles in eleven months, and a more dexterous replacement took its place on the l…

A Spartanburg car plant retired its first humanoid robot after 30,000 vehicles and installed a harder-working successor on ...
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A shopper adds 4 sweaters to an online cart and closes the tab without buying any of them, and psychologists say that habit still lifts her mood

Psychology research shows filling an online cart and never checking out can lift mood just like buying, no purchase required.
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Hyundai Metaplant hits 4,420 jobs as hybrid lines expand

Hyundai says its Georgia Metaplant has reached 4,420 jobs as hybrid production grows without changing its 500,000-vehicle ...
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A Massachusetts pilot connects 135 homes to a shared geothermal loop for $10 a month, but every other utility customer is footing part of the bill too

A Massachusetts networked geothermal pilot charges homes $10 a month, but the utility spread the real construction cost ...
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FieldAI nears $700 million round at $10 billion valuation

Robotics startup FieldAI has signed a term sheet for $700 million in funding at a reported $10 billion valuation, Business ...