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New rules will make many electric cars ineligible for tax credits

UPDATED: Fri., March 31, 2023

The Biden administration on Friday released new rules that will significantly shorten the list of electric vehicles that qualify for federal tax credits. Officials hope the change will push carmakers to move their supply chains out of China and to the United States or its allies.
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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cooled notably in February

UPDATED: Fri., March 31, 2023

The measure of inflation most closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed substantially in February, an encouraging sign for policymakers as they consider whether to raise interest rates further to slow the economy and bring price increases under control.
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OpenAI targeted in FTC complaint urging halt of GPT rollouts

UPDATED: Thu., March 30, 2023

A prominent tech ethics group filed a complaint on Thursday with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission urging the regulator to halt further commercial deployment of new generations of artificial intelligence technology that powers the popular OpenAI tool ChatGPT.
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Venture firms see $212 billion opportunity in online returns

UPDATED: Thu., March 30, 2023

Despite the massive waste and losses, retailers have long seen returns as a cost of doing business. Now, with companies looking to cut expenses as the pandemic-era shopping boom fizzles out, start-ups with names like Loop Returns and Two Boxes have emerged promising to help retailers make the returns process more efficient – and even profitable.
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Musk’s Twitter antics keep some advertisers away, curbing sales

UPDATED: Thu., March 30, 2023

In the weeks after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, hundreds of advertisers paused spending on the platform, wary of the changes the mercurial billionaire might bring to the social media platform. Months later, many still haven't returned, despite efforts by Twitter's sales team to woo them back with steep discounts and new safety tools.

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