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Amazon same-day prescription delivery expanding to nearly half of U.S. in 2025

Amazon has been working to speed up deliveries of medication as it looks to accelerate its push into health care.

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TikTok’s use of casino-like virtual currency to allegedly exploit children faces scrutiny in DC lawsuit

The District of Columbia attorney general alleges that TikTok operates an alleged “unlicensed virtual currency” as part of its TikTok LIVE feature.

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HSBC exec says there’s a lot of AI ‘success theater’ happening in finance

Some financial services firms are making bold statements about AI but not seeing tangible results, according to HSBC’s head of generative AI.

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DOJ indicates it’s considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling

It comes after a U.S. judge found Google guilty of holding a monopoly in general search.

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Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court orders

Following a months-long standoff with the country’s supreme court, X is coming back online in Brazil.

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American Water, largest water utility, hit by cyberattack at time of rising threats against U.S. water supply

American Water, the largest water utility in the U.S. was hit by a cyberattack at a time of rising hacks targeting water supply systems nationwide.

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OpenAI announces content deal with Hearst, including content from Cosmopolitan, Esquire and the San Francisco Chronicle

OpenAI announced a partnership with Hearst, the media conglomerate behind outlets like the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire and others.

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How one startup is making cleaner asphalt by decarbonizing natural gas

Monolith and Modern Hydrogen are using new technologies to create a cleaner hydrogen that’s also creating a byproduct that can be used to make cleaner asphalt.

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LinkedIn goes deeper into puzzle games with Tango, following success of Queens

LinkedIn is adding another title to its batch of games with Tango, which will start off easy on Mondays and become more difficult as the week progresses.

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Amazon’s ex-retail boss Dave Clark launches new startup to solve supply chain ‘Franken-software’

Dave Clark, a veteran Amazon executive who briefly helmed logistics company Flexport, is returning to the startup world with his new company Auger.

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