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Samsung Electronics Unveils Industry’s Highest-Capacity 12nm-Class 32Gb DDR5 DRAM, Ideal for the AI Era

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SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 1, 2023--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has developed the industry's first and … more

9/1/23

FILE - Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2023. Asian shares were trading mixed Friday, Sept. 1 as investors looked toward a United States jobs report being released later in the day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed ahead of a key US jobs report

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Asian shares are trading mixed as investors looked toward a United States jobs report being released later in the day. Shares rose Friday in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul, while falling in Sydney. … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 9/1/23

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Japan’s government announced Friday it will impose sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile and nuclear development program. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan sanctions 3 groups and 4 individuals for supporting North Korea's missile program

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Japan’s government is imposing sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile and nuclear development program. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 9/1/23

AWOL Vision to Unveil Ground-breaking Triple Laser Projectors with Dolby Vision at IFA 2023

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BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 1, 2023--AWOL Vision, maker of industry-disrupting triple-laser home theater projectors will unveil its new Pro series triple laser projectors at IFA 2023, 1 – 5 … more

9/1/23

Entravision and Match Media Group Partner Across Africa

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 1, 2023--Entravision (NYSE: EVC), a leading global advertising solutions, media and technology company, announced today that its African based digital … more

9/1/23

FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, July 28, 2023. Fan frustration over getting tickets to Swift's tour prompted Congressional hearings and multiple bills in state legislatures. Consumer advocates in California say they are disappointed legislation in California has been watered down to solely banning hidden fees, a practice most major industry players have already committed to do. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US

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Many of the major reforms to ticket sellers in the U.S. have failed to pass this year. The proposals were inspired in part by complaints from fans who were unable to buy tickets last fall to Taylor … more

By ADAM BEAM | 9/1/23

Lenovo Announces New Innovations in Gaming, Software, Visuals, and Accessories for the Holidays

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BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 1, 2023--Today, Lenovo announced several new products and solutions at its annual holiday product launch. The new additions to the portfolio – which include AI-tuned … more

9/1/23

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks during an interview in his office in Honolulu, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Green said his administration has opened several investigations into people who have allegedly made unsolicited offers for property in the fire-stricken Maui town of Lahaina in violation of a new emergency order. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Hawaii investigates unsolicited land offers as the state tries to keep Lahaina in local hands

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Hawaii is opening several investigations into people who allegedly have made unsolicited offers for property in the fire-stricken town of Lahaina in violation of a new emergency order. Gov. Josh … more

By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | 8/31/23

ESPN networks go dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems on busy night for sports

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ESPN is among a number of Disney Entertainment channels that have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems. The channels went off the air Thursday night due to a carriage dispute between the … more

By JOE REEDY | 8/31/23

Starting from today, users of six digital payment apps including Alipay, AlipayHK, MPay, TrueMoney, and Touch 'n Go eWallet will be able to travel and shop cashless in the country, by simply scanning the ZeroPay QR placed at the merchant's counter with their home e-wallet apps (Photo: Business Wire)

ZeroPay Introduces Alipay+ at 1.7 Million Merchants in South Korea, Promoting Convenient Experience for Asian Tourists

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SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 31, 2023--Korea Easy Payment Foundation, the official operator of ZeroPay, announced the introduction of Alipay+ global cross-border digital payments and … more

8/31/23

FILE - Former Backpage.com owner Michael Lacey sits on Capitol Hill in Washington at a Senate committee. On Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, jury selection is scheduled to start in Lacey's federal trial on charges of facilitating prostitution and laundering money in what authorities say was a scheme to knowingly sell ads for sex on the classified site. Lacey, whose first trial on those charges ended in a mistrial, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Opening statements begin in website founder's 2nd trial over ads promoting prostitution

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Federal prosecutors in Phoenix say a founder of the classified ad site Backpage.com and four employees carefully strategized how to bring in ads for prostitution to maintain their top-earning … more

By TERRY TANG | 8/31/23

FILE- A farmer carries paddy crop after harvest on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. India's economy has clocked up impressive growth of 7.8% in the first quarter of the current financial year, mainly due to good performance by the agricultural and financial sectors. The World Bank says India is one of the fastest-growing economies of the world and is poised to continue on this path. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

India shows an impressive 7.8% economic growth in April-June quarter

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India’s economy has clocked up impressive growth of 7.8% in the first quarter of the current financial year, mainly due to good performance by the agricultural and financial sectors. The World Bank … more

8/31/23

A strike captain, right, leads the chants as strikers walk a picket line outside Warner Bros., Discovery, and Netflix offices in Manhattan, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA held a joint Latine Picket, presented by the WGAE Latine Writers Salon, the WGAW Latinx Writers Committee, and the SAG-AFTRA National Latino Committee. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

'Walking Dead' spinoffs, 'Interview With the Vampire' can resume with actors' union approval

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Two spinoffs of “The Walking Dead” and the next season of “Interview With the Vampire” will be resuming production despite the Hollywood strikes after reaching a deal with the actors' union. … more

By ANDREW DALTON | 8/31/23

Greta Kemp Martin, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi attorney general, at podium, discusses her proposal to create a fair labor division as part of the attorney general's office during a Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, news conference in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi candidate for attorney general says the state isn't doing enough to protect workers

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A candidate for Mississippi attorney general says that elected officials must play a more aggressive role in protecting labor rights. Greta Kemp Martin, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, … more

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | 8/31/23

FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019. The United Auto Workers union says it has filed unfair labor practice complaints against Stellantis and General Motors for failing to make counteroffers to the union's economic demands. Ford was the only company of the Detroit Three automakers to make such an offer, but it rejected most of the union's proposals, President Shawn Fain told workers Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in a Facebook Live meeting. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Auto workers leader slams companies for slow bargaining, files labor complaint with government

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The United Auto Workers union says it has filed unfair labor practice complaints against Stellantis and General Motors for failing to make counteroffers to the union’s economic demands. President … more

By TOM KRISHER | 8/31/23

FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs a bill requiring age verification before creating a new social media account as Sen. Tyler Dees, R-Siloam Springs, looks on during a signing ceremony, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. A federal judge on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing the new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction.(Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts

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A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks on … more

By ANDREW DeMILLO | 8/31/23

File - A CSX freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. A Trump-era rule allowing railroads to haul highly flammable liquefied natural gas will now be formally put on hold to allow more time to study the safety concerns related to transporting that fuel and other substances like hydrogen that must be kept at extremely low temperatures when they are shipped, regulators announced Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Rule allowing rail shipments of LNG will be put on hold to allow more study of safety concerns

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A Trump-era rule allowing railroads to haul highly flammable liquefied natural gas will now be formally put on hold to allow more time to study the safety concerns related to transporting that fuel … more

By JOSH FUNK | 8/31/23

FILE - A Delta Air Lines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Nov. 22, 2022, in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines said Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, that it has completed upgrading its fleet to protect key equipment against interference from 5G wireless signals, plugging a hole that could have disrupted flights during low visibility. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Delta Air Lines says it has protected its planes against interference from 5G wireless signals

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Delta Air Lines says it has upgraded its entire fleet to protect the planes against radio interference from wireless signals. The airline said Thursday that it completed upgrading about 190 planes … more

8/31/23

Food ads are in the crosshairs as Burger King, others face lawsuits for false advertising

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Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life. But some consumers say those mouthwatering ads can cross the line into deception, and that’s … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 8/31/23

Land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J., turn on July 20, 2023. On Aug. 30, the offshore wind energy company Orsted said it is delaying its first offshore wind project in New Jersey until some time in 2026; it had previously been due to be completed by 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Orsted delays 1st New Jersey wind farm until 2026; not ready to 'walk away' from project

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Orsted, the global wind energy developer, says its first offshore wind farm in New Jersey will be delayed until 2026. The Danish company said Wednesday that's due to supply chain issues, higher … more

By WAYNE PARRY | 8/31/23