Tesla tells the EV industry: Fend for yourselves

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Tesla's Superchargers are known for being the best. Now the network's growth is in question at the worst possible time.

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  • Tesla has laid off most of its charging team, causing confusion about its Supercharger network's future.
  • Virtually all major automakers have adopted Tesla's charging tech.
  • Tesla has committed to doubling its network size, in part with public money. 

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Underwater superyachts? A CEO is pitching fantastical ships that can go 800 feet down and stay submerged for weeks

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A concept rendering for the Migaloo M5, a proposed "submersible superyacht," showing part of its additional fleet of vehicles.

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  • Austria's Migaloo is offering to build a private "submersible superyacht" for the ultrarich.
  • It says the M5 would be able to travel 820 feet underwater and stay submerged for a month.
  • Despite the high up-front cost, CEO Christian Gumpold says the firm is in talks with

Virtual reality could revolutionize mental-health treatments, including ketamine therapy, for conditions like depression and anxiety

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  • Virtual reality is emerging as a transformative tool in mental-health treatments.
  • The tech is helping mental-health providers treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
  • This article is part of "Build IT," a series about digital tech trends disrupting industries.

Mental illnesses affect millions of lives across the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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We're entering advertising's new era

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Willie Geist was among news personalities featured at NBCUniversal 's 2023 Upfront.

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Almost Friday! Hopefully, you have fun plans for the weekend. But even if you don't, you can do better than jumping on the PowerPoint party trend.

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McDonald's says it's listening to penny-pinching customers and focusing on value

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  • Consumers are "price weary," and McDonald's is paying attention.
  • McDonald's will be "thoughtful" about any further price increases in 2024, CFO Ian Borden said.
  • People are getting less fast food. "Everybody is fighting for fewer consumers," Borden said.

McDonald's says it's doubling down on value as customers increasingly feel the strain.

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Biden used ChatGPT for the first time. Here's how that went.

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President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order on AI just months after his first run with the technology.

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  • President Joe Biden asked ChatGPT to explain a legal case, write a Supreme Court briefing, and a song.
  • "Wow, I can't believe it could do that," he said after his first ChatGPT run,  according to Wired.
  • The experience also pushed Biden to sign an executive order
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Visible Wireless review: Stellar budget phone plans for unlimited data

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Visible Wireless could be an appealing carrier if you use a lot of data each month.

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Visible Wireless is Verizon's shot at the low-cost mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market, providing access to Verizon's 5G and 4G LTE networks for as little as $25 a month. 

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Microsoft launches passkey support for all consumer accounts

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Microsoft is fully rolling out passkey support for all consumer accounts today. After enabling them in Windows 11 last year, Microsoft account owners can also now generate passkeys across Windows, Android, and iOS. This makes it effortless to sign in to a Microsoft account without having to type a password in every time.

You can create passkeys for