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Facial recognition technology incorrectly flagged a man as a shoplifting suspect. Now Detroit is paying him $300,000

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting and also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The...

Amazon is reviewing reports that Perplexity AI is scraping online news content without approval

Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites — without approval. Amazon spokesperson Samantha Mayowa confirmed Friday...

Boeing could have a corporate monitor under an expected settlement with the Justice Department to resolve potential charges

Boeing Co. is in talks with the US Justice Department to resolve potential charges stemming from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliners, according to people familiar...

JPMorgan, BofA and other top banks shower investors with fatter dividends after easily passing the Fed’s stress tests

The biggest US banks took turns announcing higher payouts to investors Friday after easily passing the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test earlier this week. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman...

The South Bronx is a cross section of everything wrong with America

Walking down Alexander Avenue in the heart of the South Bronx, the poorest congressional district in the country despite its five-mile proximity to some of the country’s wealthiest,...

Gen Alpha’s ‘Sephora kids’ trend has reached a fever pitch, forcing summer camps to ban skincare items

This summer, sunscreen and bug spray are not enough for the next generation of skincare-obsessed tweens. Gen Alpha’s “Sephora Kids” are so obsessed with beauty products that summer...

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Boeing agrees to buy Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, looking to take more control over manufacturing after 737 mishap

Boeing Co. agreed Sunday to purchase Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. for $37.25 per share in an all-stock deal that values the company at...

Kevin Costner mortgaged one of his properties to finance his latest film, but ‘Horizon’ has a weak box office debut

“ A Quiet Place: Day One ” is making noise at the box office. The prequel earned an estimated $53 million in its first weekend...

DoJ is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud, but families of victims from fatal crashes say the offer looks like a ‘sweetheart...

The U.S. Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to...

The U.S. deficit is nearly as big a Russia’s economy, and there’s a ‘vicious’ feedback loop that could make it worse

The presidential election has brought the issue of federal budget deficits back into the spotlight as markets weigh the impact of another Biden...

This new Mac app uses animated flies to tell you when to take out the trash

I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say that not everyone agrees on the best way to handle their...