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As companies like GM and Rivian face backlash for failing to adopt Apple’s CarPlay platform, Ford is doing the exact opposite. In a statement to 9to5Mac, Ford explained its reasoning for supporting CarPlay…and it has us pondering the future of Ford’s relationship with Apple and next-gen CarPlay. Ford is using its commitment to CarPlay as a selling point over other EVs from the likes of GM, Tesla, and Rivian. In the last two weeks, GM revealed that it will no longer support CarPlay in its EVs,…

Weeks after announcing she had been diagnosed with shingles, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s extended absence from the Senate has left Democrats in a tight spot given the party’s slim majority in the chamber, spurring some high-profile calls for her resignation.Without Feinstein, who at 89 is the oldest sitting senator, the confirmation of President Biden’s judicial and administrative nominees has been complicated.As the calls for her to step aside mounted from some corners of the Democratic Party, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont)…

A government report Friday will offer insight into how the U.S. economy fared in February, as elevated inflation continued to weigh on consumer purchasing power and interest rates remained high.The Commerce Department will release February figures on household spending, income and saving, alongside the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The figures won’t reflect any impact on consumer spending from banking industry turmoil, which emerged in March.…

The IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says that 2023 would be another challenging year, with global growth slowing to below 3 percent due to scarring from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and monetary tightening. Georgieva says policymakers in advanced economies have responded decisively to financial…

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is working on new rules to make ecommerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart liable for fraud committed by their sellers. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in this letter:■ Adobe looking to integrate AI into all products■ More countries could implement Aadhaar-like system■ IPL was India's first unicorn with a $1.1 billion valuation: D&P Government working on tightening ecommerce rules for frauds by sellers The consumer affairs ministry is working on tightening…

In 2024, Netflix will be adding two of the most revered mobile titles of all time to its fledgling gaming service. The company announced that both Monument Valley and its sequel will be available to Netflix subscribers starting in 2024. It’s a big get, as both games were huge mobile hits on release and are currently available as part of Apple’s Arcade subscription service as well. (It’s not clear yet if the games will be available on both subscriptions simultaneously next year.)The announcement was made as part of a…

News about music streaming tends to come in dribs and drabs, with little details appearing when you least expect it. Over the last couple of weeks, however, things have been a little more lively, with both good and bad news coming from several camps. There’s been a lot to get excited about for anyone who streams music, but if you’re a classical music fan, then you’ve got big reasons to be what the kids would call ‘hyped’.Apple Music Classical has finally been announced properly and given a release date, putting Apple…

<!----> The Strada (Triton) pickup, Mitsubishi’s best-selling model in the Philippines where the automaker operates an assembly plant New vehicle sales in the Phippines continued to grow strongly in February 2023, by 27% to 30,905 units from a still weak 24,304 a year earlier, according to the Chamber…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeSally Field expressed her continued heartbreak over the late Robin Williams’s death while on the red carpet of this year’s SAG awards.Leading up to the awards ceremony on Sunday, the actor reflected on her friendship with the actor during the PEOPLE & Entertainment WeeklyRed Carpet Live show. She discussed what comes to her mind when reminiscing on making the 1993 film Mrs.…

Growing up is not easy, but something that keeps most teenagers going is their dreams and expectations about adulthood. But what would happen if a group of teenagers got a glimpse of their future? What would that say about their professional aspirations, identities, and fears? "Paper Girls" is a coming-of-age story set in the 1980s about a group of teenagers that have to confront the fact that all their plans for the future might never come true after receiving a message from their future selves. The show…