A sweeping data privacy bill was unveiled by two key lawmakers from opposing parties on Sunday.
Why it matters: This landmark legislation would make privacy a consumer right and put people in control of their own personal data, per a joint statement from Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) Sunday.
Airbnbs and similar offerings are booked solid in and around the path of totality for Monday's total solar eclipse, per estimates from short-term rental analytics platform AirDNA.
In fact, mapping out fully-booked cities paints an almost perfect picture of the path the eclipse will take as it crosses America from Texas to Maine.
A ticket sold in Oregon is the sole winner of the $1.326 billion Powerball jackpot, the eighth-largest U.S. lottery prize ever, Powerball officials announced Sunday.
TikTok owner ByteDance also quietlyoperates one of the most popular education-related apps on the market: generative AI-powered Gauth, a homework aid with millions of downloads.
Why it matters: While TikTok's future in the U.S. is unclear as Congress takes aim at its China-based owner, Gauth has flown comparatively under the radar despite having a presumably similar, young user base.
BEIJING, China — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has a growing set of allies working to slow the flow of cheap Chinese-made clean-tech products that they say are warping global prices.
Why it matters: There's rising worldwide backlash against China's massively subsidized factory sector, which is producing more electric vehicles, solar panels and other products than its economy can absorb.
A striking share of renters and homeownersacross the U.S. are skipping essentials like meals and medical care to keep a roof over their heads, per a new Redfin report.
The big picture: Half of renters and homeowners struggle to afford monthly housing payments, Redfin found.
Snapchat on Friday said it would turn off a friends-ranking feature within its Snapchat+ subscription product by default for new users, following complaints from parents about the possible social anxieties it may cause.
Why it matters: Snapchat said it got positive feedback about its "Solar System" feature from users, showing a possible disconnect between how teens and their parents view social risks online.
Why it matters: This year's card — stretched over two nights on Saturday and Sunday — is loaded and headline by the return of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
