State agency calls AEP Ohio's proposed rate decrease deceptive

The OCC's calculations estimate that Ohioans will actually pay $30.51 more monthly under the settlement, if the riders that ...
Decrypt

Baidu's ERNIE 5 AI Model Rises Up the Rankings—A Math Wiz That Beats OpenAI's GPT 5.1

Baidu's ERNIE-5.0-0110 ranks #8 globally on LMArena, becoming the only Chinese model in the top 10 while outperforming GPT-5.1-High.
The New York Times

Judge Rules That Consumer Bureau’s Funding Cannot Lapse

The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the safety of the financial system. By Emmett Lindner A federal judge on Tuesday ...
PBS

Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. The Conference Board ...
USA Today

Consumer Reports reveals 2026 best car brands with affordable winners

Foreign brands snagged 9 of top 10 spots on Consumer Reports magazine's 2026 Automotive Brand Report Card. Jeep placed last. Early adopters pay for innovation with reliability issues. The average ...
Autoblog

The Winners And Losers Of Consumer Reports’ 2026 Rankings

View post: This LED Light Can Brighten Even the Darkest Garage, and It’s on Sale for 72% Off at Target Car prices are high, making smart purchasing decisions increasingly important for buyers. Subaru ...
Wall Street Journal

Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly in December

American households felt a bit better about the economy in December compared with the previous month, according to a monthly index of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan. A preliminary ...
Reuters

US consumer sentiment improves in early December

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment improved in early December, but worries about high prices and the labor market persisted, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan's ...
CNBC

Tesla gains in 2026 Consumer Reports' auto brand rankings

Consumer Reports released its influential annual list of auto brand rankings for 2026. Tesla made strides, jumping up to No. 10 from No. 18 on last year's list of more than 30 auto brands. Overall, ...
Detroit Free Press

Consumer Reports reveals 2026 top 10 auto brands: See the list

Foreign brands snagged 9 of top 10 spots on Consumer Reports magazine's 2026 Automotive Brand Report Card. Jeep placed last. Early adopters pay for innovation with reliability issues. The average ...
Reuters

Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Memory chipmaker Micron Technology (MU.O), opens new tab said on Wednesday it will exit its consumer business, as it doubles down on advanced memory chips used in artificial ...
Scientific American

This Is the Math at the Heart of Reality

In October 2024 Luke Durant, an independent researcher in San Jose, Calif., announced that he had discovered the largest known prime number—so enormous it would take years to write out in full. One ...