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Cold-stunned green sea turtles are recovering at a Florida marine life center

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold stunning.
The Sundance Film Festival goes online this week. Here’s how to watch the films

The Sundance Film Festival goes online this week. Here’s how to watch the films

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Access to the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t require a trip to Park City, Utah, anymore — just an internet connection.
AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office

AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office

Artists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could help clear the way for the use of AI tools in Hollywood, the music industry and other creative fields.
General purpose AI could lead to array of new risks, experts say in report ahead of AI summit

General purpose AI could lead to array of new risks, experts say in report ahead of AI summit

LONDON (AP) — Advanced artificial intelligence systems have the potential to create extreme new risks, such as fueling widespread job losses, enabling terrorism or running amok, experts said in a first-of-its-kind international report Wednesday catal
Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable

Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to research published Wednesday.
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.
DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry. Here's a quick look at other Chinese AI models

DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry. Here's a quick look at other Chinese AI models

HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy.
The Sundance Film Festival goes online this week. Here’s how to watch the films

The Sundance Film Festival goes online this week. Here’s how to watch the films

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Access to the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t require a trip to Park City, Utah, anymore — just an internet connection.
AI risks

AI risks

LONDON (AP) — Advanced artificial intelligence systems have the potential to create extreme new risks, such as fueling widespread job losses, enabling terrorism or running amok, experts said in a first-of-its-kind international report Wednesday catal
New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to health care

New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to health care

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican document released Tuesday offers wide-ranging ethical guidelines for the application of artificial intelligence in sectors from warfare to health care, with an underlying call that the burgeoning technology must be used
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