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Bitcoin tops $118,000 for the first time, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights
Bitcoin has reached yet another all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time on Friday — as a flood of money continues to move into spot bitcoin ETFs, all while U.S.
Jul 11, 2025 2:50 PM
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Elon Musk's X platform investigated in France for alleged data tampering and fraud
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have launched a police investigation into alleged data tampering and fraud involving X, Elon Musk’s social media platform.
Jul 11, 2025 10:16 AM
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Wind turbine maker to pay settlement after blade broke apart and washed up on Nantucket beaches
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed up on beaches for months has agreed to a $10.
Jul 11, 2025 9:50 AM
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Fraud experts warn of smishing scams made easier by artificial intelligence, new tech
If it seems like your phone has been blowing up with more spam text messages recently, it probably is.
Jul 11, 2025 8:40 AM
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US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in Mexico
The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. Mexico's president was critical Thursday, suggesting that the U.S.
Jul 10, 2025 3:28 PM
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AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets
A secretive competition to pioneer a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as OpenAI fights a trademark dispute over its stealth hardware collaboration with legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive.
Jul 10, 2025 2:49 PM
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Microsoft Outlook users experience hourslong outage impacting email access
NEW YORK (AP) — After Outlook users ran into issues accessing their email accounts late Wednesday and into Thursday, Microsoft says that affected systems are back online.
Jul 10, 2025 2:47 PM
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Breaking down the force of water in the Texas floods
Over just two hours, the Guadalupe River at Comfort, Texas, rose from hip-height to three stories tall, sending water weighing as much as the Empire State building downstream roughly every minute it remained at its crest.
Jul 10, 2025 2:25 PM
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TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers
LONDON (AP) — TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday.
Jul 10, 2025 11:14 AM
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UK arrests four people over cyber attacks on Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods
LONDON (AP) — Four people alleged to be part of an organized crime ring were arrested Thursday for damaging cyber attacks that hit British retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods, the National Crime Agency said.
Jul 10, 2025 7:48 AM
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