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Murder trial of tech consultant in death of Cash App founder Bob Lee begins

Murder trial of tech consultant in death of Cash App founder Bob Lee begins

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The murder trial of a tech consultant in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee begins Monday, a year and a half after the widely admired entrepreneur was found staggering on a deserted downtown San Francisco street seeki
PHOTO COLLECTION: Science SpaceX Starship Launch

PHOTO COLLECTION: Science SpaceX Starship Launch

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.

SpaceX launches its mega Starship rocket. This time, mechanical arms will try to catch it at landing

SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, striving to catch the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms.
'Our story is incomplete:' Famed dino hunter reflects on the history of paleontology

'Our story is incomplete:' Famed dino hunter reflects on the history of paleontology

EDMONTON — Canada’s famed dinosaur hunter and one of the inspirations for the "Jurassic Park" phenomenon turned 75 earlier this year and has no plans to drop his chisel and rock hammer.
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro.
Calgary's public libraries closed due to cybersecurity breach

Calgary's public libraries closed due to cybersecurity breach

CALGARY — All Calgary Public Library locations have been closed due to a cybersecurity breach. The library posted the news on its website, stating the closures took effect as of 5 p.m. Friday.
Documents show OpenAI's long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company

Documents show OpenAI's long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company

Back in 2016, a scientific research organization incorporated in Delaware and based in Mountain View, California, applied to be recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization by the Internal Revenue Service.
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa , one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.
Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

NEW YORK (AP) — The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion .
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