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Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

ROME (AP) — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists.
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend -- but don't try to look for it

Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend -- but don't try to look for it

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction . But don't plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to spot without special equipment and a trained eye.
In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks

In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks

U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays.
NHL launches a front office iPad app to modernize roster, contract and salary cap info for teams

NHL launches a front office iPad app to modernize roster, contract and salary cap info for teams

MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) — The NHL has launched a front office app that modernizes the league’s roster, contract and salary cap information.
XRP jumps 8% after Ripple's CEO says SEC has dropped its case against the crypto currency

XRP jumps 8% after Ripple's CEO says SEC has dropped its case against the crypto currency

BANGKOK (AP) — The price of XRP jumped more than 8% Thursday after the CEO of cryptocurrency company Ripple said U.S. regulators have dropped its four-year-old case against the company.

Chinese LiDAR maker rejects report backing U.S. claims it supplies China's military

BANGKOK (AP) — China's leading supplier of LiDAR technology has denied a report saying it has links to the Chinese military, as the company awaits a U.S. court's ruling on the U.S.
Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price

Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators piece together the government's response to the 2
UBC bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from its devices and networks, citing privacy, security

UBC bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from its devices and networks, citing privacy, security

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has banned Chinese AI tool DeepSeek's applications from being used or installed on university-owned devices and networks, citing "a high degree of privacy and security risk.
Feds give millions to B.C.'s STEMCELL Technologies and HTEC for facility construction

Feds give millions to B.C.'s STEMCELL Technologies and HTEC for facility construction

VANCOUVER — The federal government says it's pumping nearly $100 million into two B.C. firms to support the construction of a hydrogen fuel facility and two "cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities" for vaccines and other treatments.
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