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OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business

OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business

After months spent pursuing a plan to convert itself into a for-profit business, OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the company that makes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products.
US states push for speed-limiting devices on the cars of dangerous drivers

US states push for speed-limiting devices on the cars of dangerous drivers

A teenager who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph (180 kph) in a Seattle suburb, killing the driver and three of the five children she was transportin
Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species and whether industry had a hand in drafting it.

Cyprus and Israel seek to quickly establish an electricity linkup via an undersea cable

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and neighboring Israel are seeking to swiftly establish an electricity linkup via an undersea cable that would eliminate their respective energy isolation, an official said Monday.
EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration's drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency's independent scientific research.

Greece is helping parents with age gating, monitoring kids' screen time with a government app

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In a country celebrated for its ancient wisdom, Greece is offering a modern solution to a pressing household challenge: empowering parents to oversee their children’s online activity.
McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

MONTREAL — Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack.
Kidnappers in France target cryptocurrency entrepreneurs for ransom

Kidnappers in France target cryptocurrency entrepreneurs for ransom

PARIS (AP) — French police rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid after he was taken hostage for ransom, the latest alleged criminal effort in France to extort people involved in the management of digital asse
Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say

Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States.
Warren Buffett’s best and worst investments in his 60 years leading Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett’s best and worst investments in his 60 years leading Berkshire Hathaway

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he wants to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year.
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