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Hot seawater killed most of cultivated coral in Florida Keys in setback for restoration effort

Hot seawater killed most of cultivated coral in Florida Keys in setback for restoration effort

Record hot seawater killed more than three-quarters of human-cultivated coral that scientists had placed in the Florida Keys in recent years in an effort to prop up a threatened species that’s highly vulnerable to climate change , researchers discove
Sora is ChatGPT maker OpenAI's new text-to-video generator. Here's what we know about the new tool

Sora is ChatGPT maker OpenAI's new text-to-video generator. Here's what we know about the new tool

NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of ChatGPT is now diving into AI-generated video. Meet Sora — OpenAI's new text-to-video generator .
Online influencers lead thousands demanding change in Hungary following president's resignation

Online influencers lead thousands demanding change in Hungary following president's resignation

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Some of Hungary's best-known online personalities led a crowd of at least 10,000 protesters in Budapest on Friday to demand a change in the country's political culture, a response to the conservative president's recent resign
Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world.
What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off - or if you’ve lost your job

What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off - or if you’ve lost your job

NEW YORK (AP) — Recent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay , Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times , might have you thinking about your job security.
What to stream this weekend: 'Young Sheldon,' Amy Schumer, 'Oppenheimer' and lots and lots of JLo

What to stream this weekend: 'Young Sheldon,' Amy Schumer, 'Oppenheimer' and lots and lots of JLo

Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” arriving on Peacock and a documentary and album from Jennifer Lopez are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
NASA's final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

NASA's final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Officials reported Thursday that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121.6 grams (4.
Americans divided on TikTok ban even as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll shows

Americans divided on TikTok ban even as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll shows

President Joe Biden’s campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections, but U.S. adults have mixed views about whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country.

As Alabama eyes more nitrogen executions, opponents urge companies to cut off plentiful gas supply

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama in late January became the first state to use nitrogen gas in an execution, finding a new way to carry out a death sentence after drug companies refused to let their products be used in lethal injections.

OpenAI reveals Sora, a tool to make instant videos from written prompts

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The maker of ChatGPT on Thursday unveiled its next leap into generative artificial intelligence with a tool that instantly makes short videos in response to written commands.
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