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Microsoft is making 4 exclusive Xbox video games available to rival consoles

Microsoft is making 4 exclusive Xbox video games available to rival consoles

NEW YORK (AP) — Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival consoles, the video gaming brand and its parent company, Microsoft, announced Thursday.
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors, in nod to past, toasts start of construction of electric SUV plant

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors, in nod to past, toasts start of construction of electric SUV plant

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Scout Motors celebrated the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina on Thursday not with a line of people in suits with shovels but with a nod to the company's gasoline-powered past.
US company's lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week

US company's lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon Thursday, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back.
German chancellor welcomes Microsoft's $3.5 billion AI investment in Germany

German chancellor welcomes Microsoft's $3.5 billion AI investment in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed an announcement Thursday by Microsoft that it would invest almost 3.3 billion euros ($3.

Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out

LOISABA CONSERVANCY, Kenya (AP) — Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating as rhinos were returned to a grassy plateau that hasn't seen them in decades.
First Nations, Jim Balsillie slam government over lack of consultation on AI bill

First Nations, Jim Balsillie slam government over lack of consultation on AI bill

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning it could take the Liberal government to court over its proposed privacy and artificial intelligence bill.
Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps encourage 'compulsive' use, lawsuit claims

Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps encourage 'compulsive' use, lawsuit claims

Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that is by design.
Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium

Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium

Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines of a storefront aquarium in North Carolina's Appalachian Mountains.

New York City files a lawsuit saying social media is fueling a youth mental health crisis

New York City, its schools and public hospital system announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and dangerous” social media platforms for fueling a child
Cisco Systems to lay off more than 4,000 workers in latest sign of tighter times in tech

Cisco Systems to lay off more than 4,000 workers in latest sign of tighter times in tech

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet networking pioneer Cisco Systems is jettisoning more than 4,000 employees, joining the parade of technology companies in a trend that has helped boost their profits and stock prices while providing a sobering reminder of
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