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Multiple threats to election systems prompt US cybersecurity agency to boost cooperation with states

Multiple threats to election systems prompt US cybersecurity agency to boost cooperation with states

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday launched a program aimed at boosting election security in the states, shoring up support for local offices and hoping to provide reassurance to voters that this year's presidential elect
Bombardier stock drops even as plane sales, growth forecasts rise amid supply snarls

Bombardier stock drops even as plane sales, growth forecasts rise amid supply snarls

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. shares slid almost 15 per cent on Thursday after the business jet maker forecast slower-than-expected growth, despite a jump in plane deliveries and profit last year.
A criminal actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say

A criminal actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say

CHICAGO (AP) — A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago , cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting parents' ability to communicate with their kids' caregiv
Google rebrands its AI services as Gemini, launches new app and subscription service

Google rebrands its AI services as Gemini, launches new app and subscription service

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Thursday introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will enable people to rely on technology instead of their own brains to write, interpret what they're reading and deal with a variety of other task in their li
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal

AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence , a decision that sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters won
Microsoft's Nadella woos Indian developers to the company's AI tools

Microsoft's Nadella woos Indian developers to the company's AI tools

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged in a speech to more than a thousand Indian computer code developers on Thursday that they use the company's artificial intelligence tools being deployed across its products.

Japan's SoftBank Group marks a return to profit as it cuts Vision Fund losses

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group returned to profitability in October-December after four straight quarters in the red, the company said Thursday. Tokyo-based SoftBank reported a 950 billion yen ($6.
NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail.
Saturn's Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean

Saturn's Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn’s Death Star lookalike mini moon.
Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It's taking residents' livelihoods, too

Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It's taking residents' livelihoods, too

MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of it has deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, pumpkins and tomatoes on farms aroun
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