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Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments

When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her.
US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka's controversial internet regulation law

US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka's controversial internet regulation law

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United States expressed concerns over Sri Lanka's online regulation bill Thursday, a day after it passed overwhelmingly in Parliament over protests by the media, opposition and rights activists.
GM's Cruise robotaxi service targeted in Justice Department inquiry into San Francisco collision

GM's Cruise robotaxi service targeted in Justice Department inquiry into San Francisco collision

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a gruesome collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions.
NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight. The space agency announced Thursday that the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) chopper named Ingenuity can no longer fly because of rotor blade damage.
A rhino got pregnant from embryo transfer, in a success that may help nearly extinct subspecies

A rhino got pregnant from embryo transfer, in a success that may help nearly extinct subspecies

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Researchers say a rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that they say might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies.
U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leases

U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leases

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two federal environmental agencies issued plans Thursday to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development. That move came as two offshore wind developers announced they were swapping projects. The U.
FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech's partnerships with leading AI startups

FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech's partnerships with leading AI startups

U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them.
Scores of North Carolina sea turtles have died after being stunned by frigid temperatures

Scores of North Carolina sea turtles have died after being stunned by frigid temperatures

Scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died, officials said.
Study suggests oilsands pollutant release vastly higher than official estimates

Study suggests oilsands pollutant release vastly higher than official estimates

Alberta's oilsands are releasing potentially hazardous compounds into the atmosphere at rates dozens of times higher than official estimates, newly published research suggests.
Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations

Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations

Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built around its lucrative iPhone franchise, but the new choices opening up to consumers and app developers will only be available within Europe to start.
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