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British research ship crosses paths with world's largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica

LONDON (AP) — Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters , the British

Dec 5, 2023 2:24 AM Read more >

Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts for the second day, halting search for 12 missing climbers

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities halted the search for 12 climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again Monday, spewing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said.

Dec 4, 2023 7:26 PM Read more >

Whistleblower allegation: Harvard muzzled disinfo team after $500 million Zuckerberg donation

A prominent disinformation scholar who left Harvard University in August has accused the school of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep dive in late 2021 into a trove of Facebook files she cons

Dec 4, 2023 7:16 PM Read more >

GM's Cruise robotaxi service faces fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident's severity

California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its Californi

Dec 4, 2023 6:11 PM Read more >

Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co.

Dec 4, 2023 5:34 PM Read more >

Bitcoin has surpassed $41,000 for the first time since April 2022. What's behind the price surge?

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin is once again having a moment. On Monday, the world's largest cryptocurrency soared past $41,000 for the first time in over a year and a half — and marking a 150% rise so far this year.

Dec 4, 2023 12:54 PM Read more >

Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish association representing more than 80 newspapers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in online advertising by allegedly ignoring European Union rules on data protection.

Dec 4, 2023 6:34 AM Read more >

Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year

LONDON (AP) — Spotify says it's axing 17% of its global workforce, the music streaming service's third round of layoffs this year as it moves to slash costs while focusing on becoming profitable.

Dec 4, 2023 6:23 AM Read more >

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Teachers and science advocates are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust into middle school science education.

Dec 3, 2023 10:15 PM Read more >

Europe's world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment

LONDON (AP) — Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break moment as negotiators try to hammer out the final details this week — talks complicated by the sudden rise of generative AI that produces h

Dec 3, 2023 10:14 PM Read more >