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White House lays out early framework for regulating AI development, growth

WASHINGTON — U.S.

Oct 30, 2023 2:52 PM Read more >

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when Hurricane Otis ripped off her tin roof.

Oct 30, 2023 2:38 PM Read more >

Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices

WASHINGTON (AP) — Testifying in the biggest U.S.

Oct 30, 2023 1:51 PM Read more >

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate

In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says.

Oct 30, 2023 10:01 AM Read more >

The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Can't come to Washington? Couldn't get a ticket to tour the White House? Don't worry.

Oct 27, 2023 10:32 PM Read more >

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried acknowledges in court that customers were hurt but denies fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried , testifying at his fraud trial Friday, cast himself as a bumbling cryptocurrency visionary who knew nothing about the industry when he started FTX or about marketing when he became the face of his company and not en

Oct 27, 2023 7:00 PM Read more >

Jurors hear opposite views of whether Backpage founder knew the site was running sex ads

PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors at the criminal trial of a founder of the classified site Backpage.com heard opposite views in closing arguments of whether the founder knew there were ads for prostitution on the site.

Oct 27, 2023 5:18 PM Read more >

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One year ago, billionaire and new owner Elon Musk walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform int

Oct 27, 2023 5:10 PM Read more >

Cruise, GM's robotaxi service, suspends all driverless operations nationwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.

Oct 27, 2023 3:53 PM Read more >

Love K-pop star Mark Tuan's new EP? You can discuss it with 'Digital Mark,' his AI twin

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Accessibility can be an artist's greatest asset. Listeners want to feel close to the musicians they admire and support — and most would jump at the chance to communicate one-on-one.

Oct 27, 2023 1:04 PM Read more >