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Katy Perry and Gayle King will join Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez on Blue Origin spaceflight

Katy Perry and Gayle King will join Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez on Blue Origin spaceflight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Katy Perry and Gayle King are headed to space with Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez and three other women. Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin announced the all-female celebrity crew on Thursday.
How to practice healthy fasting during Ramadan

How to practice healthy fasting during Ramadan

Manal Elfakhani looks back fondly on childhood memories from the month of Ramadan . She would break her fast at the mosque with family and snack on sweet semolina flour cookies that she's since learned to bake herself.
Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your 'best friend in a digital world' for a monthly fee

Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your 'best friend in a digital world' for a monthly fee

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates.
Norway is voting on whether to scrap VAR. The wider soccer world is watching with interest

Norway is voting on whether to scrap VAR. The wider soccer world is watching with interest

Norwegian soccer will vote this weekend on whether to scrap the use of video reviews in its top league after a turbulent couple of years since the technology was introduced.
France joining the U.S. in seeking access to Ukraine's minerals; says it's in talks

France joining the U.S. in seeking access to Ukraine's minerals; says it's in talks

PARIS (AP) — France is also seeking access to Ukraine 's deposits of critical minerals, with negotiations already underway for months, the French defense minister said Thursday, indicating that the United States isn't the only player.
Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts

Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun.
Nvidia sales surge in the fourth quarter on demand for AI chips

Nvidia sales surge in the fourth quarter on demand for AI chips

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nvidia on Wednesday reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized Blackwell chips, which power artificial intelligence systems, continued to grow, sending the company's stock higher after hours.
Canadian privacy commissioner to investigate X's use of personal data to train AI

Canadian privacy commissioner to investigate X's use of personal data to train AI

OTTAWA — Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says he will investigate whether social media platform X is respecting the law on the use of Canadians' personal information.
Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company's diversity programs

Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company's diversity programs

Apple shareholders rebuffed an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into joining President Donald Trump's push to scrub corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce.
Man who said he was upset with Musk and Trump charged with threatening to burn down xAI facility

Man who said he was upset with Musk and Trump charged with threatening to burn down xAI facility

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged with an act of terrorism after he threatened to burn down an xAI facility because he was upset with its founder , Elon Musk, and President Donald Trump, authorities said.
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