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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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Nvidia posted another strong quarterly report. What to know, by the numbers

Wall Street once again fixated on an earnings report from Nvidia , the main player in the artificial intelligence mania.

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Nvidia posted another strong quarterly report. What to know, by the numbers

Wall Street once again fixated on an earnings report from Nvidia , the main player in the artificial intelligence mania.

Feb 26, 2025 3:14 PM Read more >

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. For the three months that ended Jan.

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Suspect in 1977 killing agrees to be extradited from Utah to Hawaii to face murder charge

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 slaying of a Hawaii teenager agreed on Wednesday to be extradited from Utah to face a murder charge.

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Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word 'racist' with 'Trump'

LONDON (AP) — Apple is fixing a bug within the dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant is spoken, including "racist.

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Slack platform down as users report service outage

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workplace communications platform Slack experienced an outage Wednesday morning as thousands of users reported they were unable to use the service.

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Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet up

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S.

Feb 26, 2025 9:51 AM Read more >

Not known for political coverage, Wired takes a leading role in tracking Elon Musk's team

NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly after becoming Wired's global editorial director in 2023, Katie Drummond acted on an early-morning idea.

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US energy secretary touts nuclear power as tech sector's thirst for electricity grows

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S.

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