MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) 鈥� The head of Meta’s artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology. Joelle Pineau, Meta’s vice president for AI research, said Tuesday she is […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the social media app’s China-based parent company. Speaking with reporters on Air Force One late Sunday, Trump said that 鈥渢here鈥檚 tremendous interest […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) 鈥� A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday night on the first rocket ride to carry people over the north and south poles. Chun Wang, a Chinese-born entrepreneur, hurtled into orbit from NASA鈥檚 Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX鈥檚 Falcon rocket steered southward […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� The nation’s largest public utility on Monday promoted one of its top executives to CEO, putting Don Moul in charge of the Tennessee Valley Authority as President Donald Trump has cast renewed attention on the federal entity. The utility announced that its board picked Moul as president and chief executive to […]
Jackson, N.H. (AP) 鈥� A skier since age 4, Thomas Brennick now enjoys regular trips to New Hampshire鈥檚 Black Mountain with his two grandchildren. 鈥淚t鈥檚 back to the old days,鈥� he said from the Summit Double chairlift on a recent sunny Friday. 鈥淚t’s just good, old-time skiing at its best.鈥� Behind the scenes, the experience […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying for benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump. The March 5 notice raised alarms from immigration and free […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� As the nature of financial crime changes, with technology and AI increasingly used to perpetrate illegal acts, the IRS’ crime fighting arm 鈥擨RS Criminal Investigation鈥� is announcing a new program intended to improve how it interacts with financial institutions. Called Feedback in Response to Strategic Threat 鈥攐r CI-FIRST鈥� the program unveiled Friday […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Trump administration’s use of a popular messaging app to discuss sensitive military plans 鈥� with a journalist on the text chain 鈥� is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation’s secrets. It’s also highlighting the differences between classified and public information, and demonstrating that even encrypted apps […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind 鈥淪pirited Away鈥� and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki. But the trend also highlighted ethical concerns […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� The Los Angeles County Sheriff鈥檚 Department said this week it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after learning that it used potentially flawed test kits for eight months. Sheriff鈥檚 officials said Wednesday that a test kit manufacturer sent a letter in August warning the department to stop […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion. The State Department approval announced early Thursday for Qatar comes after Doha had been trying to purchase […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� American robotics companies are pushing for a national robotics strategy, including establishing a federal office focused on promoting the industry at a time when China is making intelligent robots a national priority. Representatives of companies 鈥� including Tesla, Boston Dynamics and Agility Robotics 鈥� on Wednesday met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A U.S. airman has been charged with coercing a 9-year-old girl to share sexually explicit images of herself, after he posed as a 13-year-old on the gaming site Roblox. David Ibarra, 31, was arraigned Wednesday in a New York federal court after being arrested in February in Anchorage, Alaska, where he […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A Florida woman deployed a 鈥渂razen fraud鈥� to sell her student aid startup to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $175 million after dramatically exaggerating its customer base, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in a criminal trial’s closing argument. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Chiuchiolo urged a Manhattan federal court jury to convict […]
DENVER (AP) 鈥� As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices, builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to assembling homes in an indoor factory to using hemp 鈥� yes, the marijuana cousin 鈥� to make building blocks for walls. It’s a response to the country’s shortfall of millions […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� More states are moving to ban or restrict cellphones in school, a trend that continues to win bipartisan support in legislatures. Senators in Georgia voted 54-2 on Tuesday to give final approval to a bill that would bans students in grades K-8 from using phones or other personal electronic devices during the […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207 million. The tech startup announced Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming the streaming service into a social music platform where artists can connect with […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was 鈥渢he only glitch in two months鈥� of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive […]
Waymo on Tuesday added Washington to its pioneering robotaxi service’s steadily expanding list of U.S. markets, although passengers will have to wait until next year until they can take a driverless ride around the nation’s capital city. For now, Waymo’s robotaxis will continue to map Washington’s streets and corridors with a safety driver sitting behind […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� For weeks, Democratic lawmakers have met with and mimicked figures they believe may offer them a path back to power in Washington: online influencers and content creators. Hours before President Donald Trump鈥檚 joint address to Congress this month, Senate Democrats huddled with a dozen online progressive personalities who have millions of followers. […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� The price of XRP jumped more than 8% Thursday after the CEO of cryptocurrency company Ripple said U.S. regulators have dropped its four-year-old case against the company. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ripple and two of its executives in late 2020 after they raised $1.4 billion by selling XRP crypto coins. […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� China’s leading supplier of LiDAR technology has denied a report saying it has links to the Chinese military, as the company awaits a U.S. court’s ruling on the U.S. government’s decision to include it in a Defense Department list of suppliers to the Chinese military . Hesai is the industry鈥檚 global leader […]
As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators piece together the government’s response to the 2023 tragedy. One text exchange hinted officials might also be using a second, untraceable messaging service. 鈥淭hat’s what […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A former Meta official’s explosive insider account sold 60,000 copies in its first week and reached the top 10 on Amazon.com’s best-seller list amid efforts by the social media giant to discredit the book. Released last week by Mark Zuckerberg, Joel Kaplan and other executives and describes Zuckerberg’s alleged efforts to […]
