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Blue Origin launches experiments in first flight since 2022 crash

Jeff Bezos鈥 space company successfully launched a rocket carrying experiments on Tuesday, its first flight since engine trouble caused a crash more than a year ago.
1 year ago
FILE - The Google logo is displayed at their offices, Nov. 1, 2018, in London. In a letter, Wednesd...
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Google to pay $700M settlement to US states, including WA

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store 鈥 the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.
1 year ago
The collapse of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River could reverberate in Olympia where funding for...
Associated Press

$600M allocated to replace Columbia River Bridge on I-5

The program tasked with replacing the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington, and serves as a vital transportation and commerce link, is set to receive $600 million in federal funds, state congressmembers said Friday.
1 year ago
Friends that attended the funeral of 26-year-old Alon Shamriz mourn over the grave of a victim of t...
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Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza

Israel鈥檚 government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday after a series of shootings, including the mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages, fueled global concerns about the conduct of the聽10-week-old war聽in Gaza.
1 year ago
Image: An Oregon State fan, front, and a Washington State fan hold "Pac-2" signs, representing the ...
Associated Press

WA Supreme Court denies review of Pac-12 appeal, handing control to OSU, WSU

The Washington state Supreme Court declined on Friday to review the Pac-12鈥檚 appeal of a lower court ruling that gives full control of the conference to Oregon State and Washington State, keeping in place a legal victory for the league鈥檚 two remaining schools over its 10 departing members.
1 year ago
A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Catalyzing a ...
Associated Press

2023: The year we weren鈥檛 sure what to do about AI

Artificial intelligence聽went mainstream in 2023 鈥 it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people鈥檚 science fiction fantasies of human-like machines.
1 year ago
FILE - Tesla vehicles charge at a station in Emeryville, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022. In a document poste...
Associated Press

Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix Autopilot system

Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that鈥檚 supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention聽when using Autopilot.
1 year ago
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As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it

The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise.
1 year ago
FILE - The Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehous...
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Amazon asks federal judge to dismiss the FTC鈥檚 antitrust lawsuit

Attorneys for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission鈥檚聽antitrust lawsuit聽against the e-commerce giant, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack

Judge Kwame Rowe rejected pleas from defense lawyers for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley, 17, will not get an opportunity for parole.
1 year ago
Image: An Amazon Prime delivery person lifts packages while making a stop on Nov. 28, 2023, in Denv...
Associated Press

Amazon鈥檚 internal plans to advance its interests in California are laid bare in leaked memo

An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company鈥檚 carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against 鈥渓abor agitation鈥 from the Teamsters and other groups.
1 year ago
FILE - Dar铆o Gil, senior vice president and director of IBM Research, speaks at Rensselaer Polytec...
Associated Press

AI鈥檚 future could be 鈥榦pen-source鈥 or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they鈥檙e also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.
1 year ago
FILE - A Canada lynx is released in Schoolcraft County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on April 12, 2...
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US proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat

U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for聽Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.
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Young humpback whale leaps out of Seattle bay, dazzling onlookers

A humpback whale visiting the waters off Seattle dazzled onlookers Thursday morning with several breaches in the bay just beyond the city鈥檚 downtown area.
1 year ago
FILE - Oregon State's Ryan Cooper Jr. (23) attempts to strip the ball from Washington State's De'Zh...
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Oregon State, Washington State, Mountain West agree to 6-game football scheduling arrangement

Oregon State, Washington State and the Mountain West announced a football scheduling agreement Friday for the 2024 season that gives the two Pac-12 schools six opponents each and keeps open the possibility that they will operate as a two-team conference for at least a year.
1 year ago
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York....
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Amazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence

The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q 鈥 a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Oregon State, Washington State control of Pac-12 on hold

The Washington state Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a request by the University of Washington and the Pac-12 to put on hold a lower court鈥檚 ruling that gave Oregon State and Washington State control of the conference until the high court can make a full review.
1 year ago
FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a company's building. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, Fil...
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EU regulators say Amazon鈥檚 acquisition of vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition

European regulators said Monday that Amazon鈥檚聽proposed acquisition聽of robot vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition.
1 year ago
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 29:  In this photo illustration a cantaloupe is seen sliced open on September...
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FDA expands cantaloupe recall after salmonella infections double

U.S. health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the number of people聽sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week.
1 year ago
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Microsoft hires 2 leading executives from company that created ChatGPT

Microsoft on Monday hired two leading executives from the company that created ChatGPT after one of them was abruptly fired by OpenAI, the startup whose chatbot kicked off the era of聽generative artificial intelligence.
1 year ago
FILE - The Amazon app is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Afte...
Associated Press

Amazon will allow US customers to buy cars on its site from local car dealers starting next year

The e-commerce giant will launch vehicle sales in the U.S. next year and allow local car dealers to sell directly to customers on its site.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Oregon State, Washington State working to keep Pac-12 open, align with Mountain West

Oregon State and Washington State are moving toward聽keeping the Pac-12 alive聽as a two-team conference for as long as two years while entering an agreement with the Mountain West
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of the chain’s busiest days of year

Thousands of workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks stores plan to walk off the job Thursday in what organizers say is the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company鈥檚 stores.
1 year ago
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House votes to prevent a government shutdown as Johnson relies on Democrats

The House voted Tuesday to prevent a聽government shutdown聽after new Republican Speaker聽Mike Johnson聽was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats.
1 year ago