NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A bogus rumor that President Donald Trump was considering a pause in tariffs briefly lifted markets Monday before the White House shot down the unfounded reports. The confusion 鈥� which was amplified on social media and by some traditional media outlets 鈥� lasted less than a half hour but reflected a […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� EDITED THURSDAY BY TJACOBS. It took only seconds for the judges on a New York appeals court to realize that the man addressing them from a video screen 鈥� a person about to present an argument in a lawsuit 鈥� not only had no law degree, but didn’t exist at all. […]
Fifty years after the founding of Microsoft, the CEO of its artificial intelligence division has a big task: develop a new product line as integral to daily life as the software giant’s past innovations. 鈥淲e鈥檙e really trying to land this idea that everybody is going to have their own personalized AI companion,” said Mustafa Suleyman […]
The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where tech companies could build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology. The sites are 鈥渦niquely positioned for rapid data center construction, including in-place energy infrastructure with the […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Nintendo’s Switch 2 is bigger and better than its predecessor of eight years past as the video game developer pushes to bring its brand into 鈥渁 new era” where social experiences are at the forefront. The Associated Press and other members of the media got an exclusive look this week at […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) 鈥� Creating and sharing deceptive media made with artificial intelligence is now a crime in New Jersey and open to lawsuits under a new state law. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Wednesday making the creation and dissemination of so-called deceptive deepfake media a crime punishable by up to five years in […]
Even as he grows older, Microsoft founder Bill Gates still fondly remembers the catalytic computer code he wrote 50 years ago that opened up a new frontier in technology. Although the code that Gates printed out on a teletype machine may look crude compared to what’s powering today’s artificial intelligence platforms, it played a critical […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Amazon […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 鈥� The owners of what was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant said Wednesday that they will turn it into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on the fast-growing energy demands of Big Tech companies to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing applications. The former Homer City […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was necessary for national security. The Republican president’s executive orders have spurred more […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Nintendo is set to provide a closer look at its highly anticipated Switch 2 gaming console on Wednesday. The 60-minute Nintendo Direct presentation will be the console will hit the market in 2025. The Switch 2 is Nintendo’s latest hybrid console that can be played in hand with all of the […]
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 […]
