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OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profit
Read full article: OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profitOpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the artificial intelligence companyโs philanthropy as it attempts to shift itself into a for-profit business.

Tech shares fall after Nvidia says new US controls on exports of AI chip will cost it $5.5 billion
Read full article: Tech shares fall after Nvidia says new US controls on exports of AI chip will cost it $5.5 billionShares in Nvidia and other tech companies slumped after the computer chipmaker said that tighter U.S. government controls on its exports of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence will cost it an extra $5.5 billion.

Don't like a columnist's opinion? Los Angeles Times offers an AI-generated opposing viewpoint
Read full article: Don't like a columnist's opinion? Los Angeles Times offers an AI-generated opposing viewpointIn the Los Angeles Times, you no longer have to take an opinion columnist's word for it.

A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here's what to know about northern lights
Read full article: A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here's what to know about northern lightsA strong solar storm is headed to Earth and this could cause colorful aurora displays in parts of the United States.

Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email says
Read full article: Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email saysMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered separating Instagram from its parent company due to worries about antitrust litigation.

Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation
Read full article: Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportationThe speed and scope of the federal governmentโs efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.

Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
Read full article: Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trendsTwo Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.

FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
Read full article: FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failureU.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure โ not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body.

Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones
Read full article: Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphonesJapanese regulators have accused U.S. tech giant Google of violating anti-monopoly laws, echoing similar moves in the U.S. and Europe.

China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games
Read full article: China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian GamesChina says it is pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Winter Games.

US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
Read full article: US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticalsThe Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips and products that contain them, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
Read full article: Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European usersSocial media company Meta says that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after privacy activists raised concerns about data privacy.

Intel sells majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake investors in a deal valued at $8.75 billion
Read full article: Intel sells majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake investors in a deal valued at $8.75 billionIntel announced Monday that it was selling the majority of its Altera chip business to technology investor Silver Lake in a deal valued at $8.75 billion.

As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales
Read full article: As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV salesChinese giant automaking company BYD bought Ford Motor Co.'s former facilities in Brazil and has promised to run the companyโs largest plant outside China in the hardscrabble city of Camacari in northeastern Bahia state.

Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
Read full article: Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren SanchezBlue Origin has launched Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.

Sony hikes PlayStation 5 console prices for Europe, UK and Australia citing economic turmoil
Read full article: Sony hikes PlayStation 5 console prices for Europe, UK and Australia citing economic turmoilSony says it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, citing global economic turmoil.

Historic domes of Hagia Sophia are renovated to protect the landmark from earthquakes
Read full article: Historic domes of Hagia Sophia are renovated to protect the landmark from earthquakesTurkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monumentโs historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.

Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon Valley
Read full article: Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon ValleyMany of Silicon Valley's most prominent tech leaders have embraced President Donald Trump in his second term.

Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young
Read full article: Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very youngAcross Europe and further afield, counterterrorism agencies are grappling with a new generation of young people who are being radicalized online and consuming ultraviolent content produced by extremist groups and their supporters.

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from โreciprocalโ tariffs
Read full article: Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from โreciprocalโ tariffsU.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the semiconductor industry, The Trump administration had said late Friday it will exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that arenโt usually made in the U.S....

Japanese leader says he hopes Osaka expo will help reunite a divided world
Read full article: Japanese leader says he hopes Osaka expo will help reunite a divided worldJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has attended the opening ceremony for Expo 2025 Osaka and expressed his hope that the event will help restore global unity in a world is plagued by conflicts and trade wars.

Irish privacy watchdog investigates Elon Musk's X's use of personal data to train Grok AI chatbot
Read full article: Irish privacy watchdog investigates Elon Musk's X's use of personal data to train Grok AI chatbotIrelandโs data privacy watchdog says itโs investigating Elon Muskโs social media platform X over its use of personal data to train his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.

Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities
Read full article: Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other citiesColombiaโs capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall.

Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack
Read full article: Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattackMoroccoโs social security agency says troves of data were stolen from its systems during a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the Telegram messaging app.

Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists say
Read full article: Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists sayResearchers say a fossil jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors.

Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite Trump's trade war with China
Read full article: Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite Trump's trade war with ChinaPresident Donald Trumpโs administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the U.

OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitions
Read full article: OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitionsOpenAI is suing Elon Musk for unfair competition and interfering with its business relationships with investors and customers, escalating a legal battle between the ChatGPT maker and the billionaire who helped bankroll the artificial intelligence startup a decade ago.

Former Facebook executive tells Senate committee company undermined US national security with China
Read full article: Former Facebook executive tells Senate committee company undermined US national security with ChinaSarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive at Meta and author of an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing the company of undermining national security and briefing China on U.S. artificial intelligence efforts in order to grow its business.

Microsoft says it's 'slowing or pausing' some AI data center projects, including $1B plan for Ohio
Read full article: Microsoft says it's 'slowing or pausing' some AI data center projects, including $1B plan for OhioMicrosoft says it's โslowing or pausingโ some data center construction, including a $1 billion project in Ohio.

One Tech Tip: Locking down your device when crossing borders
Read full article: One Tech Tip: Locking down your device when crossing bordersTravelers should prepare for extra scrutiny of devices when crossing borders, especially when entering the U.S. Experts say 100% privacy might be impossible but there things you can do to make it harder for someone to see your private data.

Scientists map part of a mouse's brain that's so complex it looks like a galaxy
Read full article: Scientists map part of a mouse's brain that's so complex it looks like a galaxyThanks to a mouse watching clips from โThe Matrix,โ scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA's next chief
Read full article: Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA's next chiefThe nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration, highlighting Mars.

New observations show the asteroid that won't hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck
Read full article: New observations show the asteroid that won't hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puckThe asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck.

IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants' tax data to ICE, AP sources say
Read full article: IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants' tax data to ICE, AP sources sayThe Internal Revenue Serviceโs acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrantsโ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. Two people familiar with Melanie Krauseโs decision confirmed the intended resignation to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it.

Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
Read full article: Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinctThe Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years.

Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say
Read full article: Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts sayAn altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, has been discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the interaction between the two societies.

Scientists genetically engineer wolves with white hair and muscular jaws like the extinct dire wolf
Read full article: Scientists genetically engineer wolves with white hair and muscular jaws like the extinct dire wolfA company that aims to bring back lost species say they have genetically engineered wolves with white hair and muscular jaws like the extinct dire wolf.

National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers
Read full article: National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakersThe National Weather Service is no longer providing translations of its products after its contract with an artificial intelligence company was allowed to lapse.

Microsoft workers say they've been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract
Read full article: Microsoft workers say they've been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contractMicrosoft has fired two employees who interrupted the companyโs 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers.

Bogus report on tariff pause briefly lifted markets before White House denied it
Read full article: Bogus report on tariff pause briefly lifted markets before White House denied itA 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.

UK court reveals Apple's fight against government order for backdoor access to encrypted cloud data
Read full article: UK court reveals Apple's fight against government order for backdoor access to encrypted cloud dataApple is fighting a British government order for the iPhone maker to provide backdoor access to a cloud data privacy feature.

Microsoft employees protest at 50th anniversary party over Israel contract
Read full article: Microsoft employees protest at 50th anniversary party over Israel contractA pro-Palestinian protest by Microsoft employees interrupted the companyโs 50th anniversary celebration Friday, the latest backlash over the tech industryโs work to supply artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military.

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging
Read full article: Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up loggingPresident Donald Trump's administration has rolled back environmental protections around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires.

An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren't having it
Read full article: An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren't having itA man appearing before a New York court got a scolding from a judge after he tried to use an avatar generated by artificial intelligence to argue his case.

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk
Read full article: Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a riskData obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nationโs heartland.

Microsoft's AI division head wants to create a lasting relationship between chatbots and their users
Read full article: Microsoft's AI division head wants to create a lasting relationship between chatbots and their usersFifty 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 giantโs past innovations.

AI vs. pro gambler's $1 million March Madness bet coming down to Duke and Houston
Read full article: AI vs. pro gambler's $1 million March Madness bet coming down to Duke and HoustonThe $1 million March Madness wager between a pro gambler and an artificial-intelligence site will be decided by the winner of the Duke-Houston game in the Final Four.

Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
Read full article: Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administrationA White House official says the Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University.

A behind-the-scenes look at Nintendo Switch 2
Read full article: A behind-the-scenes look at Nintendo Switch 2Nintendoโs Switch 2 is bigger and better than its predecessor of eight years past as the video game developer pushes to bring its brand into โa new eraโ where social experiences are at the forefront.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates reflects upon a 50-year-old computer code that reshaped technology
Read full article: Microsoft founder Bill Gates reflects upon a 50-year-old computer code that reshaped technologyEven 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.

NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
Read full article: NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.