California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if...
View ArticleBoosting Cyprus' defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense...
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Bolstering Cyprus ' defense capacity is critical for the east Mediterranean island nation so close to the war-wrecked Middle East, the country's defense minister said Tuesday....
View ArticleFortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases are starting to get...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers who were “tricked” into purchases they didn't want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week....
View ArticleDoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
DoorDash will require its drivers to verify their identities more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing. DoorDash has been under pressure to ensure its drivers...
View ArticleThe last Titanic salvage expedition was in 2010. Will there be any more?
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic said Thursday that it hasn't settled on plans to retrieve more artifacts from the shipwreck, potentially cooling down a...
View ArticleElon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a Texas city
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city. Billionaire Elon Musk 's company on Thursday sent a letter to local officials requesting an election...
View ArticleMetaphor: ReFantazio, Dragon Age, Astro Bot and an indie wave lead the top AP...
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a rough year in the world of video games, which reeled from some high-profile flops (sorry, Suicide Squad and Star Wars fans) and a relentless series of developer layoffs....
View ArticleSophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe's...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children’s inquiries about her “birth” and links to...
View ArticleCourt denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until...
A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting a request made by the company to halt...
View ArticleSenate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to...
At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer's warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but the company rejected many safety recommendations...
View ArticleEU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators said Tuesday they're investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc's digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania's presidential election, which...
View ArticleWhat does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
NEW YORK (AP) — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple's Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg,...
View ArticleBarcelona subway recycles energy from braking into power to charge electric cars
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Barcelona subway grinds to a halt, the doors slide open and commuters pour out to go about their daily business. Little do they know that as they do so, a burst of energy...
View ArticleMusk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, clad in tuxedo and black tie, took the stage at President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort shortly after the election with all the swagger of the winning candidate...
View ArticleFashion influencer Matilda Djerf apologizes following report she created a...
A popular social media influencer has issued an apology after a Swedish tabloid published a report saying she created a “work environment filled with fear and psychological pressure” at her fashion...
View ArticleData on animal movements help Hungarian researchers create a swarm of...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Moving in a dense cloud, like throngs of people walking across a crowded public square, 100 drones maneuver through the night sky in Hungary's capital, the result of over a...
View ArticleApple complains Meta requests risk privacy in spat over EU efforts to widen...
LONDON (AP) — Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union's intensifying efforts to get the...
View ArticleElon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage's populist party, a move that could...
LONDON (AP) — It’s a photo that sent a tremor through British politics: Elon Musk flanked by British politician Nigel Farage and a wealthy backer, in front of a gilt-framed painting of a young Donald...
View ArticleAustralian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt...
LONDON (AP) — An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency was found Thursday to be in contempt of an order of London's High Court and was...
View ArticleAmazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters said...
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