US intelligence agencies’ embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect…
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Several injured passengers on turbulence-hit Singapore flight need spinal surgery, hospital says
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says several of the more seriously injured people who were on the…
Continue ReadingEV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media have reported that electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its…
Continue ReadingBiden looks to counter China’s influence as he rolls out red carpet for Kenya
By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Kenyan President William Ruto touched down in Beijing seven months ago, he was…
Continue ReadingBorder bill fails in Senate for second time, blocked by GOP opposition and Democratic divisions
By Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — A sweeping bipartisan border security bill failed to advance in the…
Continue ReadingBiden thanks Kenya’s Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the mission
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President…
Continue Reading‘The Garfield Movie’ is more like a stale snack than a fancy feast
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Given Garfield’s long history it’s hard to imagine a film about the corpulent cat that feels as if…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights advocates fight waiting periods and other limits amid political fallout of Roe reversal
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Longstanding abortion restrictions like waiting periods and provider regulations are now under legal attack in…
Continue ReadingBargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — PDD Holdings, the owner of Temu and Pinduoduo, is blowing past market expectations with a massive surge in…
Continue ReadingLai Ching-te, el nuevo presidente de Taiwán, pide a China que cese su “intimidación” tras jurar un histórico tercer mandato para el partido gobernante
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En su toma de posesión como presidente, Lai Ching-te hizo un llamamiento a Beijing para que cese de…
Continue Reading‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing…
Continue Reading‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
CNN By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close,…
Continue ReadingHow does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war…
Continue ReadingNorway further tightens its restrictions on the entry of Russians
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will further tighten its restrictions on the entry of people from Russia, saying those with tourist visas…
Continue ReadingUK politicians kick off a 6-week election campaign with incumbent Sunak playing the underdog
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s political party leaders crisscrossed the country on Thursday, kicking off a six-week…
Continue ReadingMissile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile has splashed down in the waters of the Red Sea, but caused no damage to a passing commercial vessel in…
Continue ReadingDeputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say a deputy chief of the military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery. The arrest…
Continue ReadingChina has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
By Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching two days of…
Continue ReadingCollege sports could see a dramatic change. Here’s what you need to know
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — College athletes could soon get dramatically different paychecks. At issue is a lawsuit called House v. the National…
Continue ReadingTop UN court declines to issue preliminary orders in Mexico-Ecuador dispute over Quito embassy raid
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has declined to issue an immediate order for Ecuador to…
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