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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with “Bard,” a conversational service aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft. Bard initially will be available exclusively to a group of “trusted testers” before being widely released later this

HOUSTON — Nov Inc.: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Flexsteel: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 12.4 million people watched the Grammys on Sunday either on CBS or the Paramount+ streaming service. The Nielsen company says that’s a significant rebound from the COVID-19-affected events of 2021 and 2022, both of which reached slightly less than 9 million viewers. Sunday’s presentation of music’s biggest night featured

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — SurModics: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — PetMed: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

ST. LOUIS — BellRing Brands: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

PLANO, Texas — Diodes: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK — Varonis: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

MIRAMAR, Fla. — Spirit: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK — Take-Two: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

IRVINE, Calif. — Skyworks: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Alpha and Omega: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

PASADENA, Calif. — Arrowhead Research: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith anticipates the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 19 will help build Utah into a destination for other major sporting events. Expansion in infrastructure aided the Jazz in bringing back the coveted game, which they last hosted in 1993. Multiple hotels

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 72 cents to $74.11 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.05 to $80.99 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 5 cents to $2.37 a gallon. March heating oil fell 1 cent $2.77 a gallon. March natural gas rose 5

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky. Attendance at distilleries along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail surpassed 2 million in 2022 for the first time. The Kentucky Distillers’ Association made the announcement Monday. It says visitors flocked to large and small distilleries as the attractions

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, on Monday unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs. Seats in the middle of the auditorium will

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter, potentially bringing big changes to one of the most valuable seafood industries in the country. Fishers are required to measure lobsters from eyes to tail