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Ex-'Apprentice' candidates dump nearly entire stake in owner of Trump's Truth Social platform

A Florida firm that had a 5.5% stake in Trump Media & Technology Group has disposed of most of their holdings in the company, which owns former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform
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FILE - The download screen for Truth Social app is seen on a laptop computer, March 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
September 26

Parents will have to set aside some earnings for child influencers under new California laws

Parents and guardians who profit from social media posts featuring their children will soon be required to set aside some earnings for the starlets
September 26
September 26

Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars

An expert witness testifying for Google says an antitrust case brought against the tech giant drastically underestimates the company's competition
September 26
FILE - The Google building is seen in New York, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
September 26

OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders
September 26
FILE - Sam Altman, right, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and Mira Murati, chief technology officer, appear at OpenAI DevDay, OpenAI's first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay, File)
September 26

A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by a top neuroscientist
September 26
September 26
FILE - Students use their cellphones as they leave for the day the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts High School in downtown Los Angeles, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
September 26

Police are probing apparent cyber vandalism on Wi-Fi networks at UK train stations

U.K. transport officials and police are investigating a “cyber-security incident” after users of public Wi-Fi networks at the country’s biggest railway stations reported being shown anti-Muslim messages
September 26
FILE -Commuters walk inside Waterloo station in London, June 20, 2022.(AP Photo/Tony Hicks), File)
September 26

NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties

OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers
September 26
Members of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation listen during the formal hearing inside the Charleston County Council Chambers, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in North Charleston, S.C. (Laura Bilson/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
September 25

How a ‘tech coup’ would create power imbalances and impact democracy

ABC News’ Trevor Ault spoke with Marietje Schaake, former European member of parliament, on her new book “The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley.”
September 25
VIDEO: How a ‘tech coup’ would create power imbalances and impact democracy
September 25

OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati and 2 other execs are leaving the ChatGPT maker

A high-ranking executive at OpenAI who served a few days as its interim CEO during a period of turmoil last year says she’s leaving the artificial intelligence company
September 25
FILE - Sam Altman, right, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and Mira Murati, chief technology officer, appear at OpenAI DevDay, OpenAI's first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay, File)
September 25

The northern lights might again be visible in the US as solar activity increases

The aurora borealis is continuing to dazzle viewers across the northern United States and Canada
September 25
An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the starry night sky on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, near Washtucna, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
September 25

Shein faces scrutiny in Italy over possible greenwashing

Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating the online fastfashion giant Shein for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices
September 25
FILE - A page from the Shein website is shown in this photo, in New York on June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
September 25

Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses

Meta has unveiled updates to the company’s virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses along as it tries to demonstrate its artificial intelligence prowess and the next generation of computing platforms beyond smartphones and computers
September 25
A person demonstrates the Meta Quest 3S during the Meta Connect conference Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
September 25

X releases its first transparency report since Elon Musk's takeover

Social media platform X published its first transparency report on Wednesday
September 25
FILE - Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
September 25

For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon

It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time to start practicing as it opened a facility in Germany that will let astronauts train in conditions like those on the lunar surface
September 25
Astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Matthias Maurer of Germany and their canine-like robot demonstrate their training in lunar surface simulating conditions for future moon missions, like the Artemis lunar exploration program led by NASA, at the opening of the new LUNA facility at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
September 25

CrowdStrike executive apologizes to Congress for July global tech outage

An executive at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike apologized in testimony to Congress for sparking a global technology outage over the summer
September 25
FILE - A CrowdStrike office is seen in Sunnyvale, Calif., July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)
September 25

Google complains about Microsoft cloud tactics to European Union antitrust watchdog

Google is escalating a feud with Microsoft over cloud computing by filing a European Union antitrust complaint accusing its tech rival of anticompetitive practices
September 25
FILE - The Google logo at their offices in Granary Square, in London, on Nov. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
September 25

An NTSB witness testified that the Titan submersible's carbon-fiber hull showed signs of flaws before it imploded

An NTSB witness testified that the Titan submersible's carbon-fiber hull showed signs of flaws before it imploded
September 25
September 25

Japanese scientists make a robot face with living skin that can smile

Researchers believe the technology could help pave the way for lifelike biohybrid humanoid robots in the future.
September 25
VIDEO:  Japanese scientists make a robot face with living skin that can smile
September 25

Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs

For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys
September 25
Jam & Tea Studios founders, left to right, Michael Yichao, Carl Kwoh, and J. Aaron Farr sit for photos on Jan. 18, 2024, in Roslyn, Wash. (Lutisha Aubrey Photography via AP)
September 25

NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws

An engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board says the carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process
September 25
Members of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation listen during the formal hearing inside the Charleston County Council Chambers, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in North Charleston, S.C. (Laura Bilson/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
September 24

Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change

Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the heavy rainfall that caused floods killing 24 people in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found
September 24
FILE - Women save a cat from floods in Szentendre, near Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
September 24

Video game actors' union calls for strike against 'League of Legends'

“League of Legends” is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood’s actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services for the blockbuster online multiplayer game
September 24
Actor Sena Bryer, second from left, joins other demonstrators in a SAG-AFTRA video game actor strike picket line outside Warner Bros. Studios on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
September 24

Video game actors' union calls strike against 'League of Legends'

Video game actors' union calls strike against 'League of Legends'
September 24
September 24

Former FTX cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison is sentenced to two years in prison for fraud

Former FTX cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison is sentenced to two years in prison for fraud
September 24
September 24

Department of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets

The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market
September 24
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
September 24

US sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolized debit card markets and is driving up costs for businesses and consumers

US sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolized debit card markets and is driving up costs for businesses and consumers
September 24
September 24

Prince Harry: Harms of social media have created 'epidemic' for today's youth

Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Gl...
September 24
Prince Harry speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
September 24

Vista, Blackstone buying software maker Smartsheet for about $8.4 billion

Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone are buying software maker Smartsheet for approximately $8.4 billion in cash
September 24
FILE - A sign for The Blackstone Group L.P. investment firm stands in front of their offices, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
September 24

TikTok removes Russian state media accounts for 'covert influence operations' ahead of US election

TikTok has removed accounts associated with Russian state media for engaging in “covert influence operations” on the social media platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election
September 24
FILE - A car of Russian state-owned television station RT passes by the company's office on Oct. 27, 2017, in Moscow. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
September 24

Almost all small businesses are using a software tool that is enabled by AI

More small firms say they’re harnessing AI to help their businesses
September 24
FILE - This Aug. 4, 2009, file photo shows the United States Chamber of Commerce building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
September 24

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat and sea ice are crucial, intertwined and dwindling
September 24
A polar bear nurses her cub, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
September 24

Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings

Sweden says that Iran was behind thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam's holy book in 2023
September 24
FILE -A demonstrator holds up a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, during a protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
September 24

Tearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud

A former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire has been sentenced to two years in prison for participating in what a prosecutor said was one of the largest recent financial frauds in U.S. history
September 24
FILE - Caroline Ellison former CEO of Alameda Research founded by Sam Bankman-Fried goes into a wrong car as she exits the Manhattan federal court after testifying on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
September 24

OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of 'desperation' to complete missions

A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic has pushed back at a question about whether OceanGate felt a sense of “desperation” to complete the dives because of the high ...
September 24
Amber Bay, Former OceanGate Director of Administration answers questions at the Titan marine board of investigation hearing inside the Charleston County Council Chambers Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in North Charleston, S.C. (Corey Connor via AP, Pool)
September 23

A tsunami advisory for remote Japanese islands has been lifted after small waves wash ashore

A tsunami advisory for remote Japanese islands has been lifted after small waves wash ashore
September 23
September 23

Small tsunami waves splash ashore on remote Japanese islands

Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on some Japanese islands after an earthquake that may have been triggered by volcanic activity
September 23
An official for the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, following its observation of about 20-inch (50-centimeter) tsunami on Hachijo Island of the Izu and Ogasawara island chains, which occurred after an earthquake. (Kyodo News via AP)
September 23

California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring school districts to restrict student phone use
September 23
FILE - Student Keiran George uses her cellphone as she steps outside the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts High School in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
September 23

US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP says

A new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that co...
September 23
China's President Xi Jinping, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP)
September 23

Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'

Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'
September 23
September 23

Diddy’s music streams jump after arrest and indictment

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest and the unsealing of an indictment against him
September 23
FILE - Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)
September 23

OceanGate co-founder outlines the vision Titan company had for more accessible deep-sea travel before implosion

OceanGate co-founder outlines the vision Titan company had for more accessible deep-sea travel before implosion
September 23
September 23

Ban sought for Chinese, Russian tech used in autonomous vehicles on US roads

The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers
September 23
FILE - Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
September 23

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair
September 23
In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, Russian Soyuz MS-25 space capsule carrying the NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson and the Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub lands south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Roscosmos space corporation via AP)
September 23

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan
September 23
September 23

Capsule carrying 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from space station

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair
September 23
In this photo released by Roscosmos space corporation, rescue team members help Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub to get from the capsule shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-25 space capsule carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Ivan Timoshenko, Roscosmos space corporation via AP)
September 23

Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage

Alaska Airlines says it halted its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to a technology problem that was resolved by about 10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
September 23
FILE - Alaska Airlines aircraft sits in the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
September 23

Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices

A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse
September 23
A man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, lies inside an operation room ahead of an eye surgery at the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 23

OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic said he hopes the legacy is a renewed interest in exploration
September 23
Members of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation listen during the formal hearing inside the Charleston County Council Chambers, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in North Charleston, S.C. (Laura Bilson/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
September 23

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century
September 23
Mexico's Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena speaks to the United Nations General Assembly during Summit of the Future, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)