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October 21

FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect

A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect
October 21
FILE - Lina Khan, then the nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks a confirmation hearing, April 21, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner via AP, Pool, File)
October 21

Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory

The federal government plans to provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor to produce a key material for computer chips, an announcement Monday with possible political significance as the new factory would be in the swing state of Michigan
October 21
FILE - Hemlock Semiconductor Corp.'s plant in Thomas Township, Mich., May 2, 2007. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Melanie Sochan, File)
October 21

Slack researcher discusses the fear, loathing and excitement surrounding AI in the workplace

Artificial intelligence’s recent rise to the forefront of business has left most office workers wondering how often they should be using the technology and worried about whether a computer will eventually replace them
October 21
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October 21

GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving

New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations
October 21
The home page for the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is shown on a device on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
October 20

Cyprus thwarted a digital attack against the government's main online portal

Cyprus says it has successfully thwarted a digital attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online portal
October 20
October 20

Japan, UK and Italy to expedite next-generation fighter jet to replace F-2s and Eurofighter Typhoons

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy have agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet
October 20
A view of a 1/10 model of a next-generation combat jet Japan to be jointly developed with the UK and Italy for deployment in 2035, on display at a booth of their joint Global Combat Air Program, or GCAP, at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition, in Tokyo, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)
October 19

How AI is helping to decipher animal communication

David Gruber, National Geographic Explorer and founder of Project CETI, discusses how AI is helping researchers decipher whale calls.
October 19
VIDEO: How AI is helping to decipher animal communication
October 19
FILE - A pumpkin carved and painted with skeletons is displayed at the Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns Show, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
October 18

A failed mic leaves Donald Trump pacing the stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes

Donald Trump paced his rally stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes Friday night in Detroit after his microphone cut out
October 18
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump pauses during technical difficulties at a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 18

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition
October 18
FILE - This Tuesday, July 19, 2016, file photo shows the Google logo at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
October 18
This combination of images shows promotional art for the documentary "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,” left, the series "Somebody, Somewhere," center, and the new series "Before." (Netflix/Max/Apple TV+ via AP)
October 18

‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?

A wave of influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms have started specializing in a trend they call “kindness content,” which usually entails recording a charitable act like giving money or goods to strangers in need
October 18
Influencer Jimmy Darts poses for a portrait, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
October 18

US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian
October 18
The logo of Tesla car is pictured at the Paris Auto Show, in Paris, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
October 18

US opens probe into Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' system after crash reports in low visibility and a pedestrian death

US opens probe into Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' system after crash reports in low visibility and a pedestrian death
October 18
October 17

Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs

Elon Musk has brought his support for Republican Donald Trump to the Philadelphia suburbs for a town hall and encouraged Pennsylvania voters to register to cast their ballots and vote early
October 17
Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
October 17

One Direction was the internet's first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force

One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead this week after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at just 31
October 17
Fans of former One Direction singer Liam create a memorial outside the hotel where he was found dead after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
October 17

Netflix's subscriber growth is slowing, but its profit and stock price are still surging

Netflix says its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign that the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is tapering off
October 17
FILE - The Netflix button on a television remote control was juxtaposed with a Netflix web page, in this photo in New York, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
October 17

Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock

Scientists have pinpointed how sperm and egg fuse together across the animal kingdom, from fish to people
October 17
This microscope image provided by Osaka University and the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in October 2024, shows the fertilization of a mouse egg marked in red and green. DNA is marked in blue, showing in the egg at the top and in a sperm cell at the bottom left. (Yonggang Lu/Osaka University/IMP via AP)
October 17

Man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike

An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said
October 17
FILE - The seal of the Department of Justice, Aug. 1, 2023, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
October 17

TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds

Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok still approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads
October 17
FILE - The TikTok logo is seen on their building in Culver City, Calif., March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
October 17

Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation

Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine
October 17
Parts of downed Shahed drones launched by Russia are piled in a storage room of a research laboratory in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
October 17
This photo provided by NASA shows the Orionid meteors on Oct. 13, 2015. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA via AP)
October 17

Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with 'strategic goals'

Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”
October 17
FILE - Mark Zuckerberg holds a pair of Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conferenceSept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
October 17

PHOTO COLLECTION: Supermoon

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
October 17
The moon rises next to a neon Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
October 17

Nokia sees improved Q3 profit but reports 8% sales dip mainly due to weaker India market

Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings, mainly on the back of cost cutting measures, but saw its sales dive 8% largely due to a weaker India market
October 17
October 16

Camellia Bowl gets a new name and title sponsor. It's now the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

The annual college football bowl game held in Alabama’s capital is changing its name to the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
October 16
October 16

Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump

Elon Musk, the tech mogul who is the world’s richest man, plunged more than $70 million of his personal fortune into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign...
October 16
Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 16

US agency adopts rule to make it easier for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions

The Federal Trade Commission has adopted a rule that will require businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships
October 16
FILE - Lina Khan, then the nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks a confirmation hearing, April 21, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner via AP, Pool, File)
October 16

A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

Scientists say a celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other
October 16
This illustration provided by Caltech depicts the orbits of brown dwarf twins, Gliese 229Ba and Gliese 229Bb, with a separation only 16 times larger than the distance between Earth and the Moon. The pair of stars orbits a cool M-dwarf star every 250 years. (K. Miller, R. Hurt/Caltech/IPAC)
October 16

Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy

Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors
October 16
The Google logo, left, is displayed at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on July 19, 2016, and the Amazon logo is displayed on the exterior wall of the Amazon OXR1 fulfillment center in Oxnard, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo)
October 15

How Jose Iglesias’ ‘OMG’ became the perfect anthem for the underdog Mets

It’s a pop hit like many others, with an ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm
October 15
New York Mets' Jose Iglesias throws to first base during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
October 15

Mexico says foreign firms have pledged $20 billion in investments, but many are old or uncertain

Mexican officials say companies have pledged $20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico
October 15
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, left, listens to Mexican businessperson Francisco Cervantes speak during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
October 15

October's supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle

October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one
October 15
The full moon rises in the over a beer sign in the outfield at Kauffman Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
October 15

Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover

Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year
October 15
FILE - The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown, June 13, 2013, the during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
October 15

Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras

Space weather experts say expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle
October 15
An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky along with the Big Dipper constellation on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
October 15

Parents sue school after son punished for AI use

The parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school after they said he was accused of cheating for using AI on an assignment.
October 15
The parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school after they said he was accused of cheating for using AI on an assignment.
October 15

Countries that have cashed in on their top-level domain names

Anguilla is raking in extra unexpected revenue from registration fees for its
October 15
Rooster handlers gather at Bolivar Plaza to protest against a proposed bill that would ban cockfighting in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
October 15

Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

Meta’s oversight board has expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay
October 15
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
October 15

Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor

Scientists have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor
October 15
In this photo provided by Schmidt Ocean Institute, a rock crust sample, upside down, reveals Oasisia and Riftia tubeworms, as well as other organisms. (Schmidt Ocean Institute via AP)
October 15

Cyber criminals increasingly helping Russia and China target the US, Microsoft says

Russia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from Microsoft
October 15
FILE - This April 12, 2016, file photo shows the Microsoft logo in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, France. Russia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from Microsoft. Analysts at the tech giant say partnerships between authoritarian governments and criminal networks have benefits for both sides, increasing the volume and effectiveness of the cyber operations while giving criminals new avenues to profit and protection from prosecution. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
October 15

How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

The artificial intelligence boom is providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean
October 15
A man looks at the new iPhone 16 in the Apple store as the iPhone 16 with artificial intelligence software, and other Apple Watch products, go on sale, in Berlin, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Katharina Kausche/dpa via AP)
October 15

Biden admin to provide $750 million to North Carolina-based Wolfspeed for advanced computer chips

The Biden-Harris administration announced plans to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its fact...
October 15
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)
October 15

China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances

China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon
October 15
A woman holds a national flag near a floral display featuring a theme of China Space Mission for the upcoming National Day celebration, in Beijing, on Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
October 15

A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days

Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species
October 15
A buff-cheeked gibbon swings in its cage at Hong Kong's Zoological and Botanical Gardens in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo)
October 14

A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space

A California school has planted a tree that’s out of this world
October 14
Students at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School participate at a ceremony to plant a small Giant Sequoia tree from NASA's Artemis I Mission's tree seeds that traveled around the moon twice, after the school was honored in the spring of 2024 to become NASA Moon Tree Stewards in Lake Forest, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
October 14

NASA's Europa Clipper launches on mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon

The spacecraft will complete nearly 50 flybys of the Jupiter moon of Europa to determine if there are conditions suitable for life.
October 14
VIDEO: NASA's Europa Clipper launches on mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon
October 14

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

A NASA spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and reveal whether its hidden ocean might hold the keys to life
October 14
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with a NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
October 14

NASA spacecraft launches on a 5 1/2-year journey to Jupiter's moon Europa

NASA spacecraft launches on a 5 1/2-year journey to Jupiter's moon Europa
October 14
October 14

In Denmark, 50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons have been unearthed

Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed a Viking Age burial ground containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved” skeletons
October 14
Skeletons and skulls sit in graves at an excavation site of a 10th century Viking burial ground in Aasum, Denmark, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
October 14

Tech consultant goes on trial in death of Cash App founder Bob Lee

A tech consultant has gone on trial over a year after the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco
October 14
FILE - Flowers sit at a tree in front of the building where a technology executive was fatally stabbed outside of in San Francisco, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)