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OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a...
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FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into the ongoing investigation of mysterious drone sightings being reported in the state and other parts of the region
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In this image taken from video, what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, N.J., Dec. 4, 2024. (MartyA45_ /TMX via AP)
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Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe's innovation fair

Sophia, a world-renowned robot, has been the center of attention at an Artificial Intelligence and Innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week
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Sophia, the humanoid robot, responds to questions from children at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Friday, 13 Dec. 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)
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OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration
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FILE - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an Apple event announcing new products in Cupertino, Calif., June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene

A giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs has been proposed for federal protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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FILE - Hannah Woodburn holds an eastern hellbender salamander near its cage, where it will stay for 48 to 60 hours after relocation, on the Watauga River near Boone, N.C., June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
December 13

Metaphor: ReFantazio, Dragon Age, Astro Bot and an indie wave lead the top AP video games of 2024

Associated Press writer Lou Kesten has chosen his top 10 video games of 2024
December 13
This combination of images released by Mossmouth shows scenes from some of the 50 games included in UFO 50. (Mossmouth via AP)
December 13

US updates a science and technology pact with China to reflect growing rivalry and security threats

The U.S. has updated a decades-old science and technology agreement with China to reflect their growing rivalry for technological dominance
December 13
FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
December 13

Scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuries

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries
December 13
FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, rangers inspect what is believed to be a rare spade-toothed whale on July 5, 2024, after it was found washed ashore on a beach near Otago, New Zealand. (Department of Conservation via AP, File)
December 13

Rolling blackouts plague Iran and some suspect bitcoin mining may have a role in the outages

Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting people’s lives and businesses
December 13
The reactor building of Iran's nuclear power plant and electricity poles are seen, at Bushehr, Iran, 750 miles (1,245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
December 12

Huge and rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released in Cambodia recently in just a few days, offering new hope for the survival for the species
December 12
In this photo released by Zeb Hogan, USAID Wonders of the Mekong Project, people hold a Mekong giant catfish to release it in Mekong River in Kampong Cham, Cambodia on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Zeb Hogan, USAID Wonders of the Mekong Project via AP)
December 12

Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a Texas city

SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbasesite a new Texas city
December 12
FILE- SpaceX's mega rocket Starship prepares for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
December 12

Drone operators worry that anxiety over mystery sightings will lead to new restrictions

The popularity of drones has exploded in recent years, as small unmanned aircraft have become cheap enough for many hobbyists to buy
December 12
FILE - In this April 29, 2018, file photo, a drone operator helps to retrieve a drone after photographing over Hart Island in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
December 12
FILE - YouTube TV logo is seen at the YouTube Space LA in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
December 12

North Korean nationals indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programs

Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a scheme using information technology workers with false identities to contract with U.S. companies, workers who then allegedly funneled their wages to North Korea for development of ballistic missi...
December 12
The FBI in St. Louis, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, announced the indictments of 14 North Korean nationals in a scheme using IT workers who used false identities to get remote jobs with U.S. companies, then funneled their wages and other funds back to North Korea for use in weapons programs. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)
December 12

Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

A new study says Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago
December 12
This image provided by Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology shows an artist’s illustration of ancient humans from Ranis, Germany and the Czech Republic traveling together 45,000 years ago.(Tom Björklund/Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology via AP)
December 12

Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly,” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health
December 12
FILE — Isabella Cimato, 17, from left, Arianna Schaden, 14, and Sofia Harrison, 15, check their phones at Roosevelt Field shopping mall in Garden City, N.Y., on July 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
December 12

US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey should be 'shot down, if necessary'

A U_S_ senator says mysterious drones spotted flying at night over sensitive areas in New Jersey should be “shot down, if necessary."
December 12
In this image taken from video, what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, N.J., Dec. 4, 2024. (MartyA45_ /TMX via AP)
December 12

What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?

A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why
December 12
FILE - This photo provided by Brian Glenn shows what appears to be multiple drones flying over Bernardsville, N.J., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 (Brian Glenn/TMX via AP, File)
December 12

Concern over Syria's chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor

The global chemical weapons watchdog has opened an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals in the wake of the overthrow of President Bashar Assad
December 12
A boy holding a rifle borrowed from a Syrian opposition fighter poses on the top of a government forces tank that was left on a street, at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
December 12

Amazon to contribute $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. Meta is also donating $1M

Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund
December 12
FILE - Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
December 12

DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints

DoorDash is requiring its drivers to verify their identities more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing
December 12
FILE - A food delivery rider waits for the traffic light to change Monday, March 30, 2020, in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
December 12

How to watch the Geminid meteor shower this weekend

The Geminids originate from a "dead" asteroid, rather than a comet.
December 12
In this Dec. 14, 2023, photo provided by NOIRLab, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a program of the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, located near Tucson in the Tohono O'odham Nation.
December 11

US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products

The Biden administration has announced it is raising tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businesses
December 11
The sun sets over electric pylons along a solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
December 11

One Tech Tip: How to protect your communications through encryption

Cyber officials are advising people to use encryption in their communications after a sprawling hacking campaign
December 11
FILE - An attendee at the Microsoft Ignite conference records an address on Nov. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
December 11

Apple's latest iPhones get the gift of more AI as holiday shopping season heats up

Apple is pumping more artificial intelligence into the latest iPhones during the holiday shopping season
December 11
FILE - The new iPhone 16 is displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple headquarters Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)
December 11

Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat

Google has unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence
December 11
FILE - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks about Gemini at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
December 11

How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year

The Geminids are among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids, and this year they will peak on Friday
December 11
FILE - A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Geminids meteor shower over an Orthodox church on the local cemetery near the village of Zagorie, Belarus, late, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
December 11

TikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country

TikTok has challenged a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese video-sharing app’s business operations in the country that was imposed over national security concerns
December 11
A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
December 11

What happens next with Alex Jones' Infowars? No certainty yet after sale to The Onion is rejected

Lawyers in the Alex Jones bankruptcy case are now in discussions on what could happen next after a federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet
December 11
FILE - Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
December 10

Stop & Shop is using grocery store kiosks to make digital-only deals available to more customers

Regional supermarket chain Stop & Shop is installing kiosks in all of its stores in the Northeast U.S. to make digital-only coupons more accessible
December 10
FILE - A digital-only coupon for Pampers brand baby wipes is displayed at a Kroger in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin)
December 10
FILE - The Google building is seen in New York, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
December 10

GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

General Motors says it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit
December 10
FILE - Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV, is seen on Jan. 16, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
December 10

Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases are starting to get refunds

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
December 10
FILE - This Jan. 28, 2015 photo shows the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
December 10

Boosting Cyprus' defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says

Cyprus' defense minister says that bolstering the defense capacity of the east Mediterranean island nation by getting new armaments is critical for a country so close to the war-wracked Middle East
December 10
Minister of Defence Vasilis Palmas is seen during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the Defence ministry in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
December 10

OpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people

OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but won’t let most users depict people as it monitors for patterns of misuse
December 10
FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
December 10

The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction

A federal judge has rejected the sale of the conspiracy platform Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet after Alex Jones claimed that a recent bankruptcy auction was fraught with illegal collusion
December 10
FILE - Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
December 09

Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption

About 87,000 people are being evacuated in a central Philippine region after a volcano erupted with a huge plume of ash and superhot streams of gas and debris hurtling down its slopes
December 09
Volcanic ash covers a street at Bago City, Negros Occidental province, Philippines Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, a day after an eruption of Mount Kanlaon. (AP Photo/Chona Aplaon)
December 09

About 87,000 people in central Philippines are being evacuated the day after a brief but major volcanic eruption

About 87,000 people in central Philippines are being evacuated the day after a brief but major volcanic eruption
December 09
December 09

California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites

California lawmakers will consider a bill to require labels on social media platforms warning of their effects on young people’s lives
December 09
FILE - California Attorney General Rob Bonta fields questions at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
December 09

Meta shareholders seek sanctions for Sandberg, Zients for deleting Cambridge Analytica emails

Attorneys for Meta shareholders are asking a Delaware judge to sanction former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and fellow Facebook board member and current White House chief of staff Jeff Zients for deleting emails related to the Cambridge Anal...
December 09
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
December 09

Nvidia's stock dips after China opens probe of the AI chip company for violating anti-monopoly laws

Shares of Nvidia have slipped after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws
December 09
FILE - A sign to a Nvidia office building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
December 09

TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of ban until SCOTUS review

TikTok on Monday asked a federal appeals court to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews the case
December 09
A neon TikTok logo hangs in the lobby of the TikTok office building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
December 09

Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash

A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to 1.8 miles high following a powerful blast that sent villagers fleeing to emergency shelters
December 09
In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Kanlaon volcano, as seen from Mansalanao, Negros Occidental province, Philippines on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology via AP)
December 09

Auctioneer defends The Onion's bid for Infowars as Alex Jones tries stopping sale

The Onion's bid to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars returned to a Texas courtroom
December 09
FILE - Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
December 06

TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what's next?

TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge the company brought against a law that requires it to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January
December 06
FILE - Devotees of TikTok gather at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn't sell, on March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
December 06

Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly

A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat
December 06
FILE - A woman and a girl walk along the shore to cool off during a heat wave on the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, on June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
December 06

What to stream: Paris and Nicole reunite, Romano and Kudrow team up and Indiana Jones quests

Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie “Maria” and Jamie Foxx's Netflix comedy special called “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was
December 06
This combination of photos show promotional art for the comedy special "Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...," left, the new series "Dexter: Original Sin," center, and the three-part series "Paris & Nicole: The Encore." (Netflix/Paramount+/Peacock via AP)
December 06

Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US

A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appe...
December 06
A neon TikTok logo hangs in the lobby of the TikTok office building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
December 06

A federal appeals court panel upholds a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok in the US

A federal appeals court panel upholds a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok in the US
December 06
December 06

The EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil

The European Union has sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Moscow coordinated influencers on its platform to promote an election candidate who became the surprise front-runner in the nati...
December 06
People wave Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-European rally ahead of the country's Dec. 8 runoff presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)