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October 10

North Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene

One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors from mines in a western North Carolina community harmed by Hurricane Helene is operating again
October 10
An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
October 10

Hurricane Milton has caused thousands of flight cancellations, is yours one of them? What to know

Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and plowed across Florida
October 10
This image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows an aerial view of the extensive flooding on Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 after Hurricane Milton passed through the area. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office via AP)
October 09

Tesla unveiling its long-awaited robotaxi amid doubts about the technology it runs on

Expectations are high for Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi unveiling at a Hollywood studio Thursday night
October 09
FILE - This Wednesday, March 18, 2020, file photo, shows a Tesla charging station in Port Huron, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
October 09

Marriott agrees to pay $52 million, beef up data security to resolve probes over data breaches

Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security
October 09
FILE - A person walks past the San Francisco Marriott Union Square hotel on July 11, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
October 09

Here's what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears
October 09
Ron Rook, who said he was looking for people in need of help or debris to clear, walks through windy and rainy conditions on a deserted street in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
October 09

Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery
October 09
This undated photo provided by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in October 2024 shows one of the previously conjoined Ruffin twins after separation surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. (Ed Cunicelli/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia via AP)
October 09

Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes
October 09
Flares of northern lights color the sky over the White Mountains just after midnight, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, as viewed from a mountaintop in Chatham, N.H. Lights on the summit of Mount Washington can be seen on the ridgeline at left. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
October 09

Scientists recreate the head of this ancient 9-foot-long bug

Scientists now know what the head of the biggest bug to ever crawl the Earth looks like
October 09
This illustration provided by researchers in October 2024 depicts a juvenile Arthropleura insect reconstructed using fossils discovered in Montceau-les-Mines, France. (Mickaël Lhéritier, Jean Vannier, Alexandra Giupponi via AP)
October 09

Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, complying with judicial demands

The social media platform X is returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the country’s highest court
October 09
FILE - An ad by Valor media shows a photo of Elon Musk at a shopping center in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
October 09

Elon Musk's X platform is back in Brazil after a nearly six-week suspension, having complied with all judicial demands

Elon Musk's X platform is back in Brazil after a nearly six-week suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
October 09
October 09

Amazon says new technology in vans will help sort packages on the fly and save time

Amazon has revealed new technology that it says will help delivery drivers avoid organizing packages at stops or manually check to see if they have the right parcel for each delivery
October 09
FILE - The Amazon logo is seen, June 15, 2023, at the Vivatech show in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
October 09

American Water cyberattack renews focus on protecting critical infrastructure

A cyberattack continues to affect the nation's largest regulated water and wastewater utility company, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure
October 09
FILE - The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., American Water, its building in Camden, N.J., seen in the foreground on June 17, 2024, says it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
October 09

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

A rare, bright comet will be visible in October, clear skies permitting
October 09
This photo provided by Nicolas Biver shows Comet C/2023 A3 (ATLAS-Tsuchinshan) as seen in the night sky of Granada, Spain, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Nicolas Biver via AP)
October 09

Wimbledon tennis tournament to use AI to make line calls in break with tradition

Wimbledon is replacing line judges with electronic line-calling to mark the latest step into the modern age by the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament
October 09
FILE - Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka jokes with a line judge in his Men's singles match against United States' Reilly Opelka during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. That long-held Wimbledon tradition of line judges dressed in elegant uniforms is no more. The All England Club has announced that artificial intelligence will be used to make the 'out' and 'fault' calls at the championships from 2025.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
October 09

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on proteins

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on proteins
October 09
October 09

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on proteins

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper who discovered powerful techniques to predict and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life
October 09
American biochemist David Baker, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, takes his seat before a news conference at the University of Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Seattle. University of Washington president Ana Mari Cauce applauds at left. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
October 09

US weighs asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly
October 09
FILE - The Google building is seen in New York, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
October 09

Climate change boosted Helene's deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton

Scientists say human-caused climate change boosted the rainfall of deadly Hurricane Helene by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%
October 09
FILE - Len Frisbee dumps a wheelbarrow of dirt as he helps with clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
October 08

Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands

The Brazilian Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a statement posted on the court’s website
October 08
FILE - An ad by Valor media shows a photo of Elon Musk at a shopping center in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
October 08

Musk’s X will be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court justice’s demands, a court statement says

Musk’s X will be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court justice’s demands, a court statement says
October 08
October 08

TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states' lawsuits say

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok
October 08
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a press conference announcing a bipartisan coalition of attorney generals filing lawsuits against TikTok for violation of state consumer protection laws Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Minh Connors)
October 08

More than a dozen states sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children

More than a dozen states sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children
October 08
October 08

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries that enable machine learning

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries that enable machine learning
October 08
October 08

Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions

Social media users across the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them
October 08
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile device in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
October 08

Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics
October 08
This photo combo shows the 2024 Nobel Prize winners in Physics, professor John Hopfield, left, of Princeton University, and professor Geoffrey Hinton, of the University of Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (Princeton University via AP and Noah Berger/AP Photo)
October 08

Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh-highest peak

Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have fallen on the world’s seventh-highest peak have died
October 08
FILE -The Dhaulagiri Range, on the left and the Annapurna Range, on the right of the central Himalayas is seen as trekkers view the sweeping sunrise from Poon Hill, above the village of Ghorepani, in central Nepal, Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Malcolm Foster, File)
October 07

American Water, the largest water utility in US, is targeted by a cyberattack

American Water serves 14 million people in 14 states, 18 military installations.
October 07
FILE - The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., American Water, its building in Camden, N.J., seen in the foreground on June 17, 2024, says it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
October 07

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say

In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled
October 07
FILE - Debris surrounds the Faraway Inn Cottages and Motel in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)
October 07

Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs at its $7.6 billion plant in Georgia

Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its sprawling manufacturing plant west of Savannah
October 07
FILE - The 2025 model Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric SUV is seen Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, after being unveiled at an auto dealership in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum, File)
October 07

Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition

A federal judge has ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition
October 07
FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
October 07

Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced 'a lot of bad genes in our country'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U_S_ and have committed murder did so because “it’s in their genes.”
October 07
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens to opera singer Christopher Macchio after speaking at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 07

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
October 07
FILE - The Amazon logo is seen, June 15, 2023, at the Vivatech show in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
October 07

A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test

A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash
October 07
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying a European spacecraft to an asteroid. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
October 07

European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test

European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test
October 07
October 07

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA
October 07
October 07

IAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater

A team of international scientists is in Fukushima to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged nuclear power plant
October 07
This photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
October 07

Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Americans for discovery of microRNA

The Nobel Assembly said that the discovery is “fundamentally important.”
October 07
Gary Ruvkun, American molecular biologist, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, speaks with a reporter, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at his home, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
October 05

Elon Musk makes his first appearance at a Trump rally and casts the election in dire terms

Elon Musk has praised Donald Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America."
October 05
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks to the stage to speak alongside Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 05

Alleged plots against US campaign are only the latest examples of Iran targeting adversaries

Iran is under suspicion of trying to hack figures associated with the upcoming U.S. presidential election and plotting the assassination of former President Donald Trump
October 05
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers his sermon during Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
October 04

Ubisoft shares jump following reports of Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyout

Shares of Ubisoft surged more than 30% Friday, following reports that Tencent and the Guillemot family are considering a buyout of the video game maker
October 04
FILE - The logo of French video game publisher Ubisoft is pictured at the Paris games week in Paris, Nov. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
October 04

Solar flares may cause faint auroras across top of Northern Hemisphere

Solar storms may cause faint auroras across fringes of the northern United States this weekend
October 04
Flares of northern lights color the sky over the White Mountains just after midnight, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, as viewed from a mountaintop in Chatham, N.H. Lights on the summit of Mount Washington can be seen on the ridgeline at left. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
October 04

What to stream: Jelly Roll, 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,' Cate Blanchett and Charli XCX remixes

Sean Wang’s semi-autobiographical feature debut “Dìdi” and Jelly Roll's 22-track album “Beautifully Broken” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases
October 04
This image released by Max shows a scene from "Salem's Lot." (Justin Lubin/Max via AP)
October 04

Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

The chief of the Shawnee Tribe grew up playing video games, including hundreds of hours colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri
October 04
Andrew Frederiksen, left, and Pete Murray from Firaxis Games speak at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Shawnee Language Center on Friday, September 20, 2024 in Miami, Okla.. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)
October 04

Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

The European Union’s top court has said that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising under the bloc’s strict data privacy rules
October 04
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile device in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
October 04

Google will stop linking to New Zealand news if law forces it to pay for content

Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms
October 04
FILE - People arrive at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)
October 04

The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence

Wars, a refugee crisis, famine, and artificial intelligence could all be recognized with Nobel Prizes
October 04
FILE - Firefighters work on a site of a building damaged by a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov, File)
October 04

Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake

IronNet, a cybersecurity startup, had promised it would combat hackers using a unique blend of expertise and software
October 04
FILE - IronNet co-CEOs William Welch, center left, and Keith Alexander, center right, ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange, to celebrate their company's listing, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Partially obscured behind Alexander is Andre Pienaar. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
October 03

The US and Microsoft disrupt a Russian hacking group targeting American officials and nonprofits

U.S. authorities and Microsoft say hackers linked to Russian intelligence targeted dozens of former military and intelligence officials, journalists and civil society groups with a sophisticated campaign designed to steal information
October 03
FILE - The Microsoft logo is displayed outside its French headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
October 03

PFF adds an in-game grading feature to its NFL analysis

Pro Football Focus changed how many fans followed the NFL by providing grades and advanced statistics to help quantify how every player performed on a play-by-play basis from high-profile quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes to more anonymous guards and l...
October 03
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
October 03

A 5th recall for Tesla Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview display

Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year
October 03
FILE - Visitors look over a 2024 Cybertruck in the Tesla display at the Electrify Expo, July 14, 2024, in north Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)