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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
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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

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)
October 13

PHOTO COLLECTION: Science SpaceX Starship Launch

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
October 13
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica,, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
October 13

SpaceX mechanical arms successfully catch mega Starship rocket booster at landing pad

SpaceX mechanical arms successfully catch mega Starship rocket booster at landing pad
October 13
October 13

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

SpaceX has pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket
October 13
This image provided by SpaceX shows SpaceX's mega Starship rocket, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, over Boca Chica, Texas. (SpaceX via AP)
October 13

SpaceX launches its mega Starship rocket on a fifth test flight

SpaceX launches its mega Starship rocket on a fifth test flight
October 13
October 13

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the roar of gas-powered generators is both unpleasant and essential
October 13
Pam Phillips has been running a resource hub for neighbors out of the Beans Creek Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Bakersville, N.C. on Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriela Aoun Angueria)
October 12

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

A massive NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa
October 12
This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Europa Clipper spacecraft over the moon, Europa, with Jupiter at background left. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
October 12

Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion
October 12
FILE - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an Apple event announcing new products in Cupertino, Calif., June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
October 12

Documents show OpenAI's long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company

Back in 2016, the artificial intelligence maker OpenAI had just incorporated as a nonprofit and applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status
October 12
FILE - The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with random binary data, March 9, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
October 11

TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges

TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective
October 11
FILE - The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
October 11

What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal

The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City
October 11
The northern lights appear over Anchorage, Alaska, early the morning of Friday, Oct.. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
October 11

Climate change gave significant boost to Milton's destructive rain, winds, scientists say

Scientists say human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton’s rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%
October 11
FILE - People are rescued from an apartment complex after flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 10, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
October 11

What to stream: 'Warriors' album, 'The Dating Game' killer, 'NCIS: Origins' and Travis Kelce's games

Travis Kelce adding game show host to his growing resume with “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?"
October 11
This cover image released by Atlantic Records shows "Warriors" by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis. (Atlantic Records via AP)
October 10

AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?

Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to Google’s California headquarters to celebrate
October 10
View at the Google DeepMind logo at the office building in London, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their breakthrough work predicting and designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life. Hassabis and Jumper both work at Google Deepmind in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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

One Tech Tip: Here's what you need to do before and after your phone is stolen or lost

Phones hold so much of our digital lives that if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause major disruption beyond just the loss of a device
October 10
FILE - People look at their phones while waiting to cross an intersection in the rain at the Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping center in Beijing, July, 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
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

Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available
October 09
FILE - A Tesla logo is shown on Feb. 27, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, 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)