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Apple’s annual developers conference will begin June 10

The company will introduce its newest devices and is expected to unveil its artificial intelligence strategy.
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VIDEO:  Apple’s annual developers conference will begin June 10
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Chinese leader Xi tells Dutch PM that restricting technology access won't stop China's advance

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that attempts to restrict China’s access to technology will not stop the country’s advance
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FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks with the media as he arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is meeting with Chinese leaders Wednesday, March 27, 2024 for talks that are expected to include the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and Dutch restrictions on the export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)
March 26

Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people's ages

Kansas is poised to require internet pornography sites to verify that visitors are adults
March 26
Kansas House Judiciary Committee Chair Susan Humphries, R-Wichita, watches an electronic tally vote as the House approves a bill requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their Kansas visitors, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The measure is likely to be come law and have Kansas joining at least eight other states in requiring age verification. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
March 26

US prosecutors try to send warning to cryptocurrency world with KuCoin prosecution

A top U.S. prosecutor has announced criminal charges against a once ascending company in the cryptocurrency world and two of its founders in a bid to send a message to other players in the industry to follow U.S. laws
March 26
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Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology

A 420-meter or quarter-mile white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight
March 26
One of the tubes allowing vehicles to travel on magnetic fields is seen at the new European test center for hyperloop transportation technology which opens in Veendam, northern Netherlands, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
March 26

Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher

Baseball technology has come a long way since the days of the Iron Mike
March 26
A laptop is used to demonstrate the Trajekt Arc pitching machine during the Major League Baseball winter meetings Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
March 26

Apple App Store - Top Apps

App Store / Apple TV apps charts for week ending 3/24/24:
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March 26

Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued
March 26
FILE - An Amazon Prime driver makes a delivery in Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 26, 2024, brought by Amazon’s logistics subsidiary, which had sought to overturn a lower court's ruling that it had misclassified delivery drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)
March 26

Conceptual videos showing the potential of artificial intelligence released

Visual artists and filmmakers used Sora, OpenAI’s new text to video generation platform.
March 26
VIDEO:  Conceptual videos showing the potential of Artificial Intelligence released
March 26

Chinese EV makers challenging market leaders at auto show in Bangkok

Chinese electric vehicle makers are showcasing their latest models, including a flying car, as they take on global rivals at the Bangkok International Motor Show
March 26
A model stands next to CHANGAN's electric vehicle "Deepal LO7" during the 45th Bangkok Motor Show in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
March 26

UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

A British court says Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty
March 26
Stella Assange, wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless U.S. authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. The case has been adjourned until May 20.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
March 26

UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US on espionage charges

UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US on espionage charges
March 26
March 26

A London court will rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Assange can challenge extradition to the US

A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges
March 26
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges will issue a ruling Tuesday morning in the High Court on whether Assange can make one final appeal in England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
March 25

New Zealand joins the US and the UK in alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyberespionage

New Zealand says hackers linked to the Chinese government targeted its Parliament in 2021
March 25
FILE - A statue of New Zealand politician Richard Seddon stands outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, July 5, 2020. Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand's Parliament in 2021, the country's security minister said, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,FILE)
March 25

Trump's social media firm starts trading on Nasdaq with market value of almost $6.8B

Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company rose about 16% in the first day of trading, boosting the value of Trump’s large stake in the company as well as the smaller holdings of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president
March 25
Pedestrians walk past the Nasdaq building in New York on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Donald Trump’s social media company begins trading publicly Tuesday. Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. was acquired Monday by a blank-check company called Digital World Acquisition Corp. Trump Media, which runs the social media platform Truth Social, now takes Digital World’s place on the Nasdaq stock exchange. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
March 25

Baby gorilla cuddled by mother at London Zoo remains nameless

The newest endangered baby gorilla at the London Zoo is more than six weeks old but doesn’t yet have a name
March 25
A critically endangered Western Lowland Gorilla mother holds her baby, one of two babies born at the zoo in Jan. and Feb. this year, at London Zoo in London, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
March 25

Tired of AI doomsday tropes, Cohere CEO says his goal is technology that's 'additive to humanity'

Aidan Gomez can take some credit for the ‘T’ at the end of ChatGPT
March 25
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March 25

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by the Tesla owner
March 25
FILE - Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by the Tesla owner. On Monday, March 25, 2024 U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer dismissed the suit, writing in his order that it was “unabashedly and vociferously about one thing" — punishing the nonprofit for its speech. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
March 25

A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to the US

A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges
March 25
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges will issue a ruling Tuesday morning in the High Court on whether Assange can make one final appeal in England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
March 25

Trump's social media company to start trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday

Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market on Tuesday
March 25
FILE - The Truth Social account for former President Donald Trump is seen on a mobile device, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in New York. Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The common stock of Trump Media & Technology Group will trade under the ticker symbol “DJT.” (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
March 25

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts has successfully docked at the International Space Station
March 25
Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, top, Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft for launch, Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
March 25

Florida's DeSantis signs one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors

Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors, if it withstands expected legal challenges
March 25
FILE 0 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis applauds during a press conference at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Florida will have one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, March 25, 2024. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
March 25

Low-cost internet program possibly coming to an end

The federal government's affordable connectivity program could end as early as May if lawmakers do not pass funding to extend the program.
March 25
VIDEO: Low-cost internet program possibly coming to an end
March 25

US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.’s election watchdog
March 25
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a visit to an engineering firm in Barrow-in-Furness, England, Monday, March 25, 2024. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
March 25

Big brands could pivot easily if TikTok goes away, but small business may struggle

A lot of “What ifs” still surround a bill the U.S. House passed last week that would mandate TikTok′s Beijing-based parent company to sell its stake in the platform or face a nationwide ban
March 25
Samantha Mayer, left, and her mother Deborah Mayer prep handbags before selling live on TikTok, Wednesday, March 21, 2024, in Freehold, N.J. Deborah Mayer has sold new and pre-owned handbags and other designer goods out of her New Jersey home for 16 years. Early last year, TikTok recruited her business for the live component of TikTok Shop. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
March 25

TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

TikTok’s extensive lobbying campaign is the latest tech industry push since the House passed legislation that would ban the popular app if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake
March 25
FILE - Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D, N.Y., right, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 13, 2023. TikTok's extensive lobbying campaign is the latest tech industry push since the House passed legislation that would ban the popular app if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake. Rounds says he thinks the Senate can eventually pass a TikTok bill, even if it's a different version. Schumer has said very little about the TikTok bill or whether he might put it on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
March 25

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and
March 25
Judith Vogel, left, and Ryan Hegarty, right, discuss maple syrup produced by Stockton University's Maple Project in Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
March 24

Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages

The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production
March 24
FILE - A Chick-fil-A location in Philadelphia is shown Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
March 24

Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create a striking aurora

Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday.
March 24
This image provided by NASA shows the Sun seen from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday, March 25, 2024, saying an ouburst of plasma from a solar flare could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth and make for great aurora viewing. There's no reason for the public to be concerned, according to the alert issued Saturday night by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo. (NASA via AP)
March 24

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

It will be a very tiny big-game hunt for one of the largest animals in North America
March 24
In this photo provided by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, a collared cow moose and her calf are spotted in Elko County, Nev., in 2021. NDOW collar data indicates this cow has had a calf every year since being collared. In what will be a very tiny hunt for some of the biggest game in North America, Nevada is planning its first-ever moose hunting season in the fall of 2024. State officials expect thousands of applications for the handful of hunting tags and, with an estimated population barely topping 100, it's already controversial. (Nevada Department of Wildlife via AP)
March 23

One Tech Tip: How to get around Instagram's new limits on political content

Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users’ feeds, but there is a relatively quick and easy way to turn off the controls if you don’t want to keep the limitations place
March 23
File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users' feeds, Saturday, March 23, 2024, but there is a relatively quick and easy way to turn off the controls if you don't want to keep the limitations place.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
March 23

Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has blasted off two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute
March 23
In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, service towers lower prior to the launch of the Soyuz 2.1a rocket with Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus to the International Space Station, ISS, at the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan, Saturday, March 23, 2024. The crew's launch was initially scheduled for Thursday, but it was aborted by an automatic safety system about 20 seconds before the scheduled liftoff. Officials said the launch abort was triggered by a voltage drop in a power source. (Roscosmos space corporation via AP)
March 23

Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipse

Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America
March 23
FILE - People watch a total solar eclipse in La Higuera, Chile, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s 2024 total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
March 22

AI chatbots here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work

A growing number of AI chatbots are being pitched as a way to address the recent mental health crisis among teens and young adults
March 22
This image provided by Earkick in March 2024 shows the company's mental health chatbot on a smartphone. A growing number of AI chatbots are being pitched as a way to address the recent mental health crisis among teens and young adults. But experts disagree about whether these chatbots are delivering a mental health service or are simply a new form of self-help. (Earkick via AP)
March 22

With organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study finds

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth
March 22
Katy Rogers, the farm manager at Teter Organic Farm and Retreat Center, stands by one of the public hiking trails at the facility, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Noblesville, Ind. Rogers said in many cases it’s a misconception that organic farmers are harboring massive pest infestations. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
March 22

What to stream this week: Beyoncé, Steve Martin, J-Hope, Mike Birbiglia, Bill Nighy and 'Madu'

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Beyoncé's “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” a Amazon Prime docuseries about BTS member J-Hope and “Madu,” a documentary about a Nigerian boy who dreams of being a professional ballet dancer
March 22
This combination of album cover images shows "Act ll: Cowboy Carter" by Beyonce, left, "Evolution" by Sheryl Crow, center, and "Heaven :x: Hell" by Sum 41. (Parkwood/Columbia/Sony via AP, left, Old Green Barn Productions/Big Machine Label Group via AP, center, and Rise Records via AP)
March 22

Trump's social media company to go public, potentially netting the former president stock worth billions on paper

Trump's social media company to go public, potentially netting the former president stock worth billions on paper
March 22
March 22

April's total solar eclipse promises to be the best yet for experiments

April's total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft _ and cosmic chance
March 22
This photo provided by NASA shows three APEP rockets at NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., on Feb. 21, 2024, with Mission Principal Investigator Dr. Barjatya, top left, and NASA Mission Manager Jay Scott, top right, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and NASA personnel. During the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, the rockets will blast off with science instruments into the electrically charged portion of the atmosphere near the edge of space known as the ionosphere. (Berit Bland/NASA via AP)
March 22

What we know about Truth Social, Donald Trump's social media platform

Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the former Twitter following the Jan. 6 insurrection
March 22
The Truth Social account for former President Donald Trump is seen on a mobile device, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in New York. Trump’s Truth Social looks set to hit Wall Street in a move that could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper. But the former president likely can’t cash it out right away, unless some things change. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
March 22

Reddit’s successful public debut

The company’s shares jumped nearly 50% on their first day of trading.
March 22
VIDEO:  Reddit’s successful public debut
March 21
The Truth Social account for former President Donald Trump is seen on a mobile device, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in New York. Trump’s Truth Social looks set to hit Wall Street in a move that could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper. But the former president likely can’t cash it out right away, unless some things change. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
March 21

Meet the teenagers influencing AI influencers at a tech startup

A tech company is using AI to create online influencers who take directions from people who know exactly what’s cool — California teenagers. 
March 21
Meet the teenagers influencing AI influencers at a tech startup
March 21

Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence
March 21
Gov. Bill signs a bill Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The legislation is designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Attending the ceremony are country music artists Luke Bryan, third form right, and Chris Janson, right. The signing took place in Robert's Western World, an historic honky tonk in downtown Nashville. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
March 21

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change
March 21
FILE - Shoppers buy food in a supermarket in London, on Aug. 17, 2022. Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
March 21

New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio

New bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require the identification and labeling of online content generated using artificial intelligence
March 21
FILE - Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 26, 2020. Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 21, 2024, and sponsored by Eshoo, and Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., will require online platforms to label audio and video generated using artificial intelligence. The bill is the latest legislative proposal to address the privacy, national security and consumer risks raised by the rapidly developing technology. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
March 21

Italy's Meloni seeks symbolic compensation from suspects over deepfake porn images

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online
March 21
FILE - Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni arrives in the courtyard of the Italian government office Chigi Palace, to meet Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in Rome, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2, 2024 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online. Meloni is listed as an injured party in the defamation trial in Sardinia. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
March 21

How Europe's regulatory battle with Apple could signal what’s to come for American consumers

It’ll likely take years before the U.S. government’s massive antitrust lawsuit against Apple is resolved — but the iPhone maker’s troubles with European regulators offer a glimpse of what changes American customers may see down the line
March 21
Attorney General Merrick Garland accompanied by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors and stifles innovation. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
March 21

The US may catch a spring break on weather. Forecasters see minimal flooding and drought for spring

Federal meteorologists predict that the United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes
March 21
FILE - A couple takes a selfie with cherry blossoms at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, March 29, 2023. The United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes, federal meteorologists predicted Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
March 21

Shares of Reddit, the 'front page of the internet,' soar 45% in Wall Street debut

Shares of Reddit, the 'front page of the internet,' soar 45% in Wall Street debut
March 21
March 21

Department of Justice announces antitrust lawsuit against Apple

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks after the Department of Justice announced an antitrust lawsuit against Apple.
March 21
VIDEO: Department of Justice announces antitrust lawsuit against Apple