Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation
Read full article: Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigationItalian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement.
Airbnb sues New Orleans after it adopts sweeping regulations governing short-term rentals
Read full article: Airbnb sues New Orleans after it adopts sweeping regulations governing short-term rentalsAirbnb is suing the City of New Orleans for requiring the company and other short-term rental platforms ensure properties they market are in compliance with city regulations.
Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state
Read full article: Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania stateMarine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania.
Sea turtles return to the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after being stunned by the cold
Read full article: Sea turtles return to the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after being stunned by the coldEight green sea turtles stunned by the cold during a rare snowfall in Florida have been released back into the Atlantic Ocean.
Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
Read full article: Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuitMexico says it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.
Santorini earthquakes are decreasing but outlook is uncertain, top Greek scientist says
Read full article: Santorini earthquakes are decreasing but outlook is uncertain, top Greek scientist saysGreece’s chief seismologist says that while earthquake frequency around Santorini has slightly decreased, the situation remains unpredictable for the coming weeks.
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Read full article: A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centersEfforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.
Downloads of DeepSeek's AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns
Read full article: Downloads of DeepSeek's AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concernsDeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday.
Your immigration questions answered: What has changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's next
Read full article: Your immigration questions answered: What has changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's nextThe Associated Press' U.S. immigration news editor, Elliot Spagat, was joined by Rebecca Santana, who covers the Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher Sherman, who is the news director for Mexico and Central America, to talk about their coverage during an Ask-Me-Anything conversation on Reddit.
The NBA's tech summit turns 25 this year, and its return to the Bay Area is a full-circle moment
Read full article: The NBA's tech summit turns 25 this year, and its return to the Bay Area is a full-circle momentNBA Commissioner Adam Silver had no idea 25 years ago that the Tech Summit would turn into much of anything, much less one of the hottest tickets at All-Star weekend.
Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google
Read full article: Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue GoogleMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the “Gulf of America.”.
Scout Motors' effort to directly sell its electric SUVs where they'll make them stalls
Read full article: Scout Motors' effort to directly sell its electric SUVs where they'll make them stallsLegislation to let Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors sell its electric SUVs directly to people in South Carolina, where the vehicles will be built, has stalled after fierce opposition from traditional automobile dealers.
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
Read full article: Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep trackScientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.
What's an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Read full article: What's an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenonAtmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, transporting much of the moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes.
Innovators gear up work on ‘green’ hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around Earth
Read full article: Innovators gear up work on ‘green’ hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around EarthSwiss aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard is developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen after a much-hyped flight in 2015 that used sunlight to travel around the world.
Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper
Read full article: Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraperWork to give London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces of the city’s origins almost 2,000 years ago.
Musk says he'll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofit
Read full article: Musk says he'll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofitElon Musk says he will abandon his $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker drops its plan to convert into a for-profit company.
Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's order
Read full article: Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's orderFederal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge’s order to bring back public access to information that had been removed to comply with a presidential executive order.
Looking for love this Valentine's Day? Don't fall for Instagram romance scams
Read full article: Looking for love this Valentine's Day? Don't fall for Instagram romance scamsFacebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is urging users to stay vigilant about “romance scams” ahead of Valentine’s Day, warning of unsolicited messages through its apps and other social media platforms, as well as general text messages.
Vance offers an 'America First' argument on AI deregulation in his first foreign policy speech
Read full article: Vance offers an 'America First' argument on AI deregulation in his first foreign policy speechVice President JD Vance has delivered an unmistakable message in his first foreign policy speech.
Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
Read full article: Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History MonthGoogle’s online calendar has removed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events — with users noticing that mentions of Pride and Black History Month, as well as other observances, no longer appear in their desktop and mobile applications.
How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI
Read full article: How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAIOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman’s push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit company.
Russian cybercrime network targeted for sanctions across US, UK and Australia
Read full article: Russian cybercrime network targeted for sanctions across US, UK and AustraliaThe U.S., U.K. and Australia have sanctioned a Russian web-hosting services provider and two Russian men who administer the service in support of Russian ransomware syndicate LockBit.
Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece's island of Santorini
Read full article: Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece's island of SantoriniScientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini.
JD Vance rails against 'excessive' AI regulation in a rebuke to Europe at the Paris AI summit
Read full article: JD Vance rails against 'excessive' AI regulation in a rebuke to Europe at the Paris AI summitU_S_ Vice President JD Vance has told a Paris summit on artificial intelligence that the Trump administration will “ensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias,” and that the U_S_ would “never restrict our citizens’ right to free speech.”.
Ukraine's rare earth elements could help keep US military aid flowing
Read full article: Ukraine's rare earth elements could help keep US military aid flowingUkraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry.
'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don’t work'
Read full article: 'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don’t work'President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long.
Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer
Read full article: Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancerThe global chemical maker Bayer is backing an expanded effort to shield itself from lawsuits alleging its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'
Read full article: Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'A group of investors led by Elon Musk says it is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found.
Stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped after complaints from fishermen about harm to industry
Read full article: Stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped after complaints from fishermen about harm to industryFishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of months of protest from lobster fishermen that the rules were unnecessary and would bankrupt harvesters.
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
Read full article: Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in ParisJD Vance is stepping onto the world stage for the first time as U.S. vice president this week, using a high-profile artificial intelligence summit in France and a gathering of national security leaders in Germany to showcase Donald Trump’s more assertive approach to diplomacy.
Latino workers working to overcome a technological divide brought on by automation, AI
Read full article: Latino workers working to overcome a technological divide brought on by automation, AIAs jobs become more reliant on technology some Latino workers can be left behind due to a lack of digital skills exacerbated by a lack of accessibility.
Sony PlayStation Network outage enrages gamers around the world
Read full article: Sony PlayStation Network outage enrages gamers around the worldSony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) is experiencing a major outage across the world, leaving tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps.
Trump's DEI order leaves academic researchers fearful of political influence over grants
Read full article: Trump's DEI order leaves academic researchers fearful of political influence over grantsPresident Donald Trump’s order declaring diversity, equity and inclusion policies illegal has thrown into doubt the future of research Kendra Dahmer has been doing on intestinal parasites in India and Benin.
Amazon to pay nearly $4M to settle lawsuit alleging it took tips from drivers
Read full article: Amazon to pay nearly $4M to settle lawsuit alleging it took tips from driversAmazon has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle charges that the e-commerce company subsidized its labor costs by taking tips its delivery drivers received from customers.
How the slash-and-burn tactics Musk brought to Washington backfired at Twitter
Read full article: How the slash-and-burn tactics Musk brought to Washington backfired at TwitterWhen Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee makers and office chairs in hopes of a big turnaround.
The number of venomous snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder
Read full article: The number of venomous snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudderA man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard.
New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Read full article: New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at schoolBrazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schools.
OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers
Read full article: OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centersOpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology, expanding beyond a flagship Texas location and looking across 16 states to accelerate the Stargate project championed by President Donald Trump.
Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from a bright and early object in the universe
Read full article: Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from a bright and early object in the universeTelescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years of the universe.
The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini prompts Greece to declare an emergency
Read full article: The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini prompts Greece to declare an emergencyGreece has declared a state of emergency on Santorini because of the hundreds of undersea earthquakes that have shaken the resort island for nearly a week.
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules
Read full article: Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rulesGoogle is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.