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Today: September 23, 2024

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Bluesky, a social network championed by Jack Dorsey, opens for anyone to sign up

The Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged from its cocoon and is now allowing anyone to create an account and join the service

Bluesky, a social network championed by Jack Dorsey, opens for anyone to sign up
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Taylor Swift launches legal broadside at a college student who tracks private jets via public data

When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can’t just shake it off

Taylor Swift launches legal broadside at a college student who tracks private jets via public data
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Biden administration names a director of the new AI Safety Institute

The Biden administration is making plans to name a top White House aide as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence

Biden administration names a director of the new AI Safety Institute
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Synthetic human embryos let researchers study early development while sidestepping ethical and logistical hurdles

Early human development is a complex, multistep process that’s even more complicated to study in the lab. Models made from stem cells avoid some of the trouble with using real human embryos.

Synthetic human embryos let researchers study early development while sidestepping ethical and logistical hurdles
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Alibaba approves an additional $25 billion share buyback as its revenue disappoints

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding on Wednesday approved an additional $25 billion authorization to its share buyback program, after reporting lower-than-expected sales revenue for the last quarter of 2023

Alibaba approves an additional $25 billion share buyback as its revenue disappoints
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In a first for Uber since becoming a public company, an annual profit.

Uber posted its first full-year profit since going public in 2019 and its stock is hitting all-time highs as strong bookings in the final quarter of the year pushed profit and revenue beyond Wall Street expectations

In a first for Uber since becoming a public company, an annual profit.
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Google's Gemini AI app to land on phones, making it easier for people to connect to a digital brain

Google has introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will implant the technology on smartphones

Google's Gemini AI app to land on phones, making it easier for people to connect to a digital brain
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Disney to invest $1.5 billion in 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games to create games, entertainment

The Walt Disney Co. says it is paying $1.5 billion for a stake in “Fortnite” maker Epic Games

Disney to invest $1.5 billion in 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games to create games, entertainment
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Microsoft's Nadella woos Indian developers to the company's AI tools

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has urged more than a thousand Indian computer code developers to use the company’s artificial intelligence tools being deployed across its products

Microsoft's Nadella woos Indian developers to the company's AI tools
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Federal cybersecurity agency launches program to boost support for state, local election offices

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has launched a program aimed at boosting election security in the states

Federal cybersecurity agency launches program to boost support for state, local election offices
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Sugary handshakes are how cells talk to each other − understanding these name tags can clarify how the immune system works

Sugar molecules called glycans cover the surface of all cells, acting as ID cards that broadcast what they are to the rest of the body.

Sugary handshakes are how cells talk to each other − understanding these name tags can clarify how the immune system works
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Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

Lots of people will do a lot to avoid feeling negative emotions. But researchers are figuring out how these unpleasant feelings actually have benefits.

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful
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A "criminal" actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials said

A large children’s hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting communication with patients

A "criminal" actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials said
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A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systems

Nebraska state Sen_ Loren Lippincott is touting a bill that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.”

A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systems
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Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips

The Biden administration is announcing an investment of $5 billion in a public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and development in advanced computer chips

Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips
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Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts during a murder trial resigns

An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial will resign

An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts during a murder trial resigns
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From doinks to SpongeBob, technology to play a huge role in the CBS presentation of the Super Bowl

The doink cam is one of many innovations that CBS will use during Sunday’s NFL title game between Kansas City and San Francisco

From doinks to SpongeBob, technology to play a huge role in the CBS presentation of the Super Bowl
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Elon Musk's Neuralink moves legal home to Nevada after Delaware judge invalidates his Tesla pay deal

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada

Elon Musk's Neuralink moves legal home to Nevada after Delaware judge invalidates his Tesla pay deal
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Jeff Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth at least $2 billion, with more to come

Jeff Bezos has filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion

Jeff Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth at least $2 billion, with more to come
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Beyoncé says new music, 'Act II,' will drop in March

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Beyoncé says new music, 'Act II,' will drop in March
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Biden's campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of national security concerns with app

President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices

Biden's campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of national security concerns with app
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Mobileye CEO Shashua expects more autonomous vehicles on the road in 2 years as tech moves ahead

Five years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver

Mobileye CEO Shashua expects more autonomous vehicles on the road in 2 years as tech moves ahead
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AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships

Tech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but there have been other forms of faux relationships, and they tend to have more to do with ego than heart.

AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships
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Judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter takeover in 2022

A judge has ordered Elon Musk to testify as part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X, in 2022

Judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter takeover in 2022

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