ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots
OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture…
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NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK — To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument…
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Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths than car accidents or all the nation’s wars, a new…
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Toyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million
Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground. Toyota’s investment…
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Tesla’s global deliveries rose in Q3, first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker
Low interest financing, sweet lease deals and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker Low interest financing,…
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Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
MADISON, Wis. — Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean…
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North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene with…
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Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
GENEVA — The volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than…
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Details from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion
Snapchat failed to act on “rampant” reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform, according to a newly unredacted complaint against the company filed by…
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Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform’s level of inappropriate content for…
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