Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google…
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Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods
LONDON — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent the sale of illegal products, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm said on…
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Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days
WASHINGTON — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only a text message…
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New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — A semiconductor research facility in upstate New York was selected as one of three national technology centers and will receive up to $825 million in funding as…
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TEPCO ex-chair at time of Fukushima nuclear disaster dies at 84 while on trial over responsibility
TOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ former chairperson, who led the emergency response after a meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and was accused of being responsible for…
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Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells….
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Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance. Most rain death in…
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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
SAN FRANCISCO — X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform, according to a report published Wednesday…
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Spain’s horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming
Even for an era of more extreme weather, this autumn has seemingly shifted into yet another gear, especially in a rain-weary Europe where massive and deadly flooding in Spain’s Valencia…
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Microsoft reports $65.6 billion in quarterly sales as investors look to know if AI spending worth it
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft on Wednesday reported an 11% increase in profit for the July-September quarter compared to the same time last year as investors looked for signs that the…
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