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FILE - A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here's where things stand with the company

Read full article: Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here's where things stand with the company

In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the U.S. Questions about the fate of the popular app has continued to linger since a law requiring its China-based parent company to divest or face a ban took effect on Jan. 19.

The damaged Unit 1 reactor, back, and the exhaust stack shared by the Unit 1 and 2 reactors are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Okuma town, northeastern Japan on Monday Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

Read full article: 'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday.

A spot that had been reserved for a representative of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency sits vacant at a meeting of the National Association of State Election Directors in Washington, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Christina A. Cassidy)
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Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections

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The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.

FILE - A female barred owl sits on a branch in the wooded hills, Dec. 13, 2017, outside Philomath, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

Read full article: Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades.

FILE - Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, on Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down

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Hours after a series of outages that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk is claiming that the social media platform is being targeted in a “massive cyberattack."

FILE - In this satellite image provided by CSU/CIRA & NOAA taken 1:10 GMT on Feb. 25, 2025, shows three cyclones, from left, Alfred, Seru and Rae east of Australia in the South Pacific. (CSU/CIRA & NOAA via AP, File)
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Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites

Read full article: Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites

A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too.

Tyler Klick, Partner/Viticulturist of Redwood Empire Vineyard Management, looks up toward a solar panel while being interviewed about Lumo smart irrigation valves in a Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard during an interview in Geyserville, Calif., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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AI made its way to vineyards. Here's how the technology is helping make your wine

Read full article: AI made its way to vineyards. Here's how the technology is helping make your wine

As AI continues to grow, experts say that the wine industry is proof that businesses can integrate the technology efficiently to supplement labor without displacing a workforce.

People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centers, sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanaphon Wuttison)
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They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border

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Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyes.

Duke University pharmacology and cancer biology professor Donald McDonnell talks during a tour, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Read full article: Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.

President Donald Trump speaks as administrator Kelly Loeffler, of the Small Business Administration, from left, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and Bo Hines, a member of the presidential council of advisers for digital assets, listen at the White House Crypto Summit in Washington, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Trump tells crypto leaders at White House summit he's committed to helping their industry

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s committed to making the U.S. a world leader in cryptocurrencies as industry leaders heaped praise on him for reversing what they said had been unfair attacks on digital assets by the previous administration.

This photo provided by Joo Zilho shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (Joo Zilho via AP)

Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals

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Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals.

Demonstrators gather for the Stand Up For Science rally near the Lincoln Memorial, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

Read full article: Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters are venturing out of labs, hospitals and offices across the country to stand up to what they call an attack on life-saving science by the Trump administration.

This photo provided by United States Space Force the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. Space Forces dynamic unmanned spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., on March 7, 2025. (United States Space Force via AP)

US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission

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The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.

This photo provided by Intuitive Machines on Friday, March 7, 2025, shows the Athena, a private lunar lander, after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole. (Intuitive Machines via AP)

Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

Read full article: Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.

FILE - In this June 24, 2016 file photo the logo of German industrial conglomerate Siemens is pictured prior to the opening ceremony at the new headquarters in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)

Siemens announces $285 million investment in US manufacturing

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Siemens plans to invest $285 million in manufacturing in the United States, the tech company said Thursday, including two new facilities in California and Texas.

FILE - A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children

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The Albanian Cabinet has decided to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

FILE - Audience members gather at Made By Google for new product announcements at Google on Aug. 13, 2024, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

Google leans further into AI-generated overviews for its search engine

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Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors.

In this photo provided by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), researcher Ignacio de la Torre holds a bone tool found in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, at the CSIC-Pleistocene Archaeology Lab in Madrid in 2023. (Angeliki Theodoropoulou/CSIC via AP)

Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago

Read full article: Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago

A new study says early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago.

Minnesota Democratic State Senator Erin Maye Quade, center, discusses her bill to crack down on "nudification" apps during a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitolo in St. Paul on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. She was joined by Megan Hurley, left, and Molly Kelly, right, who both told reporters how they were victims of the technology. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Minnesota considers blocking 'nudify' apps that use AI to make explicit images without consent

Read full article: Minnesota considers blocking 'nudify' apps that use AI to make explicit images without consent

Minnesota is considering a new strategy for cracking down on deepfake pornography.

This Jan. 24, 2025, image provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department shows a Mexican gray wolf in the wild that was monitored as part of a population survey in eastern Arizona. (Arizona Game and Fish Department via AP)

More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows

Read full article: More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows

The recovery of the smallest subspecies of gray wolf in North America is inching forward.

This image taken from video posted by NASA shows, from left, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Suni Williams speaking during a news conference, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (NASA via AP)

NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

Read full article: NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

NASA's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.

President Donald Trump walks before talking with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Giant chipmaker TSMC to spend $100B to expand chip manufacturing in US, Trump announces

Read full article: Giant chipmaker TSMC to spend $100B to expand chip manufacturing in US, Trump announces

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, President Donald Trump announced Monday as he appeared with the company’s head at the White House.

Daria Ekamasova, from left, Lindsey Normington, Vache Tovmasyan, Karren Karagulian, Alex Coco, front left, Samantha Quan, front right, Mikey Madison, Sean Baker, Mark Eydelshteyn, and Yura Borisov accept the award for best picture for "Anora" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal look on from back of stage right.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Hulu viewers miss Oscars climax in latest mishap for streaming platforms' live programming

Read full article: Hulu viewers miss Oscars climax in latest mishap for streaming platforms' live programming

Sunday night marked Hulu’s first time airing the Oscars live.

First lady Melania Trump, from center to right, followed by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., walks through the Capitol, Monday, March 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn

Read full article: Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn

Melania Trump says it’s “heartbreaking” to see teens and especially girls grapple with the fallout after they’re targeted by malicious and sexually explicit online content.

FILE - A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children's personal data

Read full article: UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children's personal data

The U.K.’s data protection watchdog says that it's investigating how TikTok uses the personal information of teenagers to deliver content recommendations to them when they use the social media platform.

Katy Frank, left, a former computer scientist at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, who lost her job Thursday, protests outside the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn

Read full article: Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn

The people who once ran the federal weather and oceans agency say it touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways and that massive firings there could cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at Station F, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool)

Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI company

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Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI — a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field.

FILE - The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates near Emmett, Kan., Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the world

Read full article: Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the world

As President Donald Trump's administration looks to reverse a cornerstone finding that climate change endangers human health and welfare, scientists say they need to look around because it’s obvious how bad global warming is and how its getting worse.

FILE - An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Gabbard decries Britain's reported demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to users' cloud data

Read full article: Gabbard decries Britain's reported demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to users' cloud data

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has serious concerns about the British government’s reported demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any data stored in the cloud.

FILE - Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NFL NextGen Stats team unveils new tool to help fans better understand combine results

Read full article: NFL NextGen Stats team unveils new tool to help fans better understand combine results

The NFL scouting combine provides a blizzard of data with hundreds of prospects running through various drills ranging from the 40-yard dash to the vertical jump to a short shuttle.