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Google plans to invest $2 billion to build data center in northeast Indiana, officials say

Apr. 26, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeastern Indiana that will help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud business, company and state officials said Friday. The data center planned for Fort Wayne was announced in...

Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' Mayorkas

Apr. 26, 2024 12:42 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEOs of leading U.S. technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation's critical services from “AI-related disruptions.” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro...

The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one

Apr. 26, 2024 11:33 AM EDT

ORONO, Maine (AP) — The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled on Tuesday may one day create entire neighborhoods. The machine revealed Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times larger than...

Online retailer Shein is latest to face strict European Union digital regulations

Apr. 26, 2024 10:57 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Online fast-fashion retailer Shein must face the European Union's strictest level of digital regulations, the bloc said on Friday as it added the company to its list of big platforms that need extra scrutiny. The EU's Executive Commission said it formally classed...

These are the countries where TikTok is already banned

Apr. 26, 2024 09:47 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. ...

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?

Apr. 26, 2024 02:43 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular...

What to stream this weekend: A Bon Jovi documentary, Idris Elba in 'Knuckles' and 'Anyone But You'

Apr. 26, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy “Anyone But You” hitting Netflix and an album by Brazil superstar Anitta are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The...

Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride

Apr. 26, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — There have been lawsuits, short-selling and rampant speculation. Now, as Trump Media & Technology Group approaches its first month as a publicly traded company, it’s clear that — like the man it’s named after — there’s nothing typical about the stock. ...

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

Apr. 25, 2024 19:57 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the...

Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'

Apr. 25, 2024 19:30 PM EDT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to sell voters on an American “comeback story” as he highlighted longterm investments in the economy in upstate New York to celebrate Micron Technology's plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part with...