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4 things to know from Elon Musk's interview with Don Lemon

Mar. 19, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former CNN reporter Don Lemon mixed it up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview Lemon posted on Musk’s X social network Monday. The interview was supposed to kick off Lemon’s new talk show on X, formerly known as Twitter, at least until Musk canceled the show shortly...

Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here's what fueled the growth

Mar. 19, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spotify paid out $9 billion in streaming royalties last year, the streaming giant said Tuesday in its latest “Loud and Clear” report. Spotify's fourth annual report, which originally launched in 2021 following criticism over its lack of transparency, noted...

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts

Mar. 18, 2024 19:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set...

Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol

Mar. 18, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police, according to court records unsealed on Monday. Isabella Maria DeLuca was arrested...

Former British tech star depicted as scam artist, visionary in trial about HP's disastrous 2011 deal

Mar. 18, 2024 17:49 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday painted one-time British tech star Mike Lynch as the ruthless mastermind of an $11 billion deal that defrauded Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard. But his lawyer depicted him as a visionary who was made a scapegoat for a...

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

Mar. 18, 2024 17:11 PM EDT

UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack, but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery. The health care giant said Monday that it is testing software for submitting medical claims. It already has largely...

'Art and science:' How bracketologists are using artificial intelligence this March Madness

Mar. 18, 2024 08:21 AM EDT

College hoops fans might want to think again before pinning their hopes of a perfect March Madness bracket on artificial intelligence. While the advancement of artificial intelligence into everyday life has made “AI” one of the buzziest phrases of the past year, its application...

What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

Mar. 18, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O’Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a...

US to investigate Texas fatal crash that may have involved Ford partially automated driving system

Mar. 16, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system. The agency said in a statement Friday that a team of investigators from its...

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

Mar. 16, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. Just over 2.5...