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Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%

Jan. 27, 2025 17:44 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s superstars tumbled Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on. The S&P 500 dropped 1.5%, dragged down in large part by a 16.9% fall for Nvidia. Other Big Tech stocks also...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 1/27/2025

Jan. 27, 2025 16:35 PM EST

Wall Street’s superstars are tumbling as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Monday. Big Tech stocks took some of the heaviest losses, with Nvidia down nearly 17%, and they dragged the...

Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes

Jan. 20, 2025 15:38 PM EST

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo's army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” Both the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group fired unguided rockets and...

Germany welcomes release of German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home

Jan. 13, 2025 08:25 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister on Monday welcomed the release of a German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to Germany. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote on the social media platform X that it's “a great moment of joy that Nahid Taghavi...

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging

Dec. 31, 2024 12:16 PM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expected move in a country that last carried out the punishment nearly two decades ago. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who once faced the death penalty himself in the 1960s during the war of independence,...

AI is becoming ingrained in businesses across industries. Where is it going in 2025?

Dec. 30, 2024 06:07 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As artificial intelligence continues to grow at a rapid pace, more and more businesses are grappling with how to adapt both quickly and responsibly. Dan Priest is the new Chief AI Officer at PwC, one of the world's largest consulting firms, where he works with...

Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

Dec. 25, 2024 11:29 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan's new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040 while maximizing the use of nuclear power as the country seeks to accommodate the...

AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of horror emerge inside Syria's Saydnaya prison, dubbed 'The Slaughterhouse'

Dec. 20, 2024 12:01 PM EST

SAYDNAYA, Syria (AP) — Behind the coils of razor wire and concrete walls, glimpses of the horror emerge from the warren of dank, airless corridors of what has been dubbed “The Slaughterhouse.” A coarse, heavy rope lies on the ground, tied into a hangman’s noose. Prosthetic...

Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

Dec. 16, 2024 12:42 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by installing spyware on their mobile phones, Amnesty International said Monday. The watchdog's report, backed by testimonies of those who claim their phones have...

Zimbabwe's president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Dec. 12, 2024 12:01 PM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty, a key step in scrapping a law last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago. Zimbabwe's Parliament said Thursday that the bill was passed by senators the night before. The...