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Elon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without explanation Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos Europe wants affordable electric vehicles from China. But not at the cost of its own auto industry Spotify launches new subscription plan with better audio quality Faking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot A magnitude 4.8 earthquake in southwestern South Korea cracks walls and leaves other minor damage Mexico expedition sights only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the most endangered marine mammal Amazon adds $1.4 billion to affordable housing fund for regions where it has corporate offices Judges hear Elizabeth Holmes' appeal of fraud conviction while she remains in Texas prison Thousands of drivers file arbitration claims against Amazon for unpaid wages and other losses Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line this week as shareholders vote on massive pay package New research explores how a short trip to space affects the human body Apple Pay will have more payment options this fall and will also welcome Windows, Chrome users 4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall Musk on Apple integrating OpenAI: 'Apple devices will be banned at my companies' Apple adds advancements to messaging app Why Apple decided to add artificial intelligence Apple announces OpenAI partnership Apple partners with ChatGPT maker OpenAI to hasten AI features to its products Apple launches AI-fueled tools for iPhone, Mac and iPad In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal Nvidia 10-for-1 stock split goes into effect after stock price for the chipmaker doubled this year Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up Netflix's recipe for success includes 'secret sauce' spiced with Silicon Valley savvy Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websites New York moves to ban 'addictive' social media feeds for kids Internet group sues Georgia to block law requiring sites to gather data on sellers Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial YouTuber charged for having a helicopter blast a Lamborghini with fireworks, authorities say What to stream this week: 'House of the Dragon,' 'Origin,' Snoopy and Paul McCartney Apple expected to unveil passwords app A jury has exonerated British tech magnate Mike Lynch for his role in a disastrous $11 billion deal with Hewlett Packard Kentucky Democratic governor pushes back against Trump-led attacks on electric vehicles Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon tusk off Florida's coast SpaceX’s mega rocket completes test flight without exploding AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text SpaceX's mega rocket completes its fourth test flight from Texas without exploding Boeing's astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble YouTube's crackdown on gun videos Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts 3 times, spewing lava and clouds of grey ash Yemen's Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel 'Palestine' missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids One image, seen by millions: A social media effort to draw attention to Rafah surges References

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Elon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without explanation

Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the case

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2 hours ago

Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos

Indonesian authorities have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species

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2 hours ago

Europe wants affordable electric vehicles from China. But not at the cost of its own auto industry

The European Union is moving to hike tariffs on electric vehicles made in China

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4 hours ago

Spotify launches new subscription plan with better audio quality

Bloomberg reports the premium tier will offer high-fidelity sound and tools to manage your music.

4 hours ago

June 12

Faking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks

When it comes to online scams and foreign disinformation, it pays to be female

June 12

June 11

Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot

June 11

June 11

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake in southwestern South Korea cracks walls and leaves other minor damage

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has cracked walls and caused other minor damage in a fishing community in southwestern South Korea

June 11

June 11

Mexico expedition sights only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the most endangered marine mammal

Only six to eight critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises were sighted this year in the Gulf of California

June 11

June 11

Amazon adds $1.4 billion to affordable housing fund for regions where it has corporate offices

Amazon is adding $1.4 billion to a fund it established three years ago for preserving or building more affordable housing in the regions where the company has major corporate offices

June 11

June 11

Judges hear Elizabeth Holmes' appeal of fraud conviction while she remains in Texas prison

A panel of federal judges have spent two hours wrestling with a series of legal issues raised in an attempt to overturn a fraud conviction that sent Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to prison after a meteoric rise to Silicon Valley stardom

June 11

June 11

Thousands of drivers file arbitration claims against Amazon for unpaid wages and other losses

Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers have filed legal claims against the company

June 11

June 11

Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line this week as shareholders vote on massive pay package

If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of his other companies

June 11

June 11

New research explores how a short trip to space affects the human body

New research shows space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit

June 11

June 11

Apple Pay will have more payment options this fall and will also welcome Windows, Chrome users

Apple Inc. plans to add several new features to Apple Pay and Apple Wallet later this year that will more deeply integrate financing, rewards, and buy now, pay later options into the iPhone when consumers shop on their phones

June 11

June 11

4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport

A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island

June 11

June 11

Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall

Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial intelligence tools to iPhone users

June 11

June 11

Musk on Apple integrating OpenAI: 'Apple devices will be banned at my companies'

X CEO Elon Musk raised concerns about the potential security risks for Apple users.

June 11

June 11

Apple adds advancements to messaging app

The upgrade improves message quality, adds encryptions and enables features like read receipts and typing indicators for both Apple and Android users.

June 11

June 10

Why Apple decided to add artificial intelligence

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with CNET technology reporter Abrar Al-Heeti about why Apple is partnering with Open AI and the biggest concerns for retaining privacy.

June 10

June 10

Apple announces OpenAI partnership

Apple announced it will begin a partnership with OpenAI and revealed a range of new artificial intelligence features dubbed "Apple Intelligence."

June 10

June 10

Apple partners with ChatGPT maker OpenAI to hasten AI features to its products

Apple partners with ChatGPT maker OpenAI to hasten AI features to its products

June 10

June 10

Apple launches AI-fueled tools for iPhone, Mac and iPad

Apple CEO Tim Cook described AI capability as "the next big step for Apple."

June 10

June 10

In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation

Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated

June 10

June 10

African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows

New research shows African elephants call each other and respond to individual names, something few wild animals do

June 10

June 10

Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm

June 10

June 10

Nvidia 10-for-1 stock split goes into effect after stock price for the chipmaker doubled this year

Nvidia’s 10-for-1 stock split is in effect, giving investors nine additional shares for every one that they already own

June 10

June 10

Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up

Apple has jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses

June 10

June 08

Netflix's recipe for success includes 'secret sauce' spiced with Silicon Valley savvy

Although its video streaming service sparkles with a Hollywood sheen, Netflix still taps its roots in Silicon Valley to stay a step ahead of traditional TV and movie studios

June 08

June 07

Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websites

A tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults

June 07

June 07

New York moves to ban 'addictive' social media feeds for kids

The New York state Legislature has passed a bill that would allow parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm — a regulation that tries to curtail feeds that critics argue are addicting to children

June 07

June 07

Internet group sues Georgia to block law requiring sites to gather data on sellers

An internet trade group is suing the state of Georgia to block a law requiring sites to gather data on high-volume sellers who collect payment in cash or some other offline method

June 07

June 07

Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial

A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising

June 07

June 07

YouTuber charged for having a helicopter blast a Lamborghini with fireworks, authorities say

A YouTuber is facing federal charges after authorities say he directed a video in which a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above

June 07

June 07

What to stream this week: 'House of the Dragon,' 'Origin,' Snoopy and Paul McCartney

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from Paul McCartney & Wings, Jake Gyllenhaal starring in his first TV role as a prosecutor accused of murder in “Presumed Innocent," and actor Andrew McCarthy sets out to reconnect with ...

June 07

June 07

Apple expected to unveil passwords app

According to Bloomberg, this new app will manage passwords across Apple devices and Windows computers.

June 07

June 06

A jury has exonerated British tech magnate Mike Lynch for his role in a disastrous $11 billion deal with Hewlett Packard

A jury has exonerated British tech magnate Mike Lynch for his role in a disastrous $11 billion deal with Hewlett Packard

June 06

June 06

Kentucky Democratic governor pushes back against Trump-led attacks on electric vehicles

Kentucky's governor says electric vehicles have ignited enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from former President Donald Trump and other critics

June 06

June 06

Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago

Scientists have traced the ancestry of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago and quickly became dominant across Eurasia

June 06

June 06

US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI

U.S. antitrust enforcers have decided to investigate the roles Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI have played in the artificial intelligence boom, according to people familiar with the pending actions

June 06

June 06

Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon tusk off Florida's coast

At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood

June 06

June 06

SpaceX’s mega rocket completes test flight without exploding

SpaceX’s mega rocket completes test flight without exploding

June 06

June 06

AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text

Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words that people have written and shared online

June 06

June 06

SpaceX's mega rocket completes its fourth test flight from Texas without exploding

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket has completed its first full test flight, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas

June 06

June 06

Boeing's astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble

Boeing's space capsule has arrived at the International Space Station after encountering thruster trouble

June 06

June 06

YouTube's crackdown on gun videos

YouTube said it will implement age restrictions on certain videos featuring guns starting June 18.

June 06

June 06

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts 3 times, spewing lava and clouds of grey ash

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu has erupted three times in one day, spewing red lava and clouds of grey ash

June 06

June 06

Yemen's Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel 'Palestine' missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds

June 06

June 06

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth

Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new site is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone

June 06

June 06

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

At what age should kids be on social media

June 06

June 06

One image, seen by millions: A social media effort to draw attention to Rafah surges

A single image, not even an authentic photograph, is the focus of a singular campaign on Instagram

June 06

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