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FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said on Friday that product safety has "taken a backseat to shiny products" at the influential artificial intelligence company. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)

A former OpenAI leader says safety has 鈥榯aken a backseat to shiny products鈥� at the AI company

A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said on Friday that product safety has 鈥渢aken a backseat to shiny products鈥� at the influential artificial intelligence company.
 
File - Arthur Mensch, cofounder and CEO of Mistral AI, attends the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit in Bletchley, England on Nov. 2, 2023. The Competition and Markets Authority said it's looking into Microsoft's partnership with France's Mistral AI and the company's hiring of key staff from another startup, Inflection AI. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP, File)

UK watchdog decides not to investigate Microsoft鈥檚 AI partnership with France鈥檚 Mistral

 
FILE - The Google logo is seen at the Google headquarters in Brussels, March 23, 2010. Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

 
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday, May 16, 2024 into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they're failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc's strict digital regulations for social media platforms. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures

 
FILE - A person walks through a parking lot at a shopping mall on Dec. 8, 2016 in King of Prussia, Pa. Many newer cars use wireless key fobs and push-button starters. The technology makes it more convenient to get into your vehicle, but it also makes things easier for thieves. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

 

Artificial Intelligence

FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT, March 21, 2023, in Boston. OpenAI has introduced a new artificial intelligence model. It says it works faster than previous versions and can reason across text, audio and video in real time. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

OpenAI launches GPTo, improving ChatGPT鈥檚 text, visual and audio capabilities

 
(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)

Intel exec on bringing artificial intelligence into the workplace

 
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This combination of AP file photos shows Rihanna at the FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone sneaker launch party in London on April 17, 2024, left, and Katy Perry at the 35th Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 25, 2024. (AP Photo)

Katy Perry and Rihanna didn鈥檛 attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans

 
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In this photo provided by Malaysia Prime Minister Office, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, shakes hands with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Albarra Azfar/Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia via AP)

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia

 
FILE - An Amazon Prime truck is seen on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Amazon will reports earnings on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars

 
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Joint streaming venture involving ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Venu Sports

The sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name. The joint venture will be called Venu Sports.
 
FILE - The seal for the Justice Department is photographed in Washington, Nov. 18, 2022. The Justice Department has announced three arrests in a complex stolen identity scheme that officials say generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean government, including for its weapons program. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Justice Dept. makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers

The Justice Department has announced multiple arrests in a series of complex stolen identity theft cases that officials say are part of a wide-ranging scheme that generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean government, including for its weapons program.
 
Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence, speaks during the open portion of a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Now armed with AI, America鈥檚 adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn

Top U.S. security officials say America鈥檚 foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections.
 
FILE -President Joe Biden, right, greets China's President President Xi Jinping, left, at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, USA, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. The National Security Council says high-level U.S. government envoys raised concerns about 鈥渢he misuse of AI鈥� by China and others in closed-door talks with Chinese officials in Geneva. NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the countries exchanged perspectives on AI safety and risk management in 鈥渃andid and constructive鈥� discussions a day earlier. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

In first AI dialogue, US cites 鈥榤isuse鈥� of AI by China, Beijing protests Washington鈥檚 restrictions

The National Security Council says high-level U.S. government envoys raised concerns about 鈥渢he misuse of AI鈥� by China and others in closed-door talks with Chinese officials in Geneva.
 
Firefighters evacuate people from a flooded area after heavy rain in Sao Sebastiao do Cai, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)

A second scourge is battering Brazil鈥檚 flooded south: Disinformation

The vast flooding that has devastated Brazil鈥檚 Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside. But another scourge has spread across the region: Disinformation on social media that has hampered desperate efforts to get aid to hundreds of thousands in need.
 
FILE - Reddit Inc. signage is seen on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, prior to Reddit IPO, Thursday, March. 21, 2024. OpenAI and Reddit are teaming up in a deal that will bring the social media platform's content to ChatGPT. Shares of Reddit jumped 17% before the market open on Friday, May 17. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

OpenAI, Reddit teaming in deal that will bring Reddit鈥檚 content to ChatGPT

OpenAI and Reddit are teaming up in a deal that will bring the social media platform鈥檚 content to ChatGPT.
 
A worker walks past the logo of the factory of King Yuan Electronics Co. after work in Miaoli County, western Taiwan, May 9, 2024. In late April 2024, King Yuan Electronics Corp., a Taiwanese company specializing in semiconductor testing and packaging, said it was ending its two-decade-long run in mainland China by selling off its entire stake, worth $670 million, in its venture in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing

Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United States.
 

Drones smuggled drugs across Niagara River from Canada, 3 suspects caught in NY

Authorities say a smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York.
 
This image made from video provided by ABC15 shows emergency vehicles as they respond to the TSMC semiconductor plant under construction in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, after a worker was fatally injured when a tank holding waste material depressurized. He was struck and thrown over 20 feet. He died at a hospital from his injuries. (ABC15 via AP)

Driver killed in incident at Arizona facility that is being built by a Taiwanese semiconductor giant

Authorities say a truck driver has been killed after a tank holding waste material depressurized at a Phoenix facility that is being built for a Taiwanese semiconductor giant.
 
Logos of Honda Motor Co. are pictured in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2019. Japanese automaker Honda reaffirmed its commitment to electric vehicles Thursday, May 16, 2024, saying it will invest 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) through fiscal 2031 to deliver EV models around the world, including the U.S. and China. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese automaker Honda revs up on EVs, aiming for lucrative US, China markets

Japanese automaker Honda is reaffirming its commitment to electric vehicles, investing 10 trillion yen, or $65 billion, through fiscal 2031.
 
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Governor's Day luncheon, Feb. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday, May 15 by Gov. DeSantis, which also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state's lengthy coastlines. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill making climate change a lesser priority under state law and banning offshore wind turbines near the state鈥檚 long coastline.
 
FILE - The display shows the VAR decision on a disallowed goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Arsenal at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool, England, Sept. 17, 2023. In England, according to figures given to rights-holder Sky Sports in February, 82% of refereeing decisions were deemed "correct" by the Premier League before VAR was adopted ahead of the 2019-20 season. Since VAR has been used, 96% of the decisions are correct, according to the league. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review

The Premier League鈥檚 20 clubs will discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review for refereeing decisions.
 
FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016 file photo, U.S. businessman Frank McCourt looks on during the French League One soccer match between PSG and Marseille at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Billionaire Frank McCourt says he鈥檚 putting together a consortium to buy TikTok

Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt says he鈥檚 putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok鈥檚 U.S. business.
 
FILE - Chief Justice Earl Warren speaks at the Washington National Archives during a ceremony marking the 175th anniversary of congressional passage of legislation establishing the federal judicial system in the U.S., on Sept. 22, 1964. Seventy years ago, no one outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building heard it when Warren announced the historic Brown vs. Board of Education decision on school desegregation. Now, through the use of a voice-cloning technology, it is becoming possible for people to 鈥渉ear鈥� Warren read the decision as he did on May 17, 1954, along with oral arguments by lawyers. (AP Photo/Bill Allen, File)

Voice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to 鈥榣ife鈥�

The use of a voice-cloning technology marrying old audio clips to an actor鈥檚 narration is bringing an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to life.
 
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and put safeguards around it.
 
FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong, days after court approved an injunction banning the song in the city. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city

YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong to comply with a removal order, days after a court approved an injunction to ban the song in the city.
 
FILE- The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. One of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT says he is leaving the company after a nearly decade. OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever announced his decision on the social media site X on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Sutskever will be replaced by Jakub Pachocki as chief scientist at OpenAI. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure from ChatGPT maker

One of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT says he is leaving the company after a nearly decade.
 
People view the live stream portal between Dublin and New York, in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday May 13, 2024. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Sidewalk video 鈥楶ortal鈥� linking New York, Dublin by livestream temporarily paused after lewd antics

The video screen 鈥淧ortal鈥� that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical delight, but also a magnet for boorish behavior that鈥檚 prompted officials to hit pause for now.
 
The Vermont Statehouse is shown Jan. 2, 2024, in Montpelier, Vt. The Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature on Saturday passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country, aimed at cracking down on companies' use of online personal data, that would let consumers file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules.. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country

The Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country, aimed at cracking down on companies鈥� use of online personal data.
 
FILE - The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020. TikTok says it's going to start automatically labeling content that's made by artificial intelligence when it's uploaded from certain platforms. TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being spread on its social media platform. The announcement came on ABC's 鈥淕ood Morning America鈥� on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform

Eight TikTok content creators have sued the U.S. over the new federal law that would could ban the social media platform nationwide.
 
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic

Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links.
 

Ohio police fatally shoot Amazon warehouse guard who tried to kill supervisor, authorities say

Authorities say a security guard trainee at an Amazon warehouse in Ohio was fatally shot by police after he tried to shoot his supervisor and later shot an officer who was saved by his bulletproof vest.
 
FILE - President Joe Biden, left, greets China's President President Xi Jinping, right, in Woodside, USA, Nov. 15, 2023. High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about artificial intelligence including the risks of the technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it. The meeting Tuesday is billed as an opening exchange of views in an inter-governmental dialogue on AI agreed during a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva

Top envoys from the U.S. and China huddled Tuesday in closed-door talks in Geneva to discuss ways to ensure that emerging artificial intelligence technologies don鈥檛 become existential risks.
 
Dr. Laurie Margolies demonstrates the Koios DS Smart Ultrasound software, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Mount Sinai hospital in New York. The breast imaging AI is used to get a second opinion on mammography ultrasounds. 鈥淚 will tell patients, 鈥業 looked at it, and the computer looked at it, and we both agree,鈥欌�� Margolies said. 鈥淗earing me say that we both agree, I think that gives the patient an even greater level of confidence.鈥� (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?

As AI moves into medicine, perhaps no one has more to gain or lose than radiologists, the doctors who review medical scans for signs of cancer and other diseases.
 
This combination of images shows, from left, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert. LateNighter, a website and newsletter that follows late-night television comedy, began in February. (AP Photo)

Who鈥檚 laughing? LateNighter, a digital news site about late-night TV, hopes to buck media trends

The media industry is crumbling, and late-night comedy on television has less than half of the audience than it had a decade ago.
 
FILE - A Waymo minivan moves along a city street as an empty driver's seat and a moving steering wheel drive passengers during an autonomous vehicle ride, on April 7, 2021, in Chandler, Ariz. The U.S. government's highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo's self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted documents detailing the probe on its website early Tuesday after getting 22 reports of Waymo vehicles either crashing or doing something that may have violated traffic laws. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology

The U.S. government鈥檚 highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo鈥檚 self-driving vehicles.
 
FILE - The Roku logo is affixed to a remote control in Portland, Ore., Aug. 13, 2020. Roku will carry Major League Baseball games on Sundays beginning this week, and viewers will be able to watch for free and not be required to use a Roku device, the streaming service announced Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Roku will stream weekly MLB game on Sundays. Viewers won鈥檛 need one of the service鈥檚 devices

Roku will carry Major League Baseball games on Sundays beginning this week, and viewers will be able to watch for free and not be required to use a Roku device, the streaming service announced Monday.
 
FILE - The entrance to F.E. Warren Air Force Base is pictured May 24, 2018, in Cheyenne, Wyo. President Joe Biden on Monday, May 13, 2024, issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near the Wyoming nuclear missile base. The order forces the divestment of property operated as a crypto mining facility near the base. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming missile base

President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, calling its proximity to the base a 鈥渘ational security risk.鈥�
 
FILE - Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV, is seen on Jan. 16, 2019, in Detroit. General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday, May 13, 2024, that it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

GM鈥檚 Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board

General Motors鈥� troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board.
 
This cover image released by Avid Reader shows "Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space" by Adam Higginbotham. (Avid Reader via AP)

Book Review: 鈥楥hallenger鈥� is definitive account of shuttle disaster and missteps that led to tragedy

Adam Higginbotham writes the history of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster in 鈥淐hallenger.鈥� In his review, 蜜桃社鈥� Andrew DeMillo writes that Higginbotham provides the most definitive account of the explosion that killed all seven onboard.
 
FILE -President Joe Biden, right, greets China's President President Xi Jinping, left, at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, USA, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. The National Security Council says high-level U.S. government envoys raised concerns about 鈥渢he misuse of AI鈥� by China and others in closed-door talks with Chinese officials in Geneva. NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the countries exchanged perspectives on AI safety and risk management in 鈥渃andid and constructive鈥� discussions a day earlier. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva

High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about artificial intelligence.
 
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith, right, speaks to French President Emmanuel Macron at the French Microsoft headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, Monday, May 13, 2024. Microsoft, which has been present in France for 41 years, is announcing a 4 billion euro investment this year, the largest to date in the country, to support French growth in the new artificial intelligence economy. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Microsoft pledges $4.3 billion investment at Macron鈥檚 鈥楥hoose France鈥� summit

Microsoft has announced its most substantial commitment yet to France. The company pledged on Monday to invest 4 billion euros or $4.3 billion this year to bolster the country鈥檚 burgeoning artificial intelligence sector.
 
FILE - In this image from video provided by the House Financial Services Committee, Keith Gill, a GameStop investor, also known in social media forums as Roaring Kitty, testifies during a virtual hearing on GameStop in Washington, Feb. 18, 2021. The man at the center of the meme stock craze during the pandemic returned to the social platform X for the first time in three years Sunday, May 12, 2024, and sent prices of those stocks surging overnight. Keith Gill, better known as 鈥淩oaring Kitty鈥� on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, posted an image on Sunday of a man sitting forward in his chair, a meme used by gamers when things are getting serious. (House Financial Services Committee via AP, File)

Roaring Kitty is back and so are meme stocks. GameStop and AMC surge like it鈥檚 2021

The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze returned to the social platform X for the first time in three years and sent prices of those stocks surging overnight.
 
FILE - European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference regarding the Digital Markets Act at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, March 25, 2024. The European Commission, the EU's executive branch, said on Monday, May 13, 2024, Booking.com meets the threshold to be classed as a 鈥渃ore platform service鈥� under the 27-nation bloc's Digital Markets Act. The sweeping set of rules is designed to prevent Big Tech platforms from dominating online markets. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

US company Booking Holdings added to European Union鈥檚 list for strict digital scrutiny

Booking Holdings, the U.S. company that owns Booking.com and a number of other travel websites, has been added to the European Union鈥檚 list of companies now under heightened digital scrutiny.
 
FILE - The Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif., Sept. 6, 2012. Amazon鈥檚 self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted on its website Monday, May 13, 2024, it will evaluate the automated driving system developed by Zoox. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Amazon鈥檚 self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

Amazon鈥檚 self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government鈥檚 highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.