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NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as 'watered-down' after 67 deaths near Washington
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that her agency made in January to prevent another midair collision like the one last year near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people
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Young woman says she was on social media 'all day long' as a child in landmark addiction trial
A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms
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Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands to allow wider use of its tech
Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands to allow wider use of its tech
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AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of professional musicians
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Burger King is testing AI headsets that will know if employees say 'welcome' or 'thank you'
Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers
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What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon's Anthropic ultimatum
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract
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Instagram says it will notify parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for terms related to suicide
Instagram will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm
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Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa’s freight corridors
Africa’s push to decarbonize freight is gaining momentum as Cape Town-based Zero Carbon Charge rolls out fully off-grid, solar-powered charging hubs for electric trucks along South Africa’s key N3 corridor
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Nvidia delivers another quarter of stellar growth amid growing concern over AI economy
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday announced another quarter of astounding quarterly growth as investors try to decipher whether technology’s latest craze is overblown hyperbole or a springboard into a new era of prosperity and productivity
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New York sues Counter-Strike game developer saying 'loot boxes' promote gambling
New York’s attorney general is suing video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and other popular video game franchises illegally promote gambling
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