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FILE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers his speech during the Global Progressive Mobilization summit in Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)
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Brazil's Lula adds pressure on big techs by increasing their liability for illegal user content

Read full article: Brazil's Lula adds pressure on big techs by increasing their liability for illegal user content

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their response to such cases.

Workers operate a 3D printer that makes drone parts at the headquarters of Masssivit in Lod, Israel, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Demand soars for Israel's battle-tested weapons tech despite global criticism of its wartime conduct

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Demand is soaring for Israel's battle-tested weapons and military technology, despite widespread condemnation by rights groups and the international community over the country's conduct in wars, particularly in Gaza.

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to, from bottom right, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, top right, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, top left, and others during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)
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Trump discloses thousands of stock trades, some in companies directly influenced by his policies

Read full article: Trump discloses thousands of stock trades, some in companies directly influenced by his policies

Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen.

A person takes a photo outside the Palais des Festivals during preparations for the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Tool or threat? Cannes Film Festival grapples with the rise of AI

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The Cannes Film Festival can function like a global water cooler for movies, with prevailing issues and anxieties of the industry tending to surface at the event.

Elon Musk arrives at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
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Federal court rejects Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

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A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity.

FILE - Wind turbine bases, generators and blades are positioned along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal at the staging area for Dominion Energy's wind turbine project Monday Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US

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NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion, creating a massive power company as the energy needs of artificial intelligence drive demand higher in the U.S. It is one of the biggest proposed mergers so far this year and would create the world’s biggest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization, the companies said on Monday.

Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Regina Coeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

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Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25.

Director Steven Soderbergh poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'John Lennon: The Last Interview' during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Steven Soderbergh used AI in a documentary about John Lennon. And he wants to talk about it

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The day John Lennon was shot in 1980, he and Yoko Ono gave an interview to a San Francisco radio crew from their home in New York’s Dakota Apartments.

FILE - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 31, 2024, to discuss child safety. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media's risks for children

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Social media CEOs have been called to testify before Congress amid growing pressure to protect young users.

FILE - Cars pass in front of the federal building housing the U.S. District Court in Honolulu on March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal's head

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A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

Pope Leo XIV visits the Citt Universitaria (University City) at Sapienza University of Rome to meet with faculty and students at the institution's primary campus, one of the world's oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

Read full article: Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

Pope Leo XIV has denounced investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, warning they lead to a “spiral of annihilation.”.

This undated image provided by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences shows an ancient tooth found at the Zhoukoudian archaeological site in eastern China. (Kai Zhou/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences via AP)

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

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An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.

FILE - A visitor walks in front of Alibaba booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing, China, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., file)

China's Alibaba reports 38% jump in AI and cloud revenue as it races to grow

Read full article: China's Alibaba reports 38% jump in AI and cloud revenue as it races to grow

China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before.

This combination of images shows Neil deGrasse Tyson at a premiere of "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" in New York on Nov. 10, 2025, left, and cover art for his book "Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter." (AP Photo, left, and Simon & Schuster via AP)

Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on aliens and how we should greet them in 'Take Me to Your Leader'

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Neil deGrasse Tyson has turned his lifelong fascination with aliens into a new book, “Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter.”.

Greece's Defense Minister Nikolaos Dendias speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Greece says attack sea drone found on island is Ukrainian, calls incident 'extremely serious'

Read full article: Greece says attack sea drone found on island is Ukrainian, calls incident 'extremely serious'

Greece’s defense minister has confirmed that a military sea drone discovered on a Greek island last week is Ukrainian built.

An image of a notice sent by Georgia Tech's information technology department warning students, professors and staff about the cybersecurity breach of the Canvas system it uses for assignments and grading is displayed on a phone, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Decatur, Georgia. (AP Photo/Michael Warren)

Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform

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Instructure, the company behind the online learning system Canvas, has reached a deal with hackers to delete data stolen in a cyberattack.

FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the ChatGPT home Screen, March 17, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for helping plan a school shooting

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The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.

FILE - A woman walks by a giant screen displaying the Google logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit an unknown weakness in a company's digital defense

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Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI’s risks for cybersecurity.

Hanna Petersson, a member of Andon Labs technical staff, uses a telephone handset to speak with Andon Caf's AI agent 'Mona' in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)

The barista is human but an AI agent runs this experimental Swedish cafe

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The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm.

Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home

Read full article: One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home

Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.

UCLA professors Karen Umemoto, left, and Kelly Fong pose for a picture at UCLA's Asian American Studies Center, in Los Angeles Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

UCLA online textbook gives voice to Asian American, Pacific Islander history and cultures

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A new digital textbook from UCLA aims to change stereotypes about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by teaching their history.

Spanish Civil Guard officers stand guard in the area where passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

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The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

This image provided by NASA/ESA/Webb from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. (NASA via AP)

Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope

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A spiral galaxy's brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA's Webb Space Telescope.

Sonam Velani and Yan Sim plug in a battery from Every Electric to power an air conditioner as part of a pilot program with the city's energy company Con Edison to reduce pressure on the electrical grid Monday, April 27, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)

Air conditioning battery program for renters could help cities manage grid stress during heat waves

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A renter-friendly pilot program in New York City is aiming to reduce strain on the power grid while helping customers with power bills.

San Francisco public defender Diamond Ward, who represents Daniel Moreno-Gama, speaks to reporters outside of a courtroom Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Olga R. Rodriguez)

Man accused of attacking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Read full article: Man accused of attacking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home pleads not guilty to attempted murder

The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder, attempted arson and other charges.

Some of the hundreds of letters AP reporter Holly Ramer has received from her pen pal in New Zealand are displayed in Bow, N.H., Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

Dear Readers: Yes, pen pal programs still exist in a digital world

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A recent trip to New Zealand to visit her pen pal of 40 years made an Associated Press reporter from New Hampshire wonder about the history of programs that bring strangers together to write letters.

FILE - Signage for The Pulitzer Prizes appear at Columbia University, May 28, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Associated Press global investigation into government surveillance efforts wins Pulitzer Prize

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The Associated Press has won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for stories on the expansion of government surveillance efforts in China and the role that U.S. tech firms played in it.

Colin Angle, longtime CEO of Roomba, unveils a four-legged prototype of artificial pet Daphne, called a Familiar, at The WSJ Future of Everything, in New York, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Roomba pioneer aims to crack the household market again with an AI-powered pet robot

Read full article: Roomba pioneer aims to crack the household market again with an AI-powered pet robot

The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you around your home and adapts to your daily habits.

This image provided by NAOJ shows artists impression of the trans-Neptunian object (612533) 2002 XV93 occulting a background star. Observations of a stellar occultation in January 2024 revealed gradual fading and recovery of the starlight, providing evidence for a very thin atmosphere around the object. (Ko Arimatsu/NAOJ via AP)

Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

Read full article: Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere.

FILE - A GameStop sign is displayed above a store in Urbandale, Iowa, on Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen

Read full article: Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen

Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen's GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon.

Attorney David Ackerman, left, gave an opening statement for the State, and attorney Alex Parkinson, right, during the opening statement for Meta Platforms Inc., at the start of phase 2 of the trial against the social media company, in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, May 4, 2026.(Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phase

Read full article: New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phase

New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard.