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German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for monthslong cyber espionage

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany on Friday accused Russian military agents of hacking the top echelons of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party and other sensitive government and industrial targets, and was joined by NATO and fellow European countries in warning that Russia’s cyberespionage would have consequences. Relations between Russia and Germany were already tense, with Germany providing

Apple’s quarterly iPhone sales plunge 10%, but stock price surges on dividend, stock buyback news

Apple on Thursday disclosed its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset, deepening a slump that’s increasing the pressure on the trendsetting company to spruce up its products with more artificial intelligence. The 10% drop in year-over-year iPhone sales for the January-March period is latest sign of weakness in a product that

Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages

HONOLULU (AP) — Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer’s deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit. Alerts the county sent to cellphones warning people to immediately evacuate were never received, unbeknownst to the county,

Japan’s Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

PARIS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology. Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. “Generative AI has the potential to be

AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC

The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers. Overall use of AI tools by firms in the production of

One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush

LONDON (AP) — Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand so they never broke down. Nowadays, rechargeable electric toothbrushes are increasingly popular because they make brushing easier and more effective, but they are a headache when they stop working properly. Inside an electric toothbrush’s waterproof housing is a battery that powers a

Sex offender asks Norway’s Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare that social media access is a human right. The case before the court Thursday involves a man who molested a minor and used the Snapchat messaging app to connect with young boys. The unidentified offender was sentenced last year

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

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Microsoft is investing $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia’s new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as partnering with the government to establish a national AI center, its CEO Satya Nadella said Thursday. It marks Microsoft’s single largest investment in Malaysia, as the tech giant seeks

Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space. The Russian draft resolution, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, goes further

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools

Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external tools to take control of their

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German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for monthslong cyber espionage

Apple’s quarterly iPhone sales plunge 10%, but stock price surges on dividend, stock buyback news

Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages

Japan’s Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC

One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush

Sex offender asks Norway’s Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right

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

Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools