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Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines

Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — A health economist who once famously clashed with officials at the National Institutes of Health and now is the nominee to lead the agency faced questions from senators from both parties Wednesday about drastic funding cuts and rese
Judge denies Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial

Judge denies Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial

OAKLAND, Calif.
AI pioneers who channeled 'hedonistic' machines win computer science's top prize

AI pioneers who channeled 'hedonistic' machines win computer science's top prize

Teaching machines in the way that animal trainers mold the behavior of dogs or horses has been an important method for developing artificial intelligence and one that was recognized Wednesday with the top computer science award.
Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift concerts, prosecutors say

Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift concerts, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events on StubHub, according to prosecutors in New York.
Georgia lawmakers push to ban automated speed cameras near schools

Georgia lawmakers push to ban automated speed cameras near schools

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Outside Beacon Hill Middle School in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, like along hundreds of roadsides across Georgia, the unblinking eye of a camera tickets drivers who speed through a school zone.
NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.
Minnesota considers blocking 'nudify' apps that use AI to make explicit images without consent

Minnesota considers blocking 'nudify' apps that use AI to make explicit images without consent

ST. PAUL, Minn.
Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

WASHINGTON (AP) — Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts — genetically engineering living animals with qualities to resemble
More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows

More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright

Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright

OTTAWA — The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for publishers in the U.S. in mid-February when a court ruled that a legal research firm didn't have the right to use a rival's content.