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Amazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI

Amazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company's stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept.
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Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump

Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off.
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Amazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI

Amazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company's stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept.
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ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely informa
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Scientists tag great white sharks to learn how best to protect endangered species

Scientists tag great white sharks to learn how best to protect endangered species

FREDERICTON — Over four days on the water in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Heather Bowlby and her team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada tagged 15 great white sharks.
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Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish

Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots generating unfounded claims in Sp
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The US election system has safeguards. But human nature is a vulnerability

The US election system has safeguards. But human nature is a vulnerability

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hacking a local election system in the United States wouldn't be easy, and secretly altering votes on a scale massive enough to change the outcome of the presidential race would be impossible , election officials have said, thanks t
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Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them

Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence.
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Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods

Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods

LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it's failing to prevent the sale of illegal products, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm said on Thursday.
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Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods

LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it's failing to prevent the sale of illegal products, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm said on Thursday.
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