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6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Greek islands with no reported injuries

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An undersea 6.1-magnitude earthquake scale struck off the Greek island of Crete early Thursday and was felt across the Aegean Sea, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
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Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves

Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves

NEW YORK (AP) — To survive warming oceans , clownfish cope by shrinking in size. Scientists observed that some of the orange-striped fish shrank their bodies during a heat wave off the coast of Papa New Guinea.
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Judge considers sanctions against attorneys in prison case for using AI in court filings

Judge considers sanctions against attorneys in prison case for using AI in court filings

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that she is considering sanctions against lawyers with a high-priced firm hired to defend Alabama’s prison system after ChatGPT was used to write two court filings that included nonexistent case
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Shopify doubles down on AI with tools to create online stores, shopping assistants

Shopify doubles down on AI with tools to create online stores, shopping assistants

TORONTO — Shopify Inc.'s latest round of product developments is leaning on artificial intelligence to help merchants and developers create everything from online stores to shopping assistants.
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In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now. The developers behind Character.
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OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal

OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple's iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT.
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Massachusetts 19-year-old pleading guilty to stealing, extorting teacher and student private data

BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student will plead guilty to stealing millions of students' and teachers' private data from two U.S. education tech companies and extorting it for ransom, the U.S. attorney's office said.
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Tanzania blocks access to X after it says hackers targeted government accounts

Tanzania blocks access to X after it says hackers targeted government accounts

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Authorities in Tanzania on Wednesday blocked access to the social platform X after cyberattacks on some accounts of government institutions resulted in fake or pornographic posts.
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NASA's Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by

NASA's Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil .
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Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to follow

Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to follow

ATLANTA (AP) — Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, more than half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon.
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