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FILE Russian ambassador in Germany Sergey Nechayev, center, attends a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the end of World War II 77 years ago at the Soviet War Memorial at the district Treptow in Berlin, Germany, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference

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An official says Germany has summoned the Russian ambassador following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference.

FILE - An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees

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A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but the decision also reopened a door for the company to collect commission from the rival options.

Maery Schine, 11, is helped out of a rescue boat by rescue workers with Chehalis Fire after evacuating with her father Patric, second from left, following flooding after heavy rains in the region Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Chehalis, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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Blend of unusual weather conditions brings trillions of gallons in persistent rain to the Northwest

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A powerful atmospheric river has drenched Washington state with nearly 5 trillion gallons of rain over the past week.

FILE - People wade through floodwaters in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
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Ocean warmed by climate change fed intense rainfall and deadly floods in Asia, study finds

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Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides across Asia in recent weeks, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

This combination of ultraviolet spectrum images provided by NASA shows atmospheric features of the planet Mars in July 2022, left, during the southern hemispheres summer season, and the planets northern hemisphere in January 2023 after Mars had passed the farthest point in its orbit from the Sun, captured by the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft. (NASA/LASP/CU Boulder via AP)
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NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

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NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.

Travelers wait in a TSA checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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Foreigners allowed to travel to the US without a visa could soon face new social media screening

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Travelers who are now able to come to the United States without a visa might soon need to provide social media, email, and family history details to the Department of Homeland Security.

FILE -Participants wear wind turbine headgear to raise peoples awareness on renewable energy, fix their costumes during the Global Day of Action Against Climate Change ,Dec. 8, 2007 in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Pat Roque, File)
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Southeast Asia embraces offshore wind power, as Trump bashes renewable energy

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Southeast Asia is embracing the embattled offshore wind industry as it reels from U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of renewable energy.

FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone in front of an image on a computer screen generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)
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OpenAI names Slack CEO Dresser as first chief of revenue as ChatGPT maker aims to make a profit

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OpenAI has appointed Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its first chief of revenue.

In this handout photo provided by Microsoft, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Microsoft via AP)

Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure

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Microsoft has announced its largest-ever Asia investment of $17.5 billion in India to enhance cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next four years.

President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China

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President Donald Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China.

A sea drone Magura V7 of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence equipped with surface-to-air missiles rides in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

As sea drones force Russia to retreat, Ukraine examines ways to launch more complex attacks

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A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.

FILE - An Axon body camera is worn by MSGT Matt Gilmore who is one of the officers using Axon's Draft One AI software at OKCPD headquarters on Friday, May 31, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford, File)

AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces

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Police in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list.

FILE - Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, is a Coal power station, operating, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demand

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Georgia's largest utility wants to spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next six years to serve data centers.

FILE - Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

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Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.

FILE - A woman looks at her smartphone on a bus in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications

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Russian authorities say they have imposed restrictions on Apple's video calling service FaceTime, alleging it was being used for organizing what it called “terrorist activities.”.

A cell phone screen shows the Venmo app informing users of a service disruption in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Venmo announces it is 'back up and running' following widespread service outage

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Venmo says that an issue impacting the payment service has been fixed and it is “back up and running,” after users reported trouble sending and receiving money.

FILE - The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by the agency's current vaccine chief

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A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued a scathing denunciation of an FDA memo to staff that made sweeping claims casting doubt on vaccine safety.

FILE - Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us'

Read full article: The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us'

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year featured a stage design resembling a giant PlayStation controller.

Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's pick to be NASA Administrator, listens during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Billionaire spacewalker is back before the Senate seeking NASA's top job

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Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman is back before the Senate after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump for NASA's top job.

FILE - A professor passes out cell phone signal jammers to students to place their cell phones into, as part of a pilot program to reduce mobile use during school hours, at Bicentenario School in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Chile becomes latest country to ban smartphone use during class

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Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools.

Australia's Communications Minister Anika Wells speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million

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Australia is set to enforce its age limit for social media accounts starting next week, and the platforms must provide monthly reports on how many children's accounts they have closed or face fines.

FILE - Radio antennas are spread out on the terrain as part of one of the world's largest astronomy projects, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chajnator in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Renowned astronomers push to protect Chile's cherished night sky from an industrial project

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Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the Pacific coast.

FILE - An usher directs an attendee to a seat for a seminar at a convention titled AI Expo in Tokyo, on Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says

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A new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.

FILE -In this May 2, 2020 photo, a marine iguana suns on the edge of a boardwalk in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez, File)

The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules

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Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals that are seeing their numbers decline due to the exotic pet trade.

FILE - Judges watch Russia's Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov perform their ice dance free dance during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo, March 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Harnessing the power of AI to help revolutionize Olympic-level figure skating

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A new app designed by a pair of computer scientists aims to revolutionize the way figure skating is judged.

Primo Maronati holds a certificate next to a digital version of Leonardo Da Vinci's portrait, "La Scapiliata, Lady with Disheveled Hair," at the Brera Art Gallery in Milan, Italy, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Covet an Italian masterpiece, but shy of the millions? How about a digital copy at supercar prices

Read full article: Covet an Italian masterpiece, but shy of the millions? How about a digital copy at supercar prices

Italian cultural officials are offering digital copies of Italian masterpieces as part of a new project to help museums raise money.

FILE - Blanco Brown arrives at the 58th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

AI country hit 'Walk My Walk' built on Blanco Brown's sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics

Read full article: AI country hit 'Walk My Walk' built on Blanco Brown's sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics

An AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart.