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Steven Soderbergh used AI in a documentary about John Lennon. And he wants to talk about it

2026-05-16T19:50:36.820-07:00

The day John Lennon was shot in 1980, he and Yoko Ono gave an interview to a San Francisco radio crew from their home in New York’s Dakota Apartments.

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Swatch stores cancel Audemars Piguet-Swatch sale as crowds surge

2026-05-16T12:50:26.689-07:00

In recent days, customers and collectors lined up outside selected Swatch boutiques around the world in anticipation of the novelty release.

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New credit card readers on Seattle transit charging untapped cards

2026-05-16T07:50:47.077-07:00

Passengers are reporting surprise charges on their credit card bills after taking public transit.

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Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media’s risks for children

2026-05-15T10:50:20.291-07:00

Social media CEOs have been called to testify before Congress amid growing pressure to protect young users.

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UK media regulator says X promises to crack down on terrorist and hate content

2026-05-15T09:50:27.698-07:00

Elon Musk's social media platform X is pledging to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain.

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Nvidia’s future in China remains unclear after Trump-Xi summit

2026-05-15T09:50:27.128-07:00

As the summit between Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, wrapped up Friday, the fate of Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips in China was no clearer.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tries Beijing’s ‘zhajiangmian’ on food tour

2026-05-15T06:50:46.503-07:00

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is exploring Beijing's culinary scene, to the delight of social media.

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Musk’s xAI unveils first coding agent in bid to rival anthropic

2026-05-14T15:50:44.279-07:00

The artificial intelligence model, which is in early testing and only available for paying subscribers, is the startup's initial push into professional coding.

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Musk, OpenAI lawyers begin closing arguments in landmark trial that could shape AI’s future

2026-05-14T10:50:38.165-07:00

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI began closing arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence.

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In an era when workers are returning to offices, here’s how Dropbox is making remote jobs work

2026-05-14T08:50:43.238-07:00

Many companies have ended remote work arrangements that began during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

2026-05-14T06:50:17.329-07:00

Pope Leo XIV has denounced investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, warning they lead to a “spiral of annihilation.”

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China’s Alibaba reports 38% jump in AI and cloud revenue as it races to grow

2026-05-13T07:50:33.794-07:00

China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before.

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The hantavirus outbreak is resurrecting COVID-era misinformation tactics

2026-05-13T06:50:46.827-07:00

Experts say the outbreak of hantavirus, which spreads rarely from person to person, poses far less of a threat than COVID. But the rush to embrace a new round of conspiracy theories has them concerned.

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Japan’s SoftBank racks up huge profit gains with lift from lucrative AI investments

2026-05-13T01:50:38.597-07:00

Japanese technology investor Softbank Group says profits for the fiscal year through March zoomed by nearly five-fold as its AI investments paid off.

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Greece says attack sea drone found on island is Ukrainian, calls incident ‘extremely serious’

2026-05-12T07:50:28.719-07:00

Greece’s defense minister has confirmed that a military sea drone discovered on a Greek island last week is Ukrainian built.

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WA homeowners, farmers say their land is being stolen for data centers

2026-05-12T07:50:12.476-07:00

Data center developers have been champing at the bit for more energy. A new power line through Grant County would go through 34 private properties.

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Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform

2026-05-12T04:50:28.248-07:00

Instructure, the company behind the online learning system Canvas, has reached a deal with hackers to delete data stolen in a cyberattack.

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Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

2026-05-12T03:50:20.904-07:00

Amazon is rapidly opening store-sized delivery hubs in dozens of U.S. and foreign cities to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in 30 minutes or less.

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A South Korean startup captures workers’ techniques to develop AI brains for robots

2026-05-11T17:50:19.516-07:00

Workers at a five-star hotel fold napkins and wipe silverware with body cameras recording their every move.

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Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shooting

2026-05-11T10:50:51.695-07:00

The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.

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Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit an unknown weakness in a company’s digital defense

2026-05-11T07:50:18.377-07:00

Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI’s risks for cybersecurity.

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American factories lag in adopting AI. This drugmaker is an exception

2026-05-11T06:50:34.327-07:00

A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.

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What to Stream: ‘Dutton Ranch,’ Colin Jost plays games, Maluma, Stanley Tucci and ‘The Crash’

2026-05-10T22:50:31.014-07:00

The long-awaited “Yellowstone” spinoff “Dutton Ranch” and a fresh collection from the Colombian superstar Maluma, are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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A tech writer puts Google’s AI to the test as a trip planner

2026-05-10T06:50:30.690-07:00

Gemini was already hooked into Google’s extensive resources for finding flights and places to eat, and Ask Maps is a new AI feature built into the Google Maps app.

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Bolivia’s fuel shortages and ‘junk gasoline’ drive a surge in electric cars

2026-05-10T01:50:16.406-07:00

A small but growing number of Bolivians are trading their fossil fuel-powered vehicles for electric ones.

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