Google hopes ‘Bard’ will outsmart ChatGPT, Microsoft in AI
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with “Bard,” a…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tyson Foods Inc., down $2.95 to $61.08. The meat…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Power Integrations Inc. (POWI) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $22.8 million. The…
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Arrowhead Research Corp. (ARWR) on Monday reported a loss of $41.3 million in its fiscal first…
Continue Reading Jazz owner aims to showcase Utah with NBA All-Star Game
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith anticipates the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 19 will help build Utah…
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The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 72 cents to $74.11 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.05…
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AMC to charge more for good seats in movie theaters
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters, the nation’s…
Continue Reading Kentucky Bourbon Trail attendance reaches record heights
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky. Attendance at distilleries…
Continue Reading Legal sizes for lobsters could change to protect population
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New…
Continue Reading Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual…
Continue Reading Russia’s revenue falls sharply in January from year earlier
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s finance ministry says budget revenue in January was 35% lower compared with the same month in 2022. That’s the last…
Continue Reading Florida hospital taking expectant moms, delaying surgeries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A major hospital system in northern Florida is seeing clinic patients again, days after a security problem forced it to…
Continue Reading Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Crews released toxic chemicals into the air from five derailed…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Lone Star Credit Union CEO on cryptocurrencies
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Credit unions have been dipping their toes into cryptocurrency over the past year. The timing…
Continue Reading Spanish PM urges end to EU reliance on imported food, energy
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is urging the European Union to “reindustrialize” to end its dependence on energy,…
Continue Reading For Super Bowl ads this year, crypto is out, booze is in
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game…
Continue Reading National Enquirer, caught in ‘catch-and-kill’ scandal, sold
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The National Enquirer, the scandal-plagued tabloid that engaged in “catch-and-kill” practices to bury…
Continue Reading Poland redeploys Patriot missiles to capital city for drills
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Defense Ministry says Patriot missile batteries acquired from the U.S. last year have been deployed to the…
Continue Reading DeSantis expected to control Disney district governing board
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could take control over the board of a special governing…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: ‘Bridge’ your way to Social Security
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Delaying the start of Social Security retirement benefits can dramatically increase your monthly benefit and your…
Continue Reading 48 arrested in Europe over encrypted app used in drug trade
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say European investigators have shut down an encrypted communication service that was used as a secure channel for…
Continue Reading Norway looks to donate $7.3 billion in aid to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The government of oil-rich Norway is looking to donate 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion) in a multiyear support package…
Continue Reading Russian forces keep up pressure as Ukraine anniversary nears
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with attacks in the eastern Donbas…
Continue Reading Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the pandemic threat eased, Maureen Holohan was eager to scale back her online…
Continue Reading Kenya labor court rules that Facebook can be sued
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A judge in Kenya has ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, can be sued in the…
Continue Reading ChatGPT bot channels history to pen State of Union speech
By CALVIN WOODWARD and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A president’s State of the Union address has a predictable formula. But…
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By CALVIN WOODWARD and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’ve heard it once in a president’s State of the Union speech,…
Continue Reading French lawmakers debate Macron’s controversial pension bill
By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French parliament has started debating President Emmanuel Macron’s…
Continue Reading UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff walked off the job in the U.K. on Monday in what…
Continue Reading Renault, Nissan reboot auto alliance for post-Ghosn era
By KELVIN CHAN and YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — Automakers Renault and Nissan on Monday formalized their reboot of a…
Continue Reading Adani woes spur protests as stock turmoil turns political
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators from India’s main opposition party turned out Monday in…
Continue Reading ‘Loophole’ excuses WHO officials accused of misconduct
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A confidential U.N. report into the alleged missteps by senior World Health Organization staffers in…
Continue Reading Greece: Snow reaches Acropolis, halts services
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — High winds and a cold snap in Greece have halted ferry services and highway traffic and dusted the Acropolis and other…
Continue Reading Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has called on Western powers not to pressure his tiny…
Continue Reading In pro-Putin Serbia, liberal-minded Russians seek a home
By JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — At a central square in Serbia’s capital of Belgrade, dozens of…
Continue Reading China-Australia trade ministers hold 1st meeting since 2019
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian and Chinese trade ministers are holding their first bilateral meeting since…
Continue Reading Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A spokesperson for Pakistan’s media regulator says it has blocked Wikipedia for hurting Muslim…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rebound after Wall St sinks on rate fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded after Wall Street sank under pressure from worries about…
Continue Reading This Week: Disney earnings, unemployment, consumer sentiment
Entertainment giant Walt Disney will report its latest financial results on Wednesday. The Labor Department will report weekly unemployment claims on…
Continue Reading North Korea party meeting set to discuss ‘urgent’ food issue
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent…
Continue Reading Asian stocks sink after US jobs data fan rate hike fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Monday after strong U.S. jobs data fanned fears of more interest rate…
Continue Reading Ransomware attacks in Europe target old VMware, agencies say
ROME (AP) — Cybersecurity agencies in Europe are warning of ransomware attacks exploiting a 2-year-old computer bug. The Italian premier’s office…
Continue Reading Ride at Iowa amusement park where boy died will never reopen
ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — The ride at an Iowa amusement park where an 11-year-old boy was killed in 2021 will never reopen, the park’s owners…
Continue Reading Officials urge evacuation near derailment, fearing explosion
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio urgently warned…
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