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Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports
A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products, from the ultra-cheap apparel sold on online shopping platforms to toys and electronic devices such as compute...
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Box-office smash 'Moana 2' drives Disney profit in the first quarter
NEW YORK (AP) - Disney easily topped first-quarter expectations thanks in part to the box office smash " Moana 2." There were some oversized expectations for the animated film but "Moana 2", originally intended as a series for the company's streaming...
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Google's rising holiday's season ad sales aren't enough to ease worries about AI letdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn't enough to offset investors' worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will be lucrative as once envisione...
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Google's ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn't enough to offset investors' worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will yield as big a jackpot as once...
22h ago
Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trial
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Elon Musk's lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire's request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company. U.S. District ...
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Apple lashes out at iPhone porn app maker and the EU rules allowing its download
LONDON (AP) - Apple has chided a newly introduced pornography app available in the European Union, warning that the bloc's digital rules opening the way for third-party app store downloads undermines consumer confidence in the tech giant. AltStore PA...
Feb 04, 2025
JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris and Munich security conference in first overseas trip as VP
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will attend a two-day high-level summit focusing on artificial intelligence in Paris next week and the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany in his first scheduled trip abroad since taking office....
Feb 04, 2025
China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here's what it means
HONG KONG (AP) - The Chinese government's move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and tangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s. The investigation was one of a flurry of Chinese retaliatory measur...
Feb 04, 2025
Paradox Museum Miami takes guests through a 21st century funhouse of mind-boggling illusions
MIAMI (AP) - Art gallery, science exhibition and 21st century funhouse, Paradox Museum Miami takes guests on a tour through optical illusions and other enigmas geared for the age of Instagram. The 11,000-square-foot (1,000-square-meter) museum, house...
Feb 04, 2025
Japan game maker Nintendo reports lower profit as demand for Switch consoles wanes
TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo's profits tumbled as sales of its Switch console lost momentum, prompting the Japanese video-game maker to lower its full-year forecasts. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co., which created the Super Mario franchise, reported Tuesday an Ap...
Feb 04, 2025
