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Shooting on Las Vegas Strip near Bellagio that killed 2 was livestreamed, police say

Shooting on Las Vegas Strip near Bellagio that killed 2 was livestreamed, police say

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The two people killed in a shooting over the weekend on the Las Vegas Strip captured it on video while livestreaming to their shared YouTube channel, according to a police report.
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Massive Google Cloud outage disrupts popular internet services

Massive Google Cloud outage disrupts popular internet services

NEW YORK (AP) — Popular online services across the globe were disrupted Thursday due to ongoing issues at Google Cloud.
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Coinbase hires top political strategist as crypto industry flexes its newfound political might

Coinbase hires top political strategist as crypto industry flexes its newfound political might

NEW YORK (AP) — A senior adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign is joining Coinbase’s global advisory council, which already includes several former U.S.
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'I forgot how tall I was': Injured Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki walks using exoskeleton

'I forgot how tall I was': Injured Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki walks using exoskeleton

CALGARY — It's been a while since Ryan Straschnitzki looked at the world from a different perspective.
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US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists, Citizen Lab finds

US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists, Citizen Lab finds

ROME (AP) — Spyware from a U.S.
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Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station.
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Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science

Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science

INSIDE A TEXAS HAILSTORM (AP) — Wind roared against the SUV's windows as its tires sloshed through water dumped onto the road by the downpour. A horizon-wide funnel cloud loomed out the window, several miles away.
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AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity. Tech companies are now tapping into an older repository of knowledge: the library stacks.
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A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.
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AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity. Tech companies are now tapping into an older repository of knowledge: the library stacks.
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