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Crypto's hottest new trend: publicly traded companies buying bunches of bitcoin

Crypto's hottest new trend: publicly traded companies buying bunches of bitcoin

It’s one of crypto’s hottest trends: publicly traded companies buying bitcoin and then buying even more. President Donald Trump’s media company just announced a plan to raise $2.
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Czech president appoints a new justice minister amid a bitcoin scandal

Czech president appoints a new justice minister amid a bitcoin scandal

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Petr Pavel swore in a new justice minister on Tuesday, another step in a political crisis caused by a bitcoin-related scandal.
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Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos show

Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos show

WASHINGTON (AP) — The population of emperor penguins in one part of Antarctica appears to be declining faster than previously thought, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery released Tuesday.
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Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe personal genetic data without customer consent

Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe personal genetic data without customer consent

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent.
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Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant

Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant

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US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

DETROIT (AP) — A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the U.S. at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said Monday.
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Safety institute announces research projects as global focus shifts to AI adoption

Safety institute announces research projects as global focus shifts to AI adoption

OTTAWA — The Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute will fund research projects focusing on misinformation, generative AI and the safety of autonomous systems.
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New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says

New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says construction on a long-promised centre for cancer research and treatment will get underway next year.
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Apple heads into annual showcase reeling from AI missteps, tech upheaval and Trump's trade war

Apple heads into annual showcase reeling from AI missteps, tech upheaval and Trump's trade war

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — After stumbling out of the starting gate in Big Tech's pivotal race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, Apple tried to regain its footing Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
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Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry

Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry

LONDON (AP) — Getty Images is facing off against artificial intelligence company Stability AI in a London courtroom for the first major copyright trial of the generative AI industry.
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