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Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the …

File - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks about Google DeepMind at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., May 10, 2023. Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of a project called Gemini that's trained to think more like humans and behave in ways likely to intensify the debate about the technology's potential promise and perils. Google DeepMind is the AI division behind Gemini. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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Europe was set to lead the world on AI regulation. But …

File - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit on Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. Negotiators will meet this week to hammer out details of European Union artificial intelligence rules but the process has been bogged down by a simmering last-minute battle over how to govern systems that underpin general purpose AI services like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard chatbot. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Iran says it sent a capsule capable of carrying animals …

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, claims to show a rocket with a capsule carrying animals before being launched from an undisclosed location into orbit, Iran. Iran said Wednesday it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. The sign at left reads in Farsi " Salman biological explorer." (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

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AI’s future could be ‘open-source’ or closed. Tech giants …

File - Vice President and Chief AI Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun, speaks at the Vivatech show in Paris, France on June 14, 2023. IBM and Facebook parent Meta are launching a new group called the AI Alliance that's advocating an "open science" approach to AI development that puts them at odds with rivals like Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

GM’s Cruise robotaxi service faces fine in alleged cover-up …

FILE - Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke sits in the back of a Cruise driverless taxi that picked him up in San Francisco's Mission District, Feb. 15, 2023. The California regulator that approved the expansion of the Cruise robotaxi fleet owned by automaker General Motors is now threatening to fine the driverless service for covering up the severity of an accident that triggered the suspension of its California license. The potential penalty could be in the range of $1.5 million, based on documents filed Friday, Dec. 1, by the California Public Utilities Commission. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

Uber set to join the S&P 500 index in latest sign of a …

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, participates in a session during the APEC CEO Summit Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Bitcoin has surpassed $41,000 for the first time …

FILE - A bitcoin symbol is presented on an LED screen during the closing ceremony of a congress for cryptocurrency investors in Santa Maria Mizata, El Salvador, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

What to stream this week: Nicki Minaj’s birthday …

This combination of images shows “50th Anniversary Live – First Night" by Blue Oyster Cult, left, “Pink Friday 2” by Nicki Minaj, center, and “Before and After,” an album of solo acoustic re-recordings of songs by Neil Young. (Frontiers Music/Young Money-Republic Records/Reprise Records via AP)

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Europe’s world-leading artificial intelligence rules …

File - A portion of Google's Bard website is shown in Glenside, Pa. on March 27, 2023. Negotiators will meet this week to hammer out details of European Union artificial intelligence rules but the process has been bogged down by a simmering last-minute battle over how to govern systems that underpin general purpose AI services like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard chatbot. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US …

Gene Simmons of KISS performs during the final night of the "Kiss Farewell Tour" on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

South Korea launches its first spy satellite after …

In this image from video provided by SpaceX, South Korea launches its first military spy satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, it was the first of five spy satellites South Korea plans to send into space by 2025 under a contract with SpaceX. The launch took place a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time as tensions rise between the rivals. (SpaceX via AP)

X says Walmart pulled ads in October, weeks before …

FILE - A sign encouraging customers to order grocery items online and pick them up at a store is displayed at a WalMart Neighborhood Market in Bentonville, Ark., Thursday, June 4, 2015. Walmart is the latest company to join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)