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As the threat of wildfires rises, groups tasked with fighting them turn to AI for help

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

With wildfires becoming larger and more intense as the world warms, firefighters, utilities and governments are scrambling to get ahead of the flames by tapping into the latest AI technology.

Rollout of driverless cabs in select U.S. cities raises safety questions

By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde

If you call a taxi in some U.S. cities, the car that picks you up might not have a driver. Self-driving “robo-cabs” are generating a lot of interest and controversy, and major technical questions remain. Aarian Marshall, a staff writer…

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What is USB-C? An engineer explains this one device connector to rule them all

By Shreyas Sen, The Conversation

With Apple’s capitulation on the latest iPhone models, USB-C is poised to become the standard connector for all devices.

WATCH: ‘Overwhelming consensus’ for artificial intelligence regulation, Musk says after Senate tech meeting

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

At a closed-door Senate forum on artificial intelligence, tech leaders are getting their chance to outline their views about possible oversight legislation.

Supreme Court ruling makes it harder to convict someone of making a threat

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Biden administration had warned that the internet and social media have expanded the number and kinds of threats in recent years, including online harassment, intimidation and stalking.

A timeline of Apple’s most influential product announcements

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

The iPhone, released in 2007 four years before Jobs died, remains Apple's biggest game changer.

U.S. announces criminal cases tracing an illegal flow of technology to Russia, China and Iran

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department has announced a series of criminal cases tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple's software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries like Russia, China and Iran.

U.S. computer chip controls threaten China’s tech ambitions

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

President Xi Jinping’s government sees the chips that are used in everything from phones to kitchen appliances to fighter jets as crucial assets in its strategic rivalry with Washington and efforts to gain wealth and global influence.

Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns

By Frances D'Emilio, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

The Italian Data Protection Authority said it was taking provisional action “until ChatGPT respects privacy,” including temporarily limiting the company from processing Italian users' data.