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SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems

SpaceX's newest and biggest Starship will have to wait at least another day before launching on a test flight from Texas

SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems
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Starship test flights, from explosions to mock satellite deployments

SpaceX is set to launch the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the debut of a redesigned vehicle central to Elon Musk's plans for the moon, Mars and the

Starship test flights, from explosions to mock satellite deployments
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Waymo suspends freeway rides, pauses Atlanta operations amid safety fixes

Alphabet's Waymo said on Thursday it has suspended its robotaxi service on freeways in the United States and paused its operations in Atlanta, Georgia as it updates software to

Waymo suspends freeway rides, pauses Atlanta operations amid safety fixes
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Apple asks US Supreme Court to review contempt order in Epic Games lawsuit

Apple asked the U.S.

Apple asks US Supreme Court to review contempt order in Epic Games lawsuit
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The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?

The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?

The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?
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Greenlanders demonstrate against Trump as US diplomats open new consulate

The U.S. opening of a larger diplomatic hub in Greenland on Thursday was met by demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump's ambition for greater influence

Greenlanders demonstrate against Trump as US diplomats open new consulate
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Lockheed Martin breaks ground on Alabama missile plant

Lockheed Martin broke ground on Thursday on an 87,000-square-foot Munitions Production Center at its Troy, Alabama campus, as part of a U.S. push to expand

Lockheed Martin breaks ground on Alabama missile plant
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Take-Two sticks with 'GTA VI' launch timeline, forecasts annual bookings below estimates

Take-Two Interactive forecast annual bookings below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, but reiterated the November 19 launch date for the highly awaited "Grand

Take-Two sticks with 'GTA VI' launch timeline, forecasts annual bookings below estimates
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Trading Day: IPO, IPO, it's off to work we go

U.S. stocks ended a choppy session on Thursday in the green, lifted by optimism that a U.S.-Iran peace deal is close at hand, while investors

Trading Day: IPO, IPO, it's off to work we go
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Zoom raises annual forecasts, banks on AI features to drive demand

Zoom Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on strong demand for its AI features as the video conferencing platform looks to shore up

Zoom raises annual forecasts, banks on AI features to drive demand
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Free speech or race-baiting? Tennessee shooting stirs debate over livestreamer's approach

A Tennessee judge has set a $1 million bond for a white livestreamer charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting and wounding a Black man

Free speech or race-baiting? Tennessee shooting stirs debate over livestreamer's approach
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Dying star resembles a billowing crystal ball in new telescope photo

A dying star has never looked so lovely

Dying star resembles a billowing crystal ball in new telescope photo
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Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms

Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district
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US stocks edge higher following the latest U-turn for oil prices

U.S. stocks ticked higher following the latest reversal for oil prices

US stocks edge higher following the latest U-turn for oil prices
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Devon snaps up prime Delaware Basin acreage for $2.6 billion after Coterra merger

Shale producer Devon Energy on Thursday said it has acquired 16,300 net undeveloped acres in the core of the Delaware Basin in New Mexico for about

Devon snaps up prime Delaware Basin acreage for $2.6 billion after Coterra merger
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Wall St indexes end slightly higher as investors focus on Mideast peace hopes 

Wall Street's three main indexes closed slightly higher after Thursday's choppy session as oil prices lost ground, with some officials citing

Wall St indexes end slightly higher as investors focus on Mideast peace hopes 
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Stellantis unveils $70 billion strategy pivot under Filosa, with blitz of 60 new products

Stellantis on Thursday laid out a 60 billion euro ($70 billion) strategy that marks a shift under new

Stellantis unveils $70 billion strategy pivot under Filosa, with blitz of 60 new products
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Starbucks scraps AI inventory tool across North America

By Waylon Cunningham NEW YORK, May 21 - Starbucks terminated an AI program workers used for automating certain inventory counts this week, nine months after deploying it across its North American

Starbucks scraps AI inventory tool across North America
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Amkor working with AMD on advanced packaging after acquiring more land in Arizona

Amkor Technology is working with Advanced Micro Devices on packaging AMD's chips, Amkor said on Thursday.

Amkor working with AMD on advanced packaging after acquiring more land in Arizona
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Cox Media fined for claiming it used AI to track consumer conversations

The U.S.

Cox Media fined for claiming it used AI to track consumer conversations
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Colorado Democrats censure governor for conspiracy theorist sentence commutation

Colorado Democrats have voted overwhelmingly to censure the state's governor for commuting the prison sentence of an election conspiracy theorist

Colorado Democrats censure governor for conspiracy theorist sentence commutation
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Trump calls off AI executive order over concern it could weaken US tech edge

President Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony

Trump calls off AI executive order over concern it could weaken US tech edge
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The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients

The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud
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Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'

Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using AI to create nude videos and photos under a new law targeting deepfake pornography

Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'