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Dan David Prize names 9 historians as winners of 2025 award

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Dan David Prize will award nine historians, archaeologists and filmmakers from around the world with $300,000 for their research, the foundation announced Tuesday.
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Video game performers on strike for almost a year over AI issues reach a tentative deal

Video game performers on strike for almost a year over AI issues reach a tentative deal

The union for Hollywood’s video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies that may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence.
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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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