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Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms

Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok , alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms that trap them into becoming compulsive consumers of its short videos.
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is on the verge of erupting again

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is on the verge of erupting again

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava shoots high into the sky. Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously . The nighttime sky glows red and orange, reflecting the lava oozing across a summit crater.
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NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

NEW YORK (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus . The new member of the lunar gang , announced Tuesday by NASA, appears to be just six miles (10 kilometers) wide.
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Canadian universities are adopting AI tools, but concerns about the technology remain

Canadian universities are adopting AI tools, but concerns about the technology remain

Canadian universities are embracing generative artificial intelligence in their teaching plans as more students and instructors opt to use the rapidly evolving technology.
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Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion

Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion

Quebec City has started synchronizing traffic lights with the use of Google's artificial intelligence, technology the city says will improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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Apple launches program in Canada helping customers self-repair devices

Apple launches program in Canada helping customers self-repair devices

Canadians who want to repair their own Apple devices can now get parts, tools and manuals from the tech giant, which brought its self-service repair program to the country on Tuesday.
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Gabbard says UK scraps demand for Apple to give backdoor access to data

Gabbard says UK scraps demand for Apple to give backdoor access to data

LONDON (AP) — Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide so-called backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Monday.
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Judge issues injunction preventing Trump's FTC from investigating watchdog Media Matters

Judge issues injunction preventing Trump's FTC from investigating watchdog Media Matters

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration's Federal Trade Commission from investigating Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog group that had alleged the spread of hate speech on X s
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Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech's free speech, judges say

Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech's free speech, judges say

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to free speech.
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Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine.
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