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Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China

Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China

BEIJING (AP) — The head of Nvidia downplayed his role in getting the U.S. government to lift a ban on selling an advanced computer chip in China and said it will take time to ramp up production once orders for the AI-processor come in.
Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa

Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa

LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV reported. The eruption began around 4 a.m.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify in $8 billion Facebook privacy lawsuit

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify in $8 billion Facebook privacy lawsuit

A $8 billion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders — current and former — begins Wednesday, with claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting fir
Jays stars soak up MLB All-Star Game history; Freeman feels the love from Atlanta

Jays stars soak up MLB All-Star Game history; Freeman feels the love from Atlanta

ATLANTA — Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Junior and Alejandro Kirk were a part of Major League Baseball All-Star Game history on Tuesday night at Truist Park.
A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions

A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Near signs that warn of radioactive risk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers from the nuclear power company X-energy are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.
U.S. Coast Guard tall ship once part of Hitler's navy sails into Victoria for visit

U.S. Coast Guard tall ship once part of Hitler's navy sails into Victoria for visit

VICTORIA — When Deleon Guerrero last visited Victoria in 2023, he arrived by car as part of a family road trip from Oregon. On Tuesday, he sailed into Victoria as a Cadet on board the U.S.
Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape

Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape

NEW YORK (AP) — Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders.
Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it's harder than it looks

Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it's harder than it looks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose.
Nvidia to resume sales of highly desired AI computer chips to China

Nvidia to resume sales of highly desired AI computer chips to China

BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China.
Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania

Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Donald Trump touted tens of billions of dollars of recent energy and technology investments Tuesday in Pennsylvania while boasting of a “true golden age for America” in energy policy and artificial intelligence.