MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday ruled out a conflict with the United States over an incident involving two CIA agents who died in an accident in the state of Chihuahua – agents who, according to Mexico, were not authorized to operate in the country.
NEW YORK (AP) - Sinking AI stocks and another climb in oil prices helped to halt Wall Street's record-setting rally. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Tuesday from its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones slipped 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.9% from its own record. Oil prices meanwhile rose by more than 2.5%.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.
BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) – Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia’s capital killed 15 people, all of whom were women. The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of the stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash an artificial intelligence boom.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation that would create a financial incentive for the social media companies to strike deals with news organizations to pay for journalism.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States and Iran clashed over Tehran’s nuclear program as a review of the treaty meant to prevent the spread of atomic weapons got underway Monday at the United Nations, a confrontation almost certain to be repeated during the monthlong meeting.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Jackson once sang “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.” For fans of the King of Pop’s music, it’s words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when compared with the same dates the previous weekend.
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