Faulty software update causes havoc worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) - A faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, grounding flights, knocking media outlets offline, and disrupting hospitals, small businesses and government offices. The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a few providers for key computing services.

Netflix's subscriber and earnings growth gathers momentum

Netflix's subscriber and earnings growth accelerated in its latest quarter as the video streaming service benefits from a crackdown on freeloading viewers, an expansion into advertising and an acclaimed programming lineup.

UK investigates Microsoft's hiring of AI startup's founder and key staff

LONDON (AP) - British regulators opened a preliminary investigation on Tuesday into Microsoft’s hiring of an AI startup’s key staff over concerns that it could thwart competition in the booming artificial intelligence market.

Airlines, businesses hit by global technology disruption

An internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world, with problems continuing hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.

Webb Space Telescope's latest cosmic shot shows intertwined galaxies

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared.

Samsung brings tech's latest AI tech to fashion wearables

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Samsung is dressing up its wearable devices in technology’s latest fashion - artificial intelligence.

Two 80-something journalists sue ChatGPT to protect 'written word'

GRAFTON, Mass. (AP) - When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot.

Apple pledges to let rivals access 'tap to pay' iPhone tech

LONDON (AP) - The European Union says it’s accepting Apple’s pledge to open up its "tap to pay" iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a hefty fine.