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August 31

Social media is filled with skin care routines for girls. Here's what dermatologists recommend

Girls are bombarded on social media with advice from influencers touting elaborate skin care routines with high-priced serums, mists and creams
August 31
Viral skincare products from Bubble, West & Month, and Bolero sit on 11-year-old Scarlett Goddard Strahan's dresser at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada)
August 31

Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep

Young girls are buying up anti-aging products they see promoted on social media, with harmful effects for their skin — and their mental health
August 31
Mia Hall, 14, poses for a portrait in her neighborhood park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
August 31

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

Brazil has started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s order
August 31
FILE - Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
August 31

Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men

Donald Trump’s campaign has fully embraced the bravado-filled, macho, often contrarian online spaces of younger men on livestreaming platforms
August 31
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Johnstown, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 30

Child abuse images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers say

Artificial intelligence researchers said Friday that they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from a dataset used to train popular AI image-generator tools
August 30
FILE - Students walk on the Stanford University campus on March 14, 2019, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
August 30

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

Brazil has starting blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire failed to name a legal representative in the country
August 30
FILE - Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
August 30

A Palestinian TikTok star who shared details of Gaza life under siege is killed by Israeli airstrike

The 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok star Medo Halimy began making his “tent life” video series when he took refuge with his family earlier this year in a strip of southern Gaza that Israel has designated a humanitarian safe zone
August 30
In this undated photo provided by Helmi Hirez, Mohamed (Medo) Halimy, left, and twin brothers Mohammed Hirez, center, and Helmi Hirez, right, stand on a beach in Gaza. (Helmi Hirez via AP).
August 30

NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station

NASA has cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station
August 30
This photo provided by SpaceX shows, from left, Russian Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA's Nick Hague, Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., on May 6, 2024. (SpaceX via AP)
August 30
FILE- This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the Spotify app on an iPad in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
August 30

In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

Aminata Thiam is one of Senegal’s few female beatmakers
August 30
May Fall, 17 years-old , composes a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
August 30

Takeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world

Heatstroke is a dangerous illness caused by heat and runners are at increasing risk as climate change creates more hot days
August 30
Medical worker Timothy Seaman watches as a runner crosses the finish line in the Falmouth Road Race, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
August 30

Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Heatstroke is a dangerous illness caused by heat and runners are at increasing risk as climate change creates more hot days
August 30
Runners compete in the Falmouth Road Race, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
August 30

Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm's closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say

Christina Hernon was saved by a doctor at a local hospital when she was 5
August 30
A direction board stands outside Carney Hospital in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)
August 29

NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too

NASA's record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive and “keep up the good work."
August 29
FILE - NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on the Boeing Starliner capsule to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
August 29

How one Brazilian judge could suspend Musk's X in the coming hours

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice could shut down the local operation of X nationwide if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t name a legal representative
August 29
FILE - Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
August 29

Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut

A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born
August 29
FILE - This undated image made from a video provided by Project RattleCam shows a "mega den" of rattlesnakes in a remote location in northern Colorado. (Project RattleCam via AP, File)
August 28

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice is threatening to shut down the operations of X, formerly Twitter, in that country unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours
August 28
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
August 28

California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models

A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest AI systems has cleared an important vote
August 28
FILE - A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
August 28

One Tech Tip: How to get the most life out of your device

If you want to use your shiny new iPhone for as long as possible, better take good care of it
August 28
FILE - The iPhone 15 Pro is shown after its introduction on the Apple campus, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
August 28

Your own personalized 'SportsCenter'? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service

Sports fans may be able to click on a personalized version of the “SportsCenter” highlights show, developed with the help of artificial intelligence, as soon as next year on a new streaming service that is in the works at ESPN
August 28
FILE - The ESPN logo is seen, Sept. 16, 2013, prior to an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)
August 28

Nvidia is Wall Street's 2nd-most valuable company. How it keeps beating expectations, by the numbers

Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that easily exceeded Wall Street’s forecasts
August 28
A sign for a Nvidia office building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
August 28

Unpacking Mark Zuckerberg's letter to Congress about Biden and Facebook

The Facebook founder talked about the site's approach to COVID-19 posts.
August 28
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022.
August 28

Nvidia reports earnings that top Wall Street expectations, revenue up 122% from a year ago

Nvidia reports earnings that top Wall Street expectations, revenue up 122% from a year ago
August 28
August 28

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing
August 28
In this photo provided by SpaceX, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 21 Starlink internet satellites, launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (SpaceX via AP)
August 28

US Open: Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia and other tennis players say cyberbullying is still a problem

Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, is drawing attention to the problem of cyberbullying in tennis, particularly by people who bet on matches
August 28
Canada's Bianca Andreescu reacts during a first-round match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
August 28

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention

Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships
August 28
FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov appears at an event on Aug. 1, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
August 28

Super Micro Computer tumbles 25% on 10K reporting delay, accusations of accounting irregularities

Super Micro Computer lost a quarter of its market value by midday Wednesday after the server technology company said it was delaying the filing of its annual report
August 28
August 28

A university professor will fly into space for a first-of-its-kind experiment

Researchers are trying to understand how cells transition from earth to space.
August 28
Researchers are trying to understand how cells transition from earth to space.
August 28

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

U.S. wildlife officials next year will scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests
August 28
FILE - Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data in a lab from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
August 28

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer
August 28
Storm clouds build above a corn field Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, near Platte City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
August 28

French prosecutors say Telegram messaging app CEO has been freed from custody, awaits court appearance

French prosecutors say Telegram messaging app CEO has been freed from custody, awaits court appearance
August 28
August 28

Scientists discover at least 20 new species in underwater ecosystem

The new marine species were recently discovered in international waters about 900 miles off the coast of Chile in the southeastern Pacific.
August 28
The new marine species were recently discovered in international waters about 900 miles off the coast of Chile in the southeastern Pacific.
August 28

Defense ministry network disruption causes widespread outages in the Netherlands

A network outage at the Ministry of Defense has caused major IT failures across the Netherlands
August 28
August 28

Telegram app CEO freed from custody and will appear in court, French prosecutors say

French authorities have handed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov preliminary charges for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation
August 28
FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov appears at an event on Aug. 1, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
August 28

Nvidia stock slips even after earnings top Wall Street estimates and demand for AI chips surges

Nvidia may have exceeded Wall Street estimates as its profit jumped — buffeted by the chipmaking dominance that has cemented Nvidia’s place as the poster child of the artificial intelligence boom — but investors seemed less than impressed
August 28
A sign for a Nvidia office building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
August 27

US appeals court revives a lawsuit against TikTok over 10-year-old's 'blackout challenge' death

A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died attempting a viral blackout challenge that the family says she watched on TikTok
August 27
August 27

Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing

Tesla says its vehicles that are equipped with the latest versions of its vaunted “Full Self-Driving” system can travel from point to point with little human intervention
August 27
FILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening celebration for the new Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
August 27

SpaceX reschedules historic mission for 1st commercial spacewalk

The historic Polaris Dawn mission was scheduled for liftoff on Tuesday but was postponed due to a helium leak.
August 27
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Fake online reviews and testimonials are a headache for small businesses. They hope the FTC can help

Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products
August 27
FILE - A sign stands outside the Federal Trade Commission building, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
August 27

Comic Relief US launches new Roblox game to help children build community virtually and in real life

A nonprofit's experiment building a Roblox game to develop charitable habits among children went so well that this year's campaign is expanding
August 27
This image provided by Comic Relief US shows the virtual realm of the nonprofit's new 'Game to Change the World.' The wizard-led quests, which take place on the social gaming platform Roblox, are part of Comic Relief US' second annual Kids Relief campaign to build charitable habits among children while raising funds to fight poverty. (Comic Relief US via AP)
August 27

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
August 27
FILE - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
August 27

China accuses Canada of protectionism over 100% tariffs on electric vehicles

China has accused Canada of protectionism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government imposed a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles
August 27
FILE - Visitors look at a Geely Galaxy E8 EV car model during the Auto China 2024 in Beijing on April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
August 27

French judge extends police custody for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

French prosecutors say an investigative judge has extended police custody for the Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov
August 27
FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, center, smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
August 26

The worldwide catastrophe of rising seas especially imperils Pacific paradises, Guterres says

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world
August 26
FILE - Tourists watch the sun set along a popular beach in Tamuning, Guam, May 6, 2019. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
August 26

Going local: A new streaming service peeks into news in 2024 election swing states

They say all politics is local, and starting now people following the presidential campaign have a unique look into how things look on the ground
August 26
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
August 26

What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in Paris over allegations that his platform was being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images
August 26
FILE - The logo for the Telegram messaging app is seen on a notebook screen in Munich, Germany, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
August 26

Artificial intelligence has 'revolutionized' modern firefighting: Here's how

There have been over 5,500 wildfires in California this year.
August 26
Firefighters work to keep a spot fire from growing as the Park Fire burns along State Route 172 in the Mill Creek community of Tehama County, Calif., Aug. 7, 2024.
August 26

Baltimore man accused of killing tech CEO pleads guilty to attempted murder in separate case

A man charged with killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last September has pleaded guilty to attempted murder counts in a separate arson and home invasion case just days earlier that left two people seriously injured
August 26
August 26

France's Macron says arrest of the head of the Telegram messaging app wasn’t political

French President Emmanuel Macron says the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation
August 26
FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, center, smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
August 26

France's Macron says arrest of the head of Telegram messaging app Pavel Durov wasn’t political, defends free expression

France's Macron says arrest of the head of Telegram messaging app Pavel Durov wasn’t political, defends free expression
August 26