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Waymo recalls software after two self-driving cars hit the same truck

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Waymo, the self-driving car division of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, issued a recall for its own...
Waymo, the self-driving car division of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, issued a recall for its own self-driving car software after two of its vehicles hit the same truck minutes apart. Minutes apart from one another, two Waymo cars came across the same tow truck that was pulling a pickup truck in Phoenix, Arizon...
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Only real people can patent inventions – not AI – US Government says

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Artificial intelligence promises to supercharge scientific research and entrepreneurial innovation, helping researchers and inventors make new...
Artificial intelligence promises to supercharge scientific research and entrepreneurial innovation, helping researchers and inventors make new discoveries and creations. But how will patent protections apply to inventions made with the help of AI tools, particularly generative AI? For the first time, the US governme...
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Stone Age megastructure submerged in the Baltic Sea wasn't formed by nature

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries,...
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A megastructure found in the Baltic Sea may represent one of the oldest known hunting structures used in the Stone Age — and could change what’s known about how hunter-gath...
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Abandoned villages of Hong Kong

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Thick roots tumble across a dilapidated house, the snake-like trunks of a banyan tree framing where...
Thick roots tumble across a dilapidated house, the snake-like trunks of a banyan tree framing where the front door once stood. Its walls have been hollowed by decades of typhoons, monsoons and summer humidity, now little more than loose, moss-covered stones and mortar dust. Vines tease through cracks in the foundati...
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Past change in Antarctica's ice sheet could mean devastating sea level rise

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Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and...
Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically around 8,000 years ago, according to new research — providing an alarming insight into how quickly Antarctic ice could melt and send sea levels soaring. Part of the ice sheet thinned by 450 meters (1,4...
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Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse

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A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a...
A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather — leading temperatures to plunge dramatically in some regions and rise in others. Using exceptionally complex and expensive computing systems, scientist...
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Huawei's offices in France raided by financial prosecutors

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Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to...
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. The French offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei were searched this week, the company confirmed Friday, saying it was fully cooperating with the authorities. A Fr...
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China sinks deeper into deflation as prices fall at fastest rate in 15 years

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Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to...
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. China’s consumer prices slid deeper into deflationary territory last month, suffering their biggest drop since the global recession in 2009 and underscoring the ...
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On live TV, vigilante group tackle man misidentified as shoplifting 'migrant'

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Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night was interviewing the founder of a New York...
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night was interviewing the founder of a New York City-based vigilante group known for its targeting of migrants when a disturbance suddenly broke out behind the live shot. As the camera panned around at Times Square, a group of men in red jackets were seen physically engaging wi...
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The wealthy are cutting the line at the airport, Disney World and ski resorts

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Cutting the line used to be taboo. Not anymore. From a $499 membership on Tinder to...
Cutting the line used to be taboo. Not anymore. From a $499 membership on Tinder to a ski lift fast-track pass for $199, customers are shelling out to skip ahead. New technology and mobile payments allow businesses to charge customers for skipping the line. There are downsides to line skipping, including concerns ab...
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McDonald's pushed customers to the brink on price. They're starting to push back

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Corporate America may be bumping up against the limit of its power to keep raising prices...
Corporate America may be bumping up against the limit of its power to keep raising prices as consumers in some markets cry uncle. At McDonald’s, which has repeatedly boasted about its ability to raise menu prices without denting sales, executives are finally acknowledging that customers need a break. On Monday, as t...
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Obesity changes the brain, with 'no sign of reversibility,' expert says

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Obesity may damage the brain’s ability to recognize the sensation of fullness and be satisfied after...
Obesity may damage the brain’s ability to recognize the sensation of fullness and be satisfied after eating fats and sugars, a new study found. Further, those brain changes may last even after people considered medically obese lose a significant amount of weight — possibly explaining why many people often regain the...
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New problem found on Boeing 737 MAX planes

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A new problem has been found during the production of 737 Max jets that will force...
A new problem has been found during the production of 737 Max jets that will force Boeing to rework about 50 planes that have not yet been delivered. The problem was disclosed in a memo sent to Boeing (BA) employees Sunday by Stan Deal, the head of the company’s commercial aircraft unit. An employee at Boeing suppli...
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Why buying tickets to a game has become so unaffordable

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Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO

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CNN — A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million...
CNN — A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police. The elaborate scam saw the worker duped into attending a video call with what he t...
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Global cancer cases will jump 77% by 2050, WHO report estimates

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Global cancer diagnoses will reach 35 million in 2050, according to new estimates from the World...
Global cancer diagnoses will reach 35 million in 2050, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization – an increase of 77% from the 20 million cases diagnosed in 2022. The data, released Friday by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, covers 185 countries and 36 forms of the disease. The ...
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Jeff Bezos may cash out billions in Amazon stock this year

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Another good jobs report shows America's economy is booming

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The January jobs report showed that the US economy added a stunning 353,000 jobs last month,...
The January jobs report showed that the US economy added a stunning 353,000 jobs last month, confounding market expectations Friday morning and pushing up Treasury yields. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%.Job gains sent markets surging, and the S&P 500 closed at a record high.A new CNN poll shows the public’s lo...

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17 year old 'serial swatter' charged after police say he made threats across US

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The swatting calls targeted high schools, HBCUs and FBI offices, prosecutors said Gunfire is heard in...
The swatting calls targeted high schools, HBCUs and FBI offices, prosecutors said Gunfire is heard in a 911 call summoning police to a Florida mosque Alarming trend: High-profile political figures and government buildings, including the White House, have faced swatting hoaxes A 17-year-old “serial swatter” from Cali...
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Boeing was once known for safety, engineering. Emphasis on profits changed that

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Part of the fuselage blowing off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the plane,...
Part of the fuselage blowing off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the plane, and phones and clothing ripped away from terrified passengers. Investigations revealing sloppy work, including loose or missing bolts, instances of tools, trash and even empty tequila bottles left inside planes built for gove...
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FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to 'wreak havoc' on US

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FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday warned that Chinese hackers are preparing to “wreak havoc and...
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday warned that Chinese hackers are preparing to “wreak havoc and cause real-world harm” to the US. “China’s hackers are positioning on American infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities, if or when China decides...
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Judge strikes down Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package

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New York CNN — A Delaware state court judge has thrown out the 2018 pay package...
New York CNN — A Delaware state court judge has thrown out the 2018 pay package that helped to make Tesla CEO Elon Musk one of the richest people in the world. Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, who oversaw the bench trial that concluded in November 2022, ruled Tuesday that Musk and the Tesla bo...
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Judge strikes down Elon Musk's multi-billion-dollar pay package

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A Delaware state court judge has thrown out the 2018 pay package that helped to make...
A Delaware state court judge has thrown out the 2018 pay package that helped to make Tesla CEO Elon Musk one of the richest people in the world. Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, who oversaw the bench trial that concluded in November 2022, ruled Tuesday that Musk and the Tesla board “bore the b...
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A South Carolina lawmaker is suing Instagram after his son died by suicide

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Gavin Guffey, 17, killed himself after scammers threatened to share his nude photos Gavin thought he...
Gavin Guffey, 17, killed himself after scammers threatened to share his nude photos Gavin thought he was sending the photos to a girl about his age, his father says Brandon Guffey: "It’s ridiculous that these predators go after our children" About two weeks after his oldest son’s funeral, South Carolina state house ...
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