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South Korea launches its first spy satellite after …

In this image from video provided by SpaceX, South Korea launches its first military spy satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, it was the first of five spy satellites South Korea plans to send into space by 2025 under a contract with SpaceX. The launch took place a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time as tensions rise between the rivals. (SpaceX via AP)

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Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, …

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes remarks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

X says Walmart pulled ads in October, weeks before Media …

FILE - A sign encouraging customers to order grocery items online and pick them up at a store is displayed at a WalMart Neighborhood Market in Bentonville, Ark., Thursday, June 4, 2015. Walmart is the latest company to join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Federal judge blocks Montana’s first-in-the-nation ban …

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming ‘unconstitutional …

Brazilian city enacts an ordinance that was secretly written …

New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge …

An electric van drives on a street with in-road wireless charging coils below the surface in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. A demonstration of the first electric vehicle charging road in the U.S. took place Wednesday on a quarter-mile stretch of a Motor City street. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Taylor Swift is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of …

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1, 2023. That means the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who held the coveted title for three years in a row: 2020, 2021, and 2022. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Michigan to join state-level effort to regulate AI …

FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, May 4, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. Campaigns will be required to clearly state that political advertisements airing in Michigan were created with the use of artificial intelligence under legislation expected to be signed in the coming days by Whitmer. The use of AI-generated deepfakes within 90 days of an election will be prohibited without a disclosure identifying the media as manipulated. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Amazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by …

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, it will launch Q – a generative-AI powered chatbot for businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

New Google geothermal electricity project could be …

A rig operator works at Fervo Energy's geothermal drilling site near Milford, Utah, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. In Nevada, Fervo Energy's first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state's electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza …

A Palestinian man collects his belongings southeast of the Gaza City on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. on the fifth day of the temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Chinese AI firm SenseTime denies research firm Grizzly’s …

The booth for Chinese artificial intelligence company Sensetime demonstrates its AI generated images during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. SenseTime, a major Chinese artificial intelligence company known for its facial recognition technology, has rejected claims by a research company that it has inflated its revenue. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)