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NEW JERSEY UTILITIES FLOAT SOLAR PANELS ON RESERVOIR, POWERING WATER TREATMENT PLANT
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NEW JERSEY UTILITIES FLOAT SOLAR PANELS ON RESERVOIR, POWERING WATER TREATMENT PLANT

New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day.

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FORMER BYTEDANCE EXECUTIVE SAYS CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TRACKED HONG KONG PROTESTERS VIA DATA
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FORMER BYTEDANCE EXECUTIVE SAYS CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TRACKED HONG KONG PROTESTERS VIA DATA

A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong.

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IS IT REAL OR MADE BY AI? EUROPE WANTS A LABEL FOR THAT AS IT FIGHTS DISINFORMATION
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IS IT REAL OR MADE BY AI? EUROPE WANTS A LABEL FOR THAT AS IT FIGHTS DISINFORMATION

The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said this week.

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THE GIDDY SPLENDOR OF 'SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE'
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THE GIDDY SPLENDOR OF 'SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE'

Let's get this upfront: \"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse\" was the best comic-book film of the last decade.

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DNA SUCKED INTO AIR FILTERS CAN REVEAL WHAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE NEARBY
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DNA SUCKED INTO AIR FILTERS CAN REVEAL WHAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE NEARBY

DNA is all around us even in the air we breathe. Now scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations - which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area.

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DELAWARE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JUDGE'S FINDING THAT TESLA ACQUISITION OF SOLAR CITY WAS FAIR
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DELAWARE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JUDGE'S FINDING THAT TESLA ACQUISITION OF SOLAR CITY WAS FAIR

Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision in favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker's $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins.

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NEW YORK CITY GOES AFTER HYUNDAI, KIA AFTER SECURITY FLAW LEADS TO WAVE OF MODE SOCIAL MEDIA FUELED THEFT
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NEW YORK CITY GOES AFTER HYUNDAI, KIA AFTER SECURITY FLAW LEADS TO WAVE OF MODE SOCIAL MEDIA FUELED THEFT

New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social media-fueled wave of car thefts due to a flaw that made some car models highly susceptible to theft.

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BINANCE MISHANDLED FUNDS AND VIOLATED SECURITIES LAWS ACCORDING TO SEC LAWSUIT
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BINANCE MISHANDLED FUNDS AND VIOLATED SECURITIES LAWS ACCORDING TO SEC LAWSUIT

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC.

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MONEY STORED IN VENMO AND OTHER PAYMENT APPS COULD BE VULNERABLE, FINANCIAL WATCHDOG WARNS
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MONEY STORED IN VENMO AND OTHER PAYMENT APPS COULD BE VULNERABLE, FINANCIAL WATCHDOG WARNS

Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long term because the funds might not be safe during a crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned.

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OPENAI CEO SUGGESTS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY LIKE UN'S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG COULD OVERSEE AI
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OPENAI CEO SUGGESTS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY LIKE UN'S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG COULD OVERSEE AI

Artificial intelligence poses an \"existential risk\" to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates this week, suggesting an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency oversee the ground-breaking technology.

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SEE APPLE'S PIVOTAL PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH HISTORY
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SEE APPLE'S PIVOTAL PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH HISTORY

Apple has a long history of designing products that aren't the first to be introduced in a particular category but still redefine the market.

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APPLE UNVEILS SLEEK, $3,500 'VISION PRO' GOGGLES.WILL THEY BE WHAT VR HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR?
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APPLE UNVEILS SLEEK, $3,500 'VISION PRO' GOGGLES.WILL THEY BE WHAT VR HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR?

Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination.

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THE DAWN OF SPATIAL COMPUTING

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BANKS' GROWING RELIANCE ON CHATBOTS TO HANDLE CUSTOMER SERVICE TASKS WORRIES CONSUMER WATCHDOG
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BANKS' GROWING RELIANCE ON CHATBOTS TO HANDLE CUSTOMER SERVICE TASKS WORRIES CONSUMER WATCHDOG

Can you trust Erica, or Sandi or Amy to increasingly control parts of your financial life without giving you inaccurate information or sending money to the wrong place?

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BLUESKY, CHAMPIONED BY JACK DORSEY, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TWITTER 2.0. CAN IT SUCCEED?
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BLUESKY, CHAMPIONED BY JACK DORSEY, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TWITTER 2.0. CAN IT SUCCEED?

Bluesky, the internet's hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform.

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IS IT A 'SKIP' OR A 'PAUSE'? FEDERAL RESERVE WON'T LIKELY RAISE RATES NEXT WEEK BUT MAYBE NEXT MONTH
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IS IT A 'SKIP' OR A 'PAUSE'? FEDERAL RESERVE WON'T LIKELY RAISE RATES NEXT WEEK BUT MAYBE NEXT MONTH

Don't call it a \"pause.\"

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OHIO SENATE MOVES TO CRIMINALIZE SECRETLY TRACKING PEOPLE WITH AIR TAGS, SIMILAR APPS, DEVICES
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OHIO SENATE MOVES TO CRIMINALIZE SECRETLY TRACKING PEOPLE WITH AIR TAGS, SIMILAR APPS, DEVICES

Tracking someone through apps and devices like the popular Apple AirTag without their consent could soon be deemed a criminal offense in Ohio, after the state's Republican-led Senate advanced the measure Wednesday with a unanimous bipartisan vote.

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GAMESTOP SLUMPS AFTER IT FIRES FORMER AMAZON EXECUTIVE BROUGHT IN TO MODERNIZE THE GAMING RETAILER
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GAMESTOP SLUMPS AFTER IT FIRES FORMER AMAZON EXECUTIVE BROUGHT IN TO MODERNIZE THE GAMING RETAILER

Shares of GameStop are plunging before the opening bell after the company fired CEO Matthew Furlong, the former Amazon executive that was brought in two years ago to turn the struggling video game retailer around.

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TOYOTA TO BUILD $50 MILLION LAB IN MICHIGAN TO TEST BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES
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TOYOTA TO BUILD $50 MILLION LAB IN MICHIGAN TO TEST BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES

Toyota says it will spend nearly $50 million to build a vehicle battery testing laboratory at its North American research center in Michigan.

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UAE ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING MISSION TO ASTEROID BELT.7 SEEKING CLUES TO LIFE'S ORIGINS
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UAE ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING MISSION TO ASTEROID BELT.7 SEEKING CLUES TO LIFE'S ORIGINS

The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oilrich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020

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HYUNDAI & LG ANNOUNCE $4.3 BILLION PLANT IN GEORGIA TO BUILD BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
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HYUNDAI & LG ANNOUNCE $4.3 BILLION PLANT IN GEORGIA TO BUILD BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai's new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia

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TOYOTA TO INVEST $2.1 BILLION MORE IN N.C. BATTERY PLANT WILL BUILD BIG SUV AT FACTORY IN KENTUCKY
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TOYOTA TO INVEST $2.1 BILLION MORE IN N.C. BATTERY PLANT WILL BUILD BIG SUV AT FACTORY IN KENTUCKY

Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that's under construction near Greensboro, North Carolina

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US ENDS PROBE INTO TESLA ALLOWING VIDEO GAMES WHILE VEHICLES ARE MOVING, SAYS FEATURE WAS DISABLED
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US ENDS PROBE INTO TESLA ALLOWING VIDEO GAMES WHILE VEHICLES ARE MOVING, SAYS FEATURE WAS DISABLED

U.S. highway safety regulators have closed an investigation into Tesla allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while vehicles are moving

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APPLE TO COMMENCE TRADE-INS FOR TRIO OF APPLE SILICON MACS FOLLOWING WWDC 2023 PRESENTATION
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APPLE TO COMMENCE TRADE-INS FOR TRIO OF APPLE SILICON MACS FOLLOWING WWDC 2023 PRESENTATION

It is expected that Apple will begin trade-ins for three fresh Mac models starting June 5, syncing with Apple's WWDC 2023 presentation day

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WHAT'S NEW IN ROBOTS? AN AI-POWERED HUMANOID MACHINE THAT WRITES POEMS
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WHAT'S NEW IN ROBOTS? AN AI-POWERED HUMANOID MACHINE THAT WRITES POEMS

Ameca can speak French, Chinese or dozens of other languages, instantly compose a poem or sketch a cat on request. Ask for a smile, and you'll get a clenched grin on her rubbery blue face

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CHIPMAKER NVIDIA JOINS EXCLUSIVE CLUB OF COMPANIES WITH A $1 TRILLION MARKET CAPITALIZATION
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CHIPMAKER NVIDIA JOINS EXCLUSIVE CLUB OF COMPANIES WITH A $1 TRILLION MARKET CAPITALIZATION

Nvidia has joined the exclusive club of companies with a $1 trillion market capitalization as the chipmaker benefits from the growing use of artificial intelligence Read more at:https://www.magzter.com/stories/technology/AppleMagazine/CHIPMAKER-NVIDIA-JOINS-EXCLUSIVE-CLUB-OF-COMPANIES-WITH-A-1-TRILLION-MARKET-CAPITALIZATION

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REGULATORS TAKE AIM AT AI TO PROTECT CONSUMERS & WORKERS
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REGULATORS TAKE AIM AT AI TO PROTECT CONSUMERS & WORKERS

As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation's financial watchdog says it's working to ensure that companies follow the law when they're using Al

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Q&A: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & CYBERSECURITY IN MILITARY TECH
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Q&A: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & CYBERSECURITY IN MILITARY TECH

josh Lospinoso’s first cybersecurity startup was acquired in 2017 by Raytheon

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Powerful iOS THE MAGIC BEHIND THE IPHONE SUPREMACY
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Powerful iOS THE MAGIC BEHIND THE IPHONE SUPREMACY

When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, he revolutionized the phone industry and changed how we interact with technology forever. One of the key elements that made the iPhone a game-changer was its operating system, iOS, now the company's superpower

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US SAFETY AGENCY TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ON NEW VEHICLES AND SET TOUGHER STANDARDS
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US SAFETY AGENCY TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ON NEW VEHICLES AND SET TOUGHER STANDARDS

The U.S. government's auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years

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