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TIKTOK AND 5 CONTENT CREATORS ASK FEDERAL JUDGE TO BLOCK MONTANA FROM BANNING APP

TikTok Inc. and a group of five content creators who are suing the state of Montana over its first-in-the-nation law to ban the video-sharing app are now asking a federal judge to block implementation of the law while the case moves through the courts and before it takes effect in January.

META LOOKS TO TARGET TWITTER WITH A RIVAL APP CALLED THREADS

Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.

UAE ANNOUNCES PLANS TO INVEST $54B IN ENERGY AND TRIPLE RENEWABLE SOURCES

The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.

CLIMATE CHANGE KEEPS MAKING WILDFIRES AND SMOKE WORSE.SCIENTISTS CALL IT THE 'NEW ABNORMAL'

It was a smell that invoked a memory. Both for Emily Kuchlbauer in North Carolina and Ryan Bomba in Chicago. It was smoke from wildfires, the odor of an increasingly hot and occasionally on-fire world.

COMPANY EXECUTIVES URGE EUROPE TO RETHINK ITS WORLD-LEADING AI RULES

More than 150 executives are urging the European Union to rethink the world’s most comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, saying that upcoming regulations will make it harder for companies in Europe to compete with rivals overseas, especially when it comes to the technology behind systems like ChatGPT.

FACEBOOK FACES LEGAL SETBACK IN EU COURT DECISION ON DATA PRIVACY & ADS

The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.

HARRISON FORD GETS A SWASHBUCKLING SENDOFF IN 'INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY'

Goodbyes don’t tend to mean much in the Hollywood franchise system. Death isn’t a reliable end for characters or, lately, even actors.

EUROPEAN TELESCOPE LAUNCHED TO HUNT FOR CLUES TO UNIVERSE'S DARKEST SECRETS

A European space telescope blasted off last weekend on a quest to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe.

NOKIA RENEWS PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH APPLE, COVERING 5G AND OTHER TECHS

Network infrastructure and 5G technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of 2023.

SECOND-LARGEST US ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST-CHARGING NETWORK TO ADD TESLA CONNECTORS

The second-largest electric vehicle fast-charging network in the U.S. says it will add Tesla’s connector to its charging stations, another step toward adopting Tesla’s plug as the industry standard.

STELLANTIS SAYS NEW SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL GET UP TO 435 MILES PER CHARGE

Stellantis says that when it starts to sell compact and midsize electric vehicles off new underpinnings next year, they will be able to go up to 435 miles (700 kilometers) per charge.

BOGUS ONLINE REVIEWS ARE TARGETED BY US REGULATORS WITH NEW, PROPOSED BANS

Federal regulators are looking to crack down on fake reviews and other deceptive internet practices.

INJUNCTION BLOCKS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FROM WORKING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA FIRMS ABOUT 'PROTECTED SPEECH'

A judge this week prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling.

UN COUNCIL TO HOLD FIRST MEETING ON POTENTIAL THREATS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO GLOBAL PEACE

The U.N. Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the potential threats of artificial intelligence to international peace and security, organized by the United Kingdom which sees tremendous potential but also major risks about AI’s possible use for example in autonomous weapons or in control of nuclear weapons.

3 Trillion APPLE REACHES UNPRECEDENTED MARKET CAP HEIGHTS

Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, achieved a significant milestone as its stock market value surpassed $3 trillion for the first time, signaling even greater heights for the firm ahead of the release of new iPhones this September and Apple Vision in 2024.

APPLE IS NOW THE FIRST PUBLIC COMPANY TO BE VALUED AT $3 TRILLION

Apple became the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, marking another milestone for a technology juggernaut that has reshaped society with a line-up of products that churn out eye-popping profits.

GRAMMYS CEO ON NEW AI GUIDELINES: MUSIC THAT CONTAINS AI-CREATED ELEMENTS IS ELIGIBLE. 'PERIOD.'

Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry.

Amazon Wants Small Businesses to Help Make Deliveries in Rural Areas and Big Cities

Many small businesses have long relied on Amazon’s platform and delivery pipeline to boost their business. Now, Amazon wants to enlist them to help with deliveries, too.

IS TWITTER READY FOR EUROPE'S NEW BIG TECH RULES? EU OFFICIAL SAYS IT HAS WORK TO DO

Twitter needs to do more work to fall in line with the European Union’s tough new digital rulebook, a top EU official said after overseeing a “stress test” of the company’s systems in Silicon Valley.

SUPREME COURT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO CONVICT SOMEONE OF MAKING A THREAT

The Supreme Court ruled this week to make it more difficult to convict a person of making a violent threat, including against the president or other elected officials.

SIRIUSXM IS SHUTTING DOWN ITS STITCHER PODCAST APP TO EMPHASIZE ITS FLAGSHIP APP

Satellite-radio provider SiriusXM said it will shut down its Stitcher podcast app at the end of August in favor of its own SiriusXM app, part of a larger effort to emphasize its own brand.

ITALIAN RESEARCHERS REACH THE EDGE OF SPACE, FLYING ABOARD VIRGIN GALACTIC'S ROCKET-POWERED PLANE

A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane as the company prepares for monthly commercial flights.

BBC NEWS EFFORT TRIES TO POPULARIZE NEW REPORTING METHODS, BOOST TRANSPARENCY

The BBC is more aggressively bringing “open source” reporting and efforts to expose disinformation to its day-to-day reporting, a move that signals a potential shift in journalism’s embrace of new technology.

WHO WANTS TO BE A GAME SHOW HOST? THESE DAYS. YOU ALREADY HAVE TO BE FAMOUS 7

When producers of “Wheel of Fortune” named Ryan Seacrest — probably the most ubiquitous man on entertainment television — as its next host this week, it surprised virtually no one.

NYC GETS $25M FOR E-BIKE CHARGING STATIONS, SEEKING TO PREVENT DEADLY BATTERY FIRES

After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four lives, New York City officials announced that they are receiving a $25 million emergency grant from the federal government to fund scores of charging stations citywide.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE IN THE RAUNCHY TEEN COMEDY 'NO HARD FEELINGS'

In a saner world, we would have already had a dozen Jennifer Lawrence comedies.

DIEGO LUNA TALKS FILMING 'ANDOR' FINAL SEASON AND THE PROSPECTS FOR LATINO ACTORS IN THE EMMYS RACE

Diego Luna has mixed emotions about the looming end of his Star Wars series “Andor.”

NASA OPPOSES LITHIUM MINING AT TABLETOP FLAT NEVADA DESERT SITE USED TO CALIBRATE SATELLITES

Environmentalists, tribal leaders and others have fought for years against lithium mining ventures in Nevada. Yet opposition to mining one particular desert tract for the silvery white metal used in electric car batteries is coming from unusual quarters: space.

YOUR DOORDASH DRIVER? HE'S THE COMPANY'S CO-FOUNDER

On a recent afternoon in San Francisco, a DoorDash driver was circling the neighborhood — first in his car, then on foot — trying to find the restaurant where he needed to pick up two orders. Finally, he Googled the location and realized DoorDash’s app sent him to the wrong address.

STILL HIRING: BIG TECH LAYOFFS GIVE OTHER SECTORS AN OPENING

For the thousands of workers who’d never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a shock.