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Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns 10/30/2023 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden on Monday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation Business Highlights: UAW announces deal with GM; resilient US consumers 10/30/2023 05:21pm • ___ UAW announces deal with General Motors that tentatively ends strikes against Detroit automakers DETROIT (AP) ��� The United Auto Workers union says it reached a tentative contract with General Motors, the last of the Detroit Three automakers to agree to a deal. Under the deal reached early Monda Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices 10/30/2023 03:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company���s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience ��� FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts 10/30/2023 01:34pm • In the days since Hamas militants stormed into Israel early Oct. 7, a flood of videos and photos purporting to show the conflict have filled social media, making it difficult for onlookers from around the world to sort fact from fiction. While plenty of real imagery and accounts of the ensuing carna Meta rolls out paid ad-free option for European Facebook and Insta users after privacy ruling 10/30/2023 11:04am • LONDON (AP) ��� Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent���s strict data privacy rules, parent company Meta said Monday. Starting in November, users on desktop browsers can pay about Magnificent 7 Stocks: What They Are and How They Dominate the Market 10/29/2023 08:00pm • CNBC personality Jim Cramer is credited with coming up with the popular FANG acronym to describe mega-cap tech growth stocks Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google way back in 2013. Cramer expanded FANG to FAANG in 2017 when he added Apple to the mix. However, while all the original FAANG stocks conti The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation 10/27/2023 11:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Can't come to Washington? Couldn't get a ticket to tour the White House? Don't worry. The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a new virtual tour of the famous mansion on Friday, which is also National Civics Day. With a computer or smartphone, us Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website 10/27/2023 08:42pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio's fall ballot is the type of messaging that is common in the closing weeks of a highly contested initiative campaign ��� warning of ���abortion on demand��� or ���dismemberment of fully conscious childr Jurors hear opposite views of whether Backpage founder knew the site was running sex ads 10/27/2023 06:27pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Jurors at the criminal trial of a founder of the classified site Backpage.com heard opposite views in closing arguments of whether the founder knew there were ads for prostitution on the site. Prosecutor Kevin Rapp told jurors on Thursday and Friday that Michael Lacey, who along wit Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline 10/27/2023 05:27pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� One year ago, billionaire and new owner Elon Musk walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X. X looks and feels som Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 10/27/2023 01:50pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 10/27/2023 11:53am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ A video circulating online doesn���t show the arrest of a suspect Huawei reports its revenue inched higher in January-September despite US sanctions 10/27/2023 05:53am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies said its revenue edged higher in the first three quarters of the year, even as it grappled with U.S. sanctions that have hindered both its sales and its purchases of advanced technology. The Shenzhen-headquartered firm said Frid Business Highlights: GM and Stellantis in talks with the UAW; US growth accelerated last quarter 10/26/2023 05:18pm • ___ General Motors and Stellantis in talks with United Auto Workers to reach deals that mirror Ford���s DETROIT (AP) ��� General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis are meeting with United Auto Workers bargainers to see if they can reach a contract agreement that mirrors a deal signed with crosstown ri Grandpa Google? Tech giant begins antitrust defense by poking fun at its status among youth 10/26/2023 02:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A top Google executive testified Thursday that the company's success is precarious and said its leadership fears their product could slide into irrelevance with younger internet users. Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's senior vice president for knowledge and information products, tes