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Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students

Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students

MONTREAL — McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of the semester if it can't reach an agreement with a faculty union that has been on strike since August, but the union says it won't back down.

Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.
NHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian

NHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division will pay a $1.5 million penalty after the unit failed to fully report a crash involving a pedestrian, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday. The crash on Oct.
Book Review: 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' is fan service for readers of Gladwell's 2000 book

Book Review: 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' is fan service for readers of Gladwell's 2000 book

It's been nearly 25 years since Malcolm Gladwell published “The Tipping Point," and it's still easy to catch it being read on airplanes, displayed prominently on executives' bookshelves or hear its jargon slipped into conversations.
Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services

Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.
AT&T exits showbiz, sells remaining stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion

AT&T exits showbiz, sells remaining stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion

AT&T is selling its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Partners for $7.6 billion, ending the communication giant's remaining ties to the entertainment industry.
Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule.
AI companies could be more transparent to help users make informed choices: Meta VP

AI companies could be more transparent to help users make informed choices: Meta VP

TORONTO — Ask Meta Platforms Inc.'s head of artificial intelligence research how the technology could be made safer and she takes inspiration from an unlikely place: the grocery store.
Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An 81-year-old Montana man faces sentencing in federal court Monday in Great Falls for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S.
California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of proposals Sunday aiming to help shield minors from the increasingly prevalent misuse of artificial intelligence tools to generate harmful sexual imagery of children.