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Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
Workers at seven Amazon facilities are on strike
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Republican senators demand an end to science and tech cooperation with China
A group of Republican senators is demanding that the Biden administration revoke a science and technology agreement with China
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Blinken announces aid for Sudan and talks about AI risks at UN Security Council
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced $200 million in humanitarian aid for conflict-torn Sudan during his likely final trip to the United Nations while in office
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Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they're consuming too much of its energy
Dozens of massive data centers are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here
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Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as biased and putting regional peace at risk
Pakistan has denounced U.S. sanctions on its ballistic missile program as biased and putting regional peace at risk
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NBC Sports enters Madden video game universe with alternate broadcast on Peacock
NBC Sports makes its first foray into doing an NFL alternate broadcast on Saturday when it puts the matchup between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs into the realm of the Madden video game universe
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Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court
An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency has been found to have committed contempt of court by breaching an order of London’s High Court
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Elon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage's populist party, a move that could shake up UK politics
British politician Nigel Farage says talks are underway about Elon Musk making a hefty donation to Farage’s party Reform U.K. The Times of London reported it could be as much as $100 million, which would be the largest political donation in U.K. history
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Apple complains Meta requests risk privacy in spat over EU efforts to widen access to iPhone tech
Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms requests for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union’s intensifying efforts to get the iPhone maker to open up to products from tech rivals
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Data on animal movements help Hungarian researchers create a swarm of autonomous drones
The scientists at Hungary’s Eötvos Loránd University have been studying group robotics since 2009, and earlier succeeded in creating the world’s first flock of synchronized drones
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