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Texas lawmakers fail to pass ban on social media for those under 18

Texas lawmakers fail to pass ban on social media for those under 18

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 has failed after lawmakers did not take a key vote on creating one of the nation's toughest restrictions aimed at keeping minors off platforms such as TikTok, Sna
Victoria's Secret website is down in the US as the lingerie seller addresses a 'security incident'

Victoria's Secret website is down in the US as the lingerie seller addresses a 'security incident'

NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria's Secret has taken down its U.S. website and says some in-store services will also be unavailable as it addresses a “security incident.
CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared

CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared

NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.
Vanguard, UofT launch AI partnership that will create several research labs

Vanguard, UofT launch AI partnership that will create several research labs

TORONTO — U.S. investment advisor Vanguard and the University of Toronto are teaming up to create several labs dedicated to artificial intelligence.
China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'

China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from an asteroid near Mars and yield “groundbreaking discoveries and expand humanity’s knowledge of the cosmos," the country's space agency said.
What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers

What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground.

How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay

For its annual analysis of CEO pay , The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined regulatory filings detailing the pay packages of 344 executives.
Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence

Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van.
Nvidia overcomes tariff-driven turbulence to deliver Q1 results that eclipsed projections

Nvidia overcomes tariff-driven turbulence to deliver Q1 results that eclipsed projections

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence technology bellwether Nvidia overcame a wave of tariff-driven turbulence to deliver another quarter of robust growth amid feverish demand for its high-powered chips that are making computers seem more huma
Fired federal tech staffers file retaliation claim to a panel whose chairwoman Trump also fired

Fired federal tech staffers file retaliation claim to a panel whose chairwoman Trump also fired

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of roughly 80 fired federal employees on Wednesday appealed their terminations to an administrative body in charge of protecting the rights of federal employees from partisan political practices.