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Making EVs takes big energy, but after 2 years, they’re cleaner than gas-fueled cars, study finds

Making EVs takes big energy, but after 2 years, they’re cleaner than gas-fueled cars, study finds

DETROIT (AP) — Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickly make up for that with less overall emissions through...

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Broadway stars emphasize ‘now is the time’ for all to act philanthropically at Town & Country summit

Broadway stars emphasize ‘now is the time’ for all to act philanthropically at Town & Country summit

NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropy isn’t so different from theater for Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell. “Life is a collaborative art,” explained Mitchell, one of Broadway’s preeminent leading me...

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Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel’s pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swamp the area. Another purportedly depicts Jamaic...

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Microsoft Azure service hit with outage

Microsoft Azure service hit with outage

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services....

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GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand

GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles. The Detroit New...

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Uber to deploy Lucid-powered robotaxi fleet in San Francisco

Uber to deploy Lucid-powered robotaxi fleet in San Francisco

Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026. The San Francisco ride-hailing compa...

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