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Britain uses UN speech to show that it wants to be …

Deputy Prime Minister of United Kingdom Oliver Dowden addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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What’s streaming now: Doja Cat, ‘Sex Education,’ ‘Spy …

This combination of photos shows promotional art for "The Super Models," premiering Sept. 20 on Apple TV+, left, “Spy Kids: Armageddon,” premiering Sept. 22 on Netflix, center, and "Cassandro," premiering Sept. 22 on Prime. (Apple TV+/Netflix/Prime via AP)

Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can …

FILE - An employee works at a battery energy storage facility in Saginaw, Texas, April 25, 2023, that is owned and operated by Eolian L.P. The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday, Sept. 22, announced a $325 million investment in long-duration battery storage projects. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)

Microsoft’s revamped $69 billion deal for Activision is …

FILE - A sign outside the Activision building in Santa Monica, Calif., June 21, 2023. British competition regulators signaled Friday, Sept. 22 that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard is likely to receive antitrust approval by next month's deadline. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream …

Jared Andersen, Director of Product Marketing for Bing Chat at Microsoft, shows a new artificial intelligence tool for generating images on Microsoft's Bing Chat Enterprise at a company event in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Cora Lewis)

Japan’s troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese …

Pennsylvania state government will prepare to start using …

FILE - Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 17, 2023. Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, Gov. Shapiro said Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

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Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed …

FILE - The Google Maps app is seen on a smartphone, March 22, 2017, in New York. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, the family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions filed a lawsuit against the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been informed of the collapse but failed to update its navigation system. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Amazon unveils a ‘smarter and more conversational’ …

This image provided by Amazon, shows an Amazon Echo device. Amazon has unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features to better compete with other tech companies who've rolled out flashy chatbots. During a demonstration in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, Amazon’s devices chief Dave Limp said the latest language model will allow consumers to have more human-like conversations with a “smarter and more conversational” Alexa. (Amazon via AP)

Inside the delicate art of maintaining America’s …

In this photo provided by Kansas City National Security Campus, an employee works on a mechanical wristwatch at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Kansas City facility in Kansas City, Mo., May 23, 2023. There are thousands of tiny metal and gearing parts in each nuclear warhead, so when the facility is training new employees, each must go through a two-day test taking apart the watch and then putting back together. It's pass/fail, either the wristwatch works or it doesn't. (Kansas City National Security Campus via AP)

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Hong Kong to scrutinize cryptocurrency regulation …

Journalists ask questions during a police presser with from left, Mr Cheng Tak-ka, Director of Enforcement Securities and Futures Commission, Wong Lok-yan Director of licensing and Head of Fintech unit, Ms Kung Hing-fun, Senior Superintendent of Commercial Crime Bureau and Ms Lee Mo-yin, superintendent of Commercial Crime Bureau, after police arrested six people following allegations of fraud at an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Google brings its AI chatbot Bard into its inner …

FILE - Various Google logos are displayed on a Google search, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in New York. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Google announced that it is introducing its artificially intelligent chatbot, Bard, to other members of its digital family, including Gmail, Maps and YouTube, as part of the next step in its effort to ward off threats posed by similar technology run by Open AI and Microsoft. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)