First video uploaded to YouTube 20 years ago
Titled “Me at the Zoo,” the 19-second clip features YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim in front of an elephant exhibit. He was 25-years-old at the…
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Microsoft releases AI-assisted scams report for 2024
A new report by Microsoft says it took down almost 500 malicious web domains last year, and stopped 1.6 million bot signup attempts every…
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IID offers program to bring better lighting to parks and sporting facilities
The IID is lighting up the Imperial Valley by offering the “Green Lighting for Outdoor Wellness” (GLOW) Grant to renew old…
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Onvida Health becomes first hospital in Arizona to perform new procedure for high blood pressure patients
The new procedure is minimally invasive and calms overactive nerves that send messages to the brain to increase blood pressure in the…
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New York judge shuts down use of AI avatar to argue case in court
A judge shut down an attempt to use an AI-generated video to present an argument in a lawsuit at a New York Court on March…
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Consumer Reports investigation says automakers may be tracking and selling your data
A new Consumer Reports investigation reveals that nearly every major automaker in the U.S. is collecting so-called “driver behavior data.” Everything…
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Rocket in Norway explodes after liftoff
The first test flight of Germany-based Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket exploded moments after liftoff Sunday in…
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Onvida Health introduces cutting-edge Ion Robot for early lung cancer detection
The hospital has introduced the Ion robotic system, a groundbreaking tool designed to improve the detection of small lung nodules, ultimately…
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TikTok’s “chubby filter” removed from app
TikTok has taken down the controversial “chubby filter” that allows users to change photos to make themselves look even…
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Patient in Australia becomes first person to receive an artificial heart
The 40-year-old patient received the titanium implant last November, and it kept him alive for 100 days until his donor heart became available…
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Microsoft to shut down Skype after 21 years
Skype was founded in the early 2000s and picked up by Microsoft in 2011. Skype lost steam in the 2010s and has since fallen well behind its…
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Onvida Health surpasses 5,000 robotic surgeries
A local hospital reaches an important milestone using state of the art…
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Yuma competes for $160 million grant to launch inland spaceport
Local Arizona State Representatives Michele Peña and Tim Dunn from Yuma support this collaboration and encourage its selection, and the City of Yuma…
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Chinese startup AI tool DeepSeek surpasses ChatGPT as the most downloaded app
A Chinese startup called DeepSeek was, as of Monday, Apple’s most downloaded app, surpassing ChatGPT and Threads. “Face the Nation” moderator…
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President Trump announces a $500 million investment in AI infrastructure
While speaking from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, President Trump announced the formation of Stargate and said it is expected to create over…
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TikTok to restore service after being unavailable for users in the U.S.
TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening…
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TikTok confirms plans to go dark on Sunday
TikTok says it plans to go dark Sunday unless it gets more clarity from the Biden administration about the ban set to go into effect that…
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Locals in Yuma react to ban of social media platform TikTok
The government says the main reason for the ban centers around national security and the risks related to data privacy and personal…
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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold a law that could ban social media app…
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TikTok users flocking to an alternative app
TikTok could go offline in the U.S. in just a few days over its Chinese ownership, and some American social media users are already flocking to an…
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