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Roku will stream weekly MLB game on Sundays. Viewers won't need one of the service's devices

Roku will stream weekly MLB game on Sundays. Viewers won't need one of the service's devices

Roku will carry Major League Baseball games on Sundays beginning this week, and viewers will be able to watch for free and not be required to use a Roku device, the streaming service announced Monday.
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry

Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for the second year in a row.
China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva

China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva

GENEVA (AP) — High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday for talks about artificial intelligence , including the risks of the fast-evolving technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it.
US company Booking Holdings added to European Union's list for strict digital scrutiny

US company Booking Holdings added to European Union's list for strict digital scrutiny

LONDON (AP) — Booking Holdings, the U.S. company that owns Booking.com and a number of other travel websites, has been added to the European Union's list of companies now under heightened digital scrutiny.
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

DETROIT (AP) — Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.
GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board

GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board.
Book Review: 'Challenger' is definitive account of shuttle disaster and missteps that led to tragedy

Book Review: 'Challenger' is definitive account of shuttle disaster and missteps that led to tragedy

When the Challenger space shuttle exploded a little over a minute after its launch in 1986, it pierced the dreams of millions about who watched the tragedy unfold live on television.
Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone

Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time. In high school, she was a soprano in the chorus.
Microsoft pledges $4.3 billion investment at Macron’s ‘Choose France’ summit

Microsoft pledges $4.3 billion investment at Macron’s ‘Choose France’ summit

PARIS (AP) — Microsoft announced its most substantial commitment yet to France, pledging on Monday to invest 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) this year to bolster the country’s burgeoning artificial intelligence sector.