TECHNOLOGY

First image of a black hole gets a makeover with AI

NEW YORK -- The first image of a black hole captured four years ago revealed a fuzzy, fiery doughnut-shaped object. Now, researchers have used artificial… Read more

Ex-Theranos executive headed to prison after losing appeal

Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani will be heading to prison later this month after an appeals court rejected his bid to remain free… Read more

Amazon's $1.7B iRobot purchase faces UK antitrust scrutiny

LONDON -- British antitrust regulators have started investigating Amazon's purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot, adding further scrutiny to the… Read more

GM passes Ford to take No. 2 spot in EV sales behind Tesla

DETROIT -- General Motors rode strong first-quarter sales of the Chevrolet Bolt to bump crosstown rival Ford out of second place in the U.S. electric… Read more

Court: 2018 Musk tweet unlawfully threatened UAW efforts

NEW ORLEANS -- A 2018 Twitter post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened Tesla employees with the loss of stock options if they decided to be… Read more

Apple rolls out buy now, pay later service, with guardrails

NEW YORK -- Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model — including no option to pay with a credit card.… Read more

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. -- Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest… Read more

Biden's TikTok, oil moves test the loyalty of young voters

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska… Read more

Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?

BEIJING -- BEIJING (AP) — U.S. lawmakers have grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about data security and harmful content, with some pushing to ban the… Read more