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One Tech Tip: Group chats are a way of life but come with unspoken etiquette

Communicating on group chats has quickly become a way of life, but what are the rules? We used to use email, the phone or talk in person. Now we use platforms like iMessage, WhatsApp or...

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Asian shares mostly rise after Nvidia earnings beat expectations

HONG KONG (AP) — U.S. futures fell while Asian shares mostly advanced on Thursday after strong-than-expected earnings from chipmaker Nvidia helped ease some investor worries over the artificial intelligence...

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Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa’s freight corridors

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s freight corridors, long dominated by diesel trucks and constrained by unreliable power grids, are emerging as a new frontier in the global shift toward clean logistics,...

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Alberta separatist contradicts police, says real bullet brought to business as threat

BONNYVILLE — An Alberta man behind a petition pushing for provincial separation insists that a live bullet was brought to his business as a death threat, despite police believing it was a lookalike and...

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AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligence company is creating a new song. The...

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Old Apollo rocks shed new light on the moon's magnetic field long ago

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts more than half a century ago are providing a fresh take on the moon's mysterious magnetic field, scientists reported Wednesday. ...

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IMF sees 'buoyant' US economy accelerating this year but warns of risks from tariffs, rising debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — A “buoyant'' U.S. economy is poised to see accelerated growth and lower unemployment this year. But big federal budget debts ”represent a growing stability risk,'' the International...

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Alberta aims to protect tourists from deceptive fees with proposed legislation

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government is aiming to beef up consumer protection for tourists by closing loopholes in hotel fee regulations. If passed, legislation introduced Wednesday by Tourism Minister...

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EQB reports lower first quarter adjusted net income of $85.2M, raises dividend

TORONTO — EQB Inc. reported adjusted net income of $85.2 million for the first quarter, down from $116.2 million during the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, that amounted to adjusted...

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To sit or stand: Trump's challenge to Democrats a key moment in State of the Union address

About halfway through his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump sprung the moment on Democrats like a trap: Stand up if they believed that protecting Americans, not “illegal aliens,” was...

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