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Don’t fret: Air guitar world title returns home to Finland after 25 years

Don’t fret: Air guitar world title returns home to Finland after 25 years

OULU, Finland (AP) — Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio plucked victory from thin air on Friday night, grabbing the world championship title for his homeland for the first time since 2000. This year’s Air…

Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said Friday he’ll keep extending the deadline for the popular video-sharing…

Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words

Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words

By LYDIA DOYE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What the skibidi is happening to the English language? “Skibidi” is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions…

Androids dance, rock, shimmy and sway at opening of World Humanoid Robot Games

Androids dance, rock, shimmy and sway at opening of World Humanoid Robot Games

By FU TING Associated Press Humanoid robots danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar and drums at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Thursday evening. The…

Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

By ANNIE MA and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band KISS and actor-singer…

YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.

YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds of…