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Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learned the hard way what it's like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door. Some of them have started a ruckus over it.

The early vote tally on Saturday night was "well past" the majority needed to approve the incorporation of Starbase, an election official said.

Residents of Oakdale, Calif., have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of online sources. These days, they're often not sure what information to trust.

World, a start-up backed by Sam Altman, has launched in the United States with the goal of verifying your humanity.

The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.

In a hearing on Friday, lawyers for the Justice Depart. indicated the government would double down on its requests to break up the tech giant's business.

Irish investigators said TikTok did not protect the data of users in the European Union, improperly transferring some of it to China. TikTok said it would appeal.

"A.I.s are getting more persuasive and they are learning how to manipulate human behavior."

E-commerce trade in small parcels brought Chinese factories to American shoppers. Tariffs are severing the connection.

The iPhone maker's sales rose 5 percent to $95.36 billion, also beating expectations for its most recent quarter.