Robotaxis are coming to London. The city's famed black cab drivers are skeptical London is becoming a major test bed for robotaxis as companies prepare for government trials in the spring.

Coming soon to London: robotaxis. Earlier this month I took a demo ride with UK self-driving startup Wayve as it gears up for a robotaxi pilot scheduled to start this spring. But what do the city's famed black cab drivers think? More in my @apnews.com story apnews.com/article/uk-r...

Mariners give up 18 hits, including 5 homers, as Blue Jays swing early in count to close in ALCS The Toronto Blue Jays dominated the Seattle Mariners in a 13-4 victory getting 18 hits including five home runs, all within the first three pitches of an at-bat.

Go Jays! apnews.com/article/blue...

AI's double-edged sword: UN leaders weigh its promise and peril Artificial intelligence has taken center stage at the United Nations Security Council meeting. World leaders have acknowledged AI's vast capabilities while urging caution about its potential harms, es...

Global AI governance is in focus at this week's United Nations General Assembly annual meeting. Here's a rundown of by me and colleague Meg Kinnard apnews.com/article/arti...

One Tech Tip: This summer, don't let your phone overheat The summer holidays are here and many of us will heading off on trips to hot and sunny destinations, and bringing our electronic devices along.

On holiday this month in Turkey, I roasted on the Mediterranean coast in temperatures as high as 37C/98.6F. Good timing for this @apnews.com One Tech Tip with some pointers on how to keep your phone and other electronic devices cool during the hot hot summer heat. apnews.com/article/ipho...

Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilities Defense tech hackathons are attracting engineering students, tech industry workers and hobbyists to solve military challenges.

Europe is racing to beef up its military capabilities, but the question is how to do that quickly? One answer could be defense tech hackathons. Here's an @apnews.com yarn I wrote about one 24-hour brainstorming meetup. Organizers hope to foster a startup-like culture for Europe's defense industry

This week's One Tech Tip for @apnews.com is for all you dog and cat owners out there. It's about pet tracking devices and was inspired by one of my cat's escapades a while back. TL:DR he went AWOL. Full story via the link.

Amazing. Respect the lede.

Hong Kong marks 28 years since bloody Tiananmen crackdown Thousands of Hong Kongers have held a candlelight vigil to commemorate victims of the Chinese government's 1989 brutal military crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, while Taiwan's pr...

On this day, this used to happen. Now it doesn't apnews.com/general-news...

Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide A wave of AI deepfakes has coursed through social media for months, serving as a warning for more than 50 countries heading to the polls this year.

Ali @aliswenson.bsky.social and I won for a story we teamed up on about the danger of AI deepfakes in elections. But we also need to thank the huge cast of contributors from the AP world: @dakekang.bsky.social @huizhong-wu.bsky.social Krutika Pathi, Steve McGrath, Julhas Alham, and Edna Tarigan

Very pleased to share a National Headliner Award with @aliswenson.bsky.social @alansuderman.bsky.social @garanceburke.bsky.social and Dan Merica today!
We won first place in the Newspaper Political Coverage category for a package of @apnews.com stories on AI and elections.

One Tech Tip: Thinking of buying a secondhand phone? Some tips on what to look for New smartphones aren’t cheap and prices could get even higher amid global trade tensions. To save money, consider buying a secondhand device.

New cellphones are pricey and could get even more expensive amid global trade tensions. So maybe it's time to consider buying a secondhand phone. Here are some tips from me for this week's edition of One Tech Tip for @apnews.com.

EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears European Commission officials heading to IMF and World Bank spring meetings advised to travel with basic devices

A post-script to this story: The Financial Times reports EU staff are being issued with burner phones on trips to the US. FT reports main concern is spying but "There is an additional risk with the US, where border staff have the right to seize visitors’ phones & computers & check their content."

One Tech Tip: Protecting your device privacy when crossing borders Travelers should prepare for extra scrutiny of devices when crossing borders, especially when entering the U.S.

As the busy summer travel season approaches, travelers should be ready for increased scrutiny of devices when they're at the border, especially when entering the U.S. Here are some tips to protect your electronic device privacy, in the latest for the @apnews.com One Tech Tip series.

London Met Polic’s facial recognition van is deployed on Camden High Street today. Officers stopped the guy in white T-shirt and were chatting with him for quite a while. I couldn’t stick around to see how it ended

One Tech Tip: Don't give your email to strangers, use a decoy address instead You’ve heard of burner phones. What about burner email? So much of the internet now requires that you hand over your email address before you’re able to use any services — from using an app you’ve dow...

Did you know you don't have to give out your real email when you sign up for something or start using a new service on the internet? Use a burner email address instead for more privacy & security. It's also known as email masking and I wrote about it for this week's @apnews.com One Tech Tip.

Violent earthquakes rock Southeast Asia, prompting evacuations in Thailand and Myanmar Alarms went off in buildings and startled residents were evacuated down staircases of high-rise condominiums and hotels in densely populated central Bangkok.

2 big earthquakes in SE Asia this morning, one 7.7, the other 6.4 - a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok has collapsed

Asia tycoon Li on defensive after attacks from Chinese media HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing has defended his business strategy against accusations from China's state media that he is abandoning investments in the world's No. 2 economy becaus...

And here's a story I wrote 10 years ago when Li "Superman" Ka-shing also faced criticism from Chinese Communist Party leaders. Back then it was because he sold off some assets in China. apnews.com/general-news...

Hong Kong's richest man is in hot water over his company's Panama Canal ports deal Ṭhe tycoon's empire is in the crosshairs after CK Hutchison Holdings chose to sell its port assets to a consortium that includes BlackRock Inc., apparently angering Beijing.

Beijing is not happy after a company owned by Hong Kong's richest person sold Panama Canal port assets. It's not the first time that Li Ka-shing has faced criticism from the CCP, but it's always surprising when it happens because the city's billionaire tycoons have been its longtime supporters

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If you're on Bluesky it might be because you've already quit Facebook or Instagram. If you haven't but are mulling it, here's a video I did, based on my One Tech Tip article from January. (see it here bsky.app/profile/thek...)

One Tech Tip: Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them Unwanted phone calls are out of control. So what can you do to cut down on robocallers and spam calls? Smartphone users can turn on built-in settings.

Today's @apnews.com One Tech Tip was inspired by a reader email pleading for help. She wanted to know about how to stop getting spam calls. She said she was getting up to 14 a day even after using call blocking apps. apnews.com/article/spam...

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Sloan - A Case Of You YouTube video by Heather Henry

You might ask, what is the quintessential Canadian pop song? Here's one of my picks: Sloan doing Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" which came out on a tribute album that no longer seems to be available anywhere, either physical or digital. Only on this YouTube rip www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6t...

Why America Can’t Conquer Canada - Macleans.ca Donald Trump’s nonsensical threats are an attempt to distract from his own country’s self-destruction

This came out a month ago but it's still essential reading. Vive le Canada. macleans.ca/society/cana...

JD Vance rails against 'excessive' AI regulation in a rebuke to Europe at the Paris AI summit U.S. Vice President JD Vance has told a Paris summit on artificial intelligence that the Trump administration will “ensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias,” and tha...

US veep JD Vance laid out the Trump administration’s artificial intelligence policy on the final day of the Paris AI summit. Main points include no to excessive regulation or woke AI

Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris JD Vance is stepping onto the world stage for the first time as U.S. vice president this week, using a high-profile artificial intelligence summit in France and a gathering of national security leader...

Good morning from Paris. I forgot to post our story from yesterday on the AI Action Summit, where US veep Vance is making his intl debut. Had a lot of interesting conversations, but the question is what, if anything, will be achieved. Today Vance will make a speech so we’ll if he has any surprises

This isn’t your father’s AI summit

Trump's AI ambition and China's DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France this week. World leaders, executives and experts will gather in Paris for the AI Action Summit to hammer out ple...

I'm in Paris for a few days to cover the latest international AI summit. Here's a preview by Sylvie Corbet and moi on what to expect. TL:DR Macron wants to widen the debate away from the race to build better-than-human artificial gen intelligence but Trump's AI plan & China's DeepSeek are wildcards

Who’s paying for fake five-star reviews of The Ritz? Plus: Scroll down for your chance to live in Boris Johnson's campaign headquarters.

Postscript: the @londoncentric.media newsletter delved into this. Don't want to spoil it for you but apparently it could be a scam to get money out of the review writers. www.londoncentric.media/p/whos-payin...

This is as far as I got, because I was getting bored. After this “Rachelle” changed their Telegram account name at least twice. I wonder: Rachelle referred to USDT. Who does that? Is that specific to a country somewhere?
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