Barbara Ortutay

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  • Zuckerberg, ChanInnovation

    Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan shift philanthropy focus to how AI can accelerate science

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Mark ZuckerbergBig Tech

    Meta hit with cease-and-desist letter over use of ‘PG-13 ratings’ for Instagram content

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A control tower by an American Airlines hangar is shown at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Oct. 15, 2025, in DFW Airport, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)Politics

    Transportation secretary says he doesn’t plan to fire air traffic controllers who don’t show up for work during shutdown

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • TikTokCybersecurity

    White House says TikTok ownership deal could be finalized in South Korea, ending months of uncertainty over the app’s fate in the U.S.

    By The Associated Press and Barbara Ortutay
  • MetaAI

    With half of teens regularly turning to AI companions, Meta moves to add parental controls starting early next year

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Trump, LutnickLaw

    Trump’s $100k fee on the H-1B visa was so sudden that people don’t even know how to pay it

    By Paul Wiseman, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • TrumpNorth America

    Trump’s shock $100k gambit ‘inserts total chaos in existing H-1B process with basically a day’s notice,’ immigration lawyer says

    By Barbara Ortutay, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • President Donald Trump speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)North America

    Trump imposes $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas and unveils $1 million ‘gold card’ as pathway to U.S. citizenship

    By Barbara Ortutay, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Mark Zuckerberg, Donald TrumpLaw

    Facebook, TikTok and even LinkedIn are censoring abortion content even when it’s just medical information, rights groups say

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FTCAI

    FTC launches inquiry into the great teenage chatbot companion problem

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Sam Altman testifies in courtNews

    Parents suing OpenAI and Sam AItman allege ChatGPT coached their 16-year-old into taking his own life

    By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • Grow a GardenTech

    Video game created by a 16-year-old in a few days shatters records, humiliates professional games designed with mega-budgets

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)Tech

    Mark Zuckerberg hoped the Supreme Court would dismiss an $8 billion privacy lawsuit. Now he’s taking the stand

    By Maryclaire Dale, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • Linda YaccarinoTech

    What analysts are saying about Linda Yaccarino’s X tenure: ‘It was clear from the start that she was being set up to fail’

    By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • FILE – The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)Politics

    Trump extends TikTok divestment deadline for another 90 days without clear legal basis—or legal challenges

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press