Universal says struck first licensing deal for AI music
PARIS (AFP) — A deal struck between Universal Music Group and AI music creation startup Udio marks a new chapter for a recording industry buffeted by the emergence of artificial intelligence. “The new platform, which will be launched in 2026, will be powered by...
Palestinian militants hand over 2 sets of remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over remains of two hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week. The two sets of...
How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search...
5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge
PARIS (AP) — The dragnet tightened around the Louvre thieves on Thursday. Five more people were seized in the crown-jewels heist — including a suspect tied by DNA — the Paris prosecutor said, widening the sweep across the capital and its suburbs....
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and assessed the damage...
Germany’s Merz hails Turkey Eurofighter purchase as boost for NATO
ANKARA (AFP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday hailed the purchase by NATO-member Turkey of 20 Eurofighter jets, saying they would bolster the military alliance in the face of the threat from Russia. “Russia’s militant revisionism jeopardizes...
Fate of thousands feared in Darfur after reported rampage by Sudanese paramilitary force
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese fleeing a paramilitary force that seized a city in the country’s Darfur region trickled into a nearby refugee camp Thursday after walking for miles, telling aid workers that roads were littered with bodies. Aid groups feared for the...
European Central Bank holds rates steady as eurozone growth limps along
BRUSSELS (CN) — The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged Thursday despite the eurozone economy growing just 0.2% in the third quarter, betting that inflation risks outweigh signs that U.S. tariffs and Chinese competition are dragging down European...
Tiny predator rewrites the T. rex story
(CN) — A fossil long at the center of one of paleontology’s fiercest debates has finally given up its secret, and it’s rewriting what scientists know about Tyrannosaurus rex. Researchers studying the famous “Dueling Dinosaurs” fossil, which preserves a Triceratops and...