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Waymo on Tuesday added Washington to its pioneering robotaxi service's steadily expanding list of U.S. markets , although passengers will have to wait until next year until they can take a driverless ride around the nation's capital city.

HALIFAX — Scientists who went aboard a Royal Canadian Navy mission to Antarctica say the trip demonstrated how portable labs and gear can effectively probe the ocean depths.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year compared with a year earlier even as overall sales of EVs grew, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.

TORONTO — CIBC says it has signed on to the federal government's voluntary code of conduct for generative artificial intelligence. It says it is the first major Canadian bank to sign the code.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Han Jong-Hee, a senior Samsung Electronics executive credited with elevating the company's television business, died Tuesday, the company said. He was 63.

A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science. Last week the U.S.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A private European aerospace company scrubbed its attempt on Monday to launch the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway.

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding.

TORONTO — A new study suggests AI can predict premature death among people who have inflammatory bowel disease, also known as Crohn's and colitis.