Jan. 21—WALNUT CREEK — Chick-fil-A, a fast-food chain that ruffled some feathers locally, will officially open its doors to the public Thursday in Walnut Creek despite concerns over traffic and ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier over troubles in a factory modernization project, an apparent move to tighten discipline among officials and push them to deliver greater ...

Abstract: In this article, we present a comprehensive end-to-end evaluation platform for various front-end-of-line (FEOL) and back-end-of-line (BEOL) technology options at the 3-nm technology node.

OpenAI says the ads won’t impact ChatGPT’s answers. OpenAI says the ads won’t impact ChatGPT’s answers. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much ...

The government has an inflation-busting meal idea: “It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla and one other thing,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke ...

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2025. The provisional answer key has been ...

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. — What brings Greg Reyes to this Walmart south of Savannah are the low prices. He and his wife keep a close eye on their limited budget; she's retired and he's disabled. Their ...

To further push the limits of consumerism, Google has launched a new open standard for agentic commerce that's called Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). In brief, it's a framework that combines the ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O ...

The gist: Google unveiled Universal Commerce Protocol and Direct Offers at NRF 2026, establishing open standards for AI-powered shopping. Key details: UCP has 20+ partners including Shopify, Target, ...

Google on Sunday announced a new open standard called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference. The standard, developed ...