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Saudi coalition says Yemen prison site not reported to UN

SANAA, Yemen (AP) ??" The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says a prison hit by an airstrike, killing at least 70 detainees, hadn't been reported to either the U.N. or the Red Cross as a site needing to be protected.

The comment came early Saturday from Saudi Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki to Saudi state TV.

Al-Malki said the failure by Yemen's Houthis to report the site to international authorities represented the militias' "usual deceptive approach."

Friday's strike was part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier took the Arab world's poorest The... Read More

Intel to build $20B Ohio chip facility amid global shortage

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ??" Chipmaker Intel said Friday it will invest $20 billion to build a new factory in Ohio, an attempt to help alleviate a global shortage of chips powering everything from phones to cars to home appliances while also signaling the giant company's commitment to manufacturing crucial technology products in the U.S.

The move could also create a new technology hub in central Ohio as related businesses that support chip manufacturing open new facilities and bring expertise to the region.

Intel said two planned factories, or fabs, will support its own line... Read More

Climate, COVID, China: Takeaways from online Davos event

GENEVA (AP) ??" Government and business leaders have urged cooperation on the world's biggest issues ??" climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recovery ??" at the World Economic Forum's virtual gathering.

Speeches and discussions from the likes of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres moved online this week after COVID-19 concerns delayed the forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Critics regularly fault the Davos event for hosting elites touting high-minded but often empty goals deemed out of touch with regular... Read More

New step to curb tech giants' power advanced by Senate panel

WASHINGTON (AP) ??" Congress has taken a new step toward reining in the market dominance of Big Tech.

Bipartisan legislation advanced by a Senate panel would bar the dominant online platforms from favoring their own goods and services over those of rivals. It could, for example, prevent Amazon from steering consumers to its own brands and away from competitors' products on its giant e-commerce platform.

The bill also could bring restrictions for Google's search engine, which accounts for about 90% of web searches worldwide and routinely places its services at the top of... Read More

Netflix stock plunges as subscriber growth worries deepen

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) ??" Netflix delivered its latest quarter of disappointing subscriber growth during the final three months of last year, a trend that management foresees continuing into the new year as tougher competition is undercutting the video streaming leader.

The Los Gatos, California, company added 8.3 million worldwide subscribers during the October-December period, about 200,000 fewer than management had forecast. Besides releasing its fourth-quarter results Thursday, Netflix also projected an increase of 2.5 million subscribers during the first three months of this... Read More