Barbara Ortutay

AP Technology Writer
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Firefighters work to put out a blaze after an explosion at Brent Industries, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Toledo, Ohio.
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Sam Altman, center, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, right, arrive at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
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RunX CEO Ankur Dahiya, center, takes part in a meeting with employees Nitin Aggarwal, left, and JD Palomino, right, at a rented office in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. The eight-worker startup rents the office one day a week so Dahiya can meet with remote working employees who live nearby but other employees are in Canada, Nevada, and Oregon.
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