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Trumbull County Tourism wins awards

Staff report Trumbull County Tourism earned three statewide honors during 2026 Ohio Travel Association’s Annual Conference. The organization also received Citations of Excellence for Momentum on the Mahoning in the Spirit of Community category and its We Love Trumbull blog series in the Blog category. The RUBY Awards, sponsored by Ohio Magazine, recognize innovative tourism marketing, advertising, promotional work and visitor experiences from destinations and travel organizations across Ohio. Entries are judged on concept, creativity and results. The 2026 awards were presented ...

New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI

The Associated Press The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity. The initiative by the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research plans to launch Thursday, establishing the first international forum for key players to try to tackle the issue. Robin Geiss, head of the Geneva-based institute known as UNIDIR, warned at a U.N. press conference Tuesday that “the margin for human judgment is increasingly narrow, including ...

Long-term mortgage rate eases

Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 7.32% from 7.40% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One ...

Lexus unveils redesigned ES 350

You may recall Cadillac sedan cruisers of the ’60s. They floated along with soft, almost bouncy suspension, leaned into corners, had enormous rear fins, white wall paws and got 9-13 miles per gallon. Fast forward to the present and, thankfully, those cars rest in museums or Jay Leno’s garage. Lexus has taken over today’s sedan of choice for many starting with the ES 300 debut in the early ’90s and today’s ES 350 hybrid, an eighth-generation redesign. Its sleek body takes on a sixth-generation hybrid system capturing 244 combined horsepower while delivering 46 miles per ...

What to know about security bug impacting internet

The language that's known as the backbone of the internet is now subject to what experts describe as one of the most notable vulnerabilities in recent memory. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that is geared toward web development, and thus, it powers the vast majority of websites across the world. When the organization behind the language and the FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday of significant vulnerabilities in the language, government agencies, corporations and other organizations were sent into a flurry. The episode also highlights how artificial ...

Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay potential California billionaire tax

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg made a deal with Meta's board to help him pay a proposed California tax on billionaires without losing his ownership stake in the company he founded, according to regulatory filings published this week. The wealth tax is before California voters in the election that concludes Nov. 3. If passed, the measure would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion. Zuckerberg is the sixth-richest person in the world with a net worth estimated at more than $220 billion, according to Forbes. That would put his ...