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How US Chips Continue to End Up in Russian Missiles (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.
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X Uses Community Notes on Election Posts, but Misinformation Spreads (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
The social media company will use its Community Notes program to moderate lies about the election, but cracks are already appearing.
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From Online Drug Lord to Crypto Entrepreneur, Blake Benthall Is Back in Business (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
After Blake Benthall was arrested for running Silk Road 2.0, the infamous illegal drug bazaar, things didn’t go the way you might expect.
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A Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean More of the Same on A.I. Regulation (Wed, 24 Jul 2024)
The presumptive Democratic nominee has won concessions from Big Tech leaders on A.I., but she hasn’t successfully pushed Congress to regulate.
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Memecoins, Cryptocurrencies Based on Internet Memes, Roar Back (Sat, 27 Jul 2024)
One of the wildest, most scam-ridden corners of the cryptocurrency industry — memecoins, which are rooted in internet memes — has roared back.
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Justice Dept. Defends TikTok Law That Forces App’s Sale or Ban (Sat, 27 Jul 2024)
In its first detailed response to a legal challenge, the agency said TikTok’s proposed changes wouldn’t prevent China from using it to collect U.S. users’ data or spread propaganda.
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Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
Ron Wyden and Edward Markey urged the F.T.C. to investigate how car companies handled the data from millions of car owners.
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When A.I. Fails the Language Test, Who Is Left Out of the Conversation? (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
The use of artificial intelligence is exploding around the world, but the technology’s language models are primarily trained in English, leaving many speakers of other languages behind.
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Kamala Harris’s Bratty Coconut Memescape + What Does $1,000 a Month Do? + The Empire CrowdStrikes Back (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
An episode unburdened by what has been.
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OpenAI Is Testing SearchGPT, an AI-Powered Search Engine (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
The prominent A.I. start-up said it planned to eventually fold the new technology into its popular online chatbot, ChatGPT.
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Actors’ Union to Go on Strike Against Video Game Companies (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
The SAG-AFTRA union wants higher pay for the use of voices and images and protection from losing jobs to artificial intelligence.
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Gig Workers, California Supreme Court Rules (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
Passed by voters in 2020, the ballot measure classifies drivers of ride-hailing apps as independent contractors rather than as employees.
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China Is Closing the A.I. Gap With the United States (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
In recent weeks, Chinese tech companies have unveiled technologies that rival American systems — and they are already in the hands of consumers and software developers.
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AlphaProof, a New A.I. from Google DeepMind, Scores Big at the International Math Olympiad (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
A.I. is getting good at math — and might soon make a worthy collaborator for humans.
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For Years, TikTok Told Us What to Buy. Now ‘Underconsumption Core’ Is About Consuming Less. (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
The trend of “underconsumption core” romanticizes buying and using only what you need. Yes, being normal is now trending. Experts say it’s a response to a period of economic hardship.
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Microsoft’s World of Warcraft Workers Vote to Unionize (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
The move adds more than 500 to the unionized video game staff at Microsoft, which has pledged to remain neutral on organizing efforts.
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Alphabet Reports 29% Jump in Profit as A.I. Efforts Begin to Pay Off (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
Google’s parent company narrowly topped revenue and profit expectations, driven by its search engine and cloud unit, and it said A.I. investments were “driving new growth.”
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Tesla Q2 Earnings Report Reveals 45% Profit Drop Amid Weak E.V. Sales (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
The company led by Elon Musk is selling fewer electric cars, and its big bets on driverless taxis and artificial intelligence could take many years to pay off.
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Mark Zuckerberg Stumps for ‘Open Source’ A.I. (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
The chief executive of Meta said in an open letter that it was important that the technology was not controlled by a handful of giant companies — including his own.
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Transportation Department to Investigate Delta After Flight Delays (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, made the announcement after the airline suspended travel for unaccompanied minors.
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G.M. Will Restart Cruise Taxi Operations (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
General Motors said the self-driving division’s cars will run in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix after an accident last year. Human drivers will supervise the cars.
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Artificial Intelligence Has a Math Problem (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
A.I.’s math problem reflects how much the new technology is a break with computing’s past.
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Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
Wiz’s chief executive said the company walked away from a “humbling offer” and would pursue an initial public offering instead.
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Congress Calls for Tech Outage Hearing to Grill CrowdStrike C.E.O. (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
The House Homeland Security Committee called on the chief executive of the cybersecurity firm to testify on the disruption.
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Far Right Spreads Baseless Claims About Biden’s Whereabouts (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
President Biden, who has been sidelined with Covid, is set to address the nation this week.
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In Silicon Valley, Democrats Are Invigorated by Biden’s Withdrawal (Mon, 22 Jul 2024)
Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and others have endorsed Donald J. Trump. But President Biden’s withdrawal has re-energized Democrats across the tech industry and may blunt that momentum.
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Elon Musk’s Novel and Polarizing Cybertruck (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
Elon Musk’s Cybertruck is inspiring a lot of strong feelings.
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Delta Flight Cancellations Continue As It Struggles To Recover From Tech Outage (Tue, 23 Jul 2024)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg singled out the airline on Sunday for ongoing disruptions and “unacceptable” customer service as it continued to cancel flights.
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Corvette Bucked a Sports Cars Decline. Can It Thrive in an E.V. Era? (Mon, 22 Jul 2024)
The General Motors sports car, which enjoyed strong sales after a big design change, now has a hybrid version and may get a fully electric model that may turn off some gas-loving customers.
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Global CrowdStrike Outage Proves How Fragile IT Systems Have Become (Sat, 20 Jul 2024)
While in some corners of Silicon Valley people worry about the risks of A.I., a simple failed software update caused a worldwide outage.
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