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TikTok: an agent of Chinese propaganda?
Why everyone's talking about US Senate to deliberate on bill that would ban the app or force its Chinese parent company to divest
By The Week UK Published
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Justice Department bites Apple with iPhone suit
Speed Read The lawsuit alleges that the tech company monopolized the smartphone industry
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Why the undersea cables connecting the world are under threat
The Explainer The global network is a technological marvel – but is also very vulnerable
By The Week UK Last updated
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The complex environmental toll of artificial intelligence
The explainer AI is very much mostly not green technology
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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House votes to force TikTok to sell or face US ban
speed read The House passed a bill to ban TikTok on national security grounds unless it sells to a non-Chinese company
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Hydrogen cars are trying to be the next big sustainable vehicle
Under the Radar But questions remain as to whether they can overtake battery-powered electric cars
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How Gaza war is setting up Israeli and Lebanese dating app users
Under the Radar Military GPS jamming is causing geolocation mismatches and having a 'surprising' side effect
By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published
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Data breaches increased in 2023 and with them, internet security concerns
The Explainer One report found a 78% year-to-year increase in breaches from 2022 to 2023
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Artificial history
Opinion Google's AI tailored the past to fit modern mores, but only succeeded in erasing real historical crimes
By Theunis Bates Published
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Apple kills its secret electric car project
Speed Read Many of the people from Project Titan are being reassigned to work on generative AI
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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AI is recreating the voices of mass shooting victims
The Explainer The parents of these victims are using the AI to try and lobby Congress for gun control
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The murky world of AI training
Under the Radar Despite public interest in artificial intelligence models themselves, few consider how those models are trained
By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published
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Inside the dark web: could it be shut down?
The Explainer The 'shrouded alleyway of the internet' is a haven for activists as well as for illicit activity
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is Google's new AI bot 'woke'?
Talking Points Gemini produced images of female popes and Black Vikings. Now the company has stepped back.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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