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Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Blunt the Force of U.S. Sanctions
Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware.
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White House Prepares Curbs on Russia's Access to U.S. Technology
Biden administration officials have warned Russia that it could face further restrictions on technology that is critical to its economy and military.
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IRS Allows Taxpayers to Forgo Facial Recognition Amid Blowback
The Internal Revenue Service has walked back a requirement for taxpayers to use facial recognition to access their online accounts.
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The World Needs What Intel Makes. Can It Make a Comeback?
Patrick Gelsinger is back running a company he first joined at 18. The chip maker was a Silicon Valley titan that lost its luster. As the world craves chips, the...
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Apple Says It Will Make AirTags Easier to Find After Complaints of Stalking
The $29 devices have become a headache for the company.
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I.R.S. to End Use of Facial Recognition for Identity Verification
After a bipartisan backlash, the agency will transition away from using a service from ID.me.
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Tiny Chips, Big Headaches
Concern is growing about larger, more intricate cloud computing networks' fundamental dependence on less reliable and less predictable chips.
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The Battle for the World's Most Powerful Cyberweapon
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains from NSO's Pegasus spyware, a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.
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How Cookie Banners Backfired
An extensive digital privacy law aimed to give internet users more control over their data. Instead, experts say, it's created "almost a useless exercise."
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Why Is Silicon Valley Still Waiting for the Next Big Thing?
The tech industry has grown rich off big ideas developed more than a decade ago. New things like quantum computing and self-driving cars could take a while.
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How the Computer Chip Shortage Could Incite a U.S. Conflict With China
A war game and study by a think tank illustrate how dependent the world is on Taiwan's semiconductor foundries.
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I.M.F. Urges El Salvador to End its Embrace of Crypto as Bitcoin Tumbles.
The price of Bitcoin has fallen more than 50% from its peak in November, which could prove costly for institutions that have bought into digital currencies.
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AT&T, Verizon Delay 5G Service Near Some Airports
AT&T and Verizon said they would not activate the new 5G service within two miles of some runways, in line with a request from airline officials.
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Microsoft Warns of Destructive Cyberattack on Ukrainian Computer Networks
The malware was revealed as Russian troops remained massed at the Ukrainian border, and after Ukrainian government agencies had their websites defaced.
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Economists Pin More Blame on Tech for Rising Inequality
Some economists blame escalating inequality on the automation of tasks formerly done by humans, in addition to excessive technology investment and supportive public...
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Everybody into the Metaverse! VR Beckons Big Tech
Many believe mainstream use of the metaverse will be realized only when cumbersome augmented reality headsets tare replaced by lightweight eyeglass-like alternatives...
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Buying Influence: How China Manipulates Facebook and Twitter
Inside a Chinese propaganda campaign.
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Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People, Steal Cars?
Concerns are mounting as Apple's location-tracking AirTag devices are being found on people's cars and in their belongings, giving rise to fears of stalking.
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Killer Robots Aren't Science Fiction. A Push to Ban Them Is Growing
A U.N. conference made little headway on limiting development and use of killer robots, prompting stepped-up calls to outlaw such weapons with a new treaty.
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