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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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Tonga Faces Weeks of Digital Darkness
After a huge volcanic eruption severed the island country's lone connection to the global Internet, a difficult repair job, delving deep into the ocean, lies ahead...
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Security Flaws Seen in China's Mandatory Olympics App for Athletes
Canadian cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab has detailed encryption flaws in the mandatory smartphone application China created for Winter Olympics athletes.
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Tales From Crypto: A Billionaire Meme Feud Threatens Industry Unity
A dispute over "web3" in the cryptocurrency industry was publicly exposed in a Twitter spat between Jack Dorsey and Marc Andreessen. Here's what it's all about....
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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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Navigational Apps for the Blind Could Have Broader Appeal
New apps designed specifically for blind and low-vision people could also have mainstream appeal.
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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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Navigational Apps for the Blind Could Have a Broader Appeal
A proliferation of new apps designed to help blind and low vision people could prove useful for everyone.
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Banks Tiptoe Toward Their Cloud-Based Future
Cloud computing is slowly changing how Wall Street banks handle their business, but concerns with security remain.
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Former Facebook Executive Pushes to Open Social Media's 'Black Boxes'
The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings.
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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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How to Scare an Invasive Fish? A Menacing Robot Predator.
University of Western Australia scientists have created a robot fish to terrify the invasive mosquitofish species by mimicking its most feared predator.
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Group Backed by Top Companies Moves to Combat AI Bias in Hiring
Major employers in a variety of industries have signed up with the Data & Trust Alliance in an effort to prevent bias in artificial intelligence software used for...
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