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The company announced a strategy that involves new machinery and new technologies. It may get a boost from the US government. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Just a few days after ditching its invite-only status, the audio chat app had fewer than 500,000 new downloads. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Money is pouring into autonomous trucking startups, just as many are souring on the short-term prospects for self-driving cars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers think these flexible semiconductors will be able to monitor your heartbeat or tell you whether your milk has spoiled. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The White House, lawmakers from both parties, and federal agencies are all working on bills or projects to constrain potential downsides of the tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Misinformation on the cable channel may be responsible for more vaccine hesitancy than the social network. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new “red team” will try to anticipate and thwart attacks on machine learning programs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Autonomous vehicles use the equivalent of 200 laptops to get around. Some want to tap that computing power to decode viruses or mine bitcoin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It’s time to retire one of the most half-baked ideas for regulating Big Tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Businesses destinations are out, tourist spots are in. The old rules governing fares and flight schedules have been thrown out the window. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Tourists neither commit nor attract crimes. But a study finds that violent offenses rose in neighborhoods where more homes were converted to short-term rentals. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Pandemic-induced supply disruptions and competition from China put more pressure on US companies to manufacture semiconductors at home. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Diplomats hurl insults and mock enemies in screeds that often appear aimed at a domestic audience, even though the social media service is blocked in China. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Search Atlas displays three sets of links—or images—from different countries for any search. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Copilot is pitched as a helpful aid to developers. But some programmers object to the blind copying of blocks of code used to train the algorithm. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Here’s what you need to know before joining the social audio platform, especially if you’re a person of color. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt that was used to to identify activists, read private messages, and kidnap, torture, or kill them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The pandemic ushered in a new wave of pet owners—and unleashed business opportunities for companies that cater to them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Google, Nvidia, and others are training algorithms in the dark arts of designing semiconductors—some of which will be used to run artificial intelligence programs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The JEDI program had become a legal and political morass. Microsoft won the $10 billion contract, but Amazon and Oracle sued to block the deal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Law enforcement officials say the tool can help them combat misinformation. Civil liberties advocates say it can be used for mass surveillance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Chinese entrants swept all five categories, featuring technologies to improve civic life. But the advances could also be tools for surveillance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Highways and rail lines in the Pacific Northwest were built for a cooler climate. But the heat wave proved that extreme weather is becoming more common. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
After China’s crackdown, the cryptocurrency crowd is looking for a new haven. This Central American nation thinks it’s the answer. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The dermatology AI app won approval for use in the EU but not with the FDA, an odd twist on Europe's reputation for tough rules on tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Columbus, Ohio, won a $50 million grant five years ago to use tech to solve old problems. But technical hurdles, bureaucracy, and the pandemic dashed many plans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A study found that a system used to identify cases of sepsis missed most instances and frequently issued false alarms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
After its wildly successful Coinbase exit, the VC firm signals its commitment to cryptocurrencies with a third fund. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Online dating exploded in popularity during the pandemic, and the number of new startups has grown. But will they last? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A growing number of people are seeking a wider diversity of news sources or opinions contrary to their own to combat information silos within social media. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
