Category Archives: Business

How Americans Are Surveilled During Protests

Here’s what you need to know about surveillance technology and protests—and how you can best protect yourself.

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Thousands of Urine and Tissue Samples Are in Danger of Rotting After Staff Cuts at a CDC Laboratory

Workers who recently lost their jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety say they’re concerned that there’s no plan for managing biological samples tied to research projects.

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New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children

The New Jersey attorney general claims Discord’s features to keep children under 13 safe from sexual predators and harmful content are inadequate.

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Trump’s Tariffs Haven’t Resulted in Higher Prices on Amazon—Yet

The ecommerce site penalizes sellers for abrupt price hikes, and many are hesitant to make risky changes amid a volatile trade war.

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Will Meta Really Have to Sell Instagram and WhatsApp?

On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we unpack the trial between Meta and the FTC.

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Meet The AI Agent With Multiple Personalities

A new AI agent from the startup Simular switches between different AI models depending on the task at hand.

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A New Mexico Man Faces Federal Charges for Allegedly Setting Fire to a Tesla Showroom

Jamison Wagner was also charged with an alleged arson attack on the New Mexico Republican Party’s office.

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A Cybersecurity Professor Disappeared Amid an FBI Search. His Family Is ‘Determined to Fight’

The abrupt firing of Xiaofeng Wang and his wife from Indiana University last month shocked the academic community and is stoking fears that Chinese-born scholars are being targeted.

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OpenAI’s New GPT 4.1 Models Excel at Coding

GPT 4.1, GPT 4.1 Mini, and GPT 4.1 Nano are all available now—and will help OpenAI compete with Google and Anthropic.

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The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

The verbose programming language felt like a universal form of communication—until it didn’t.

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