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Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It

To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently suspended the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes.

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TikTok Hits Cannes, Where a U.S. Ban Seems a Distant Dream

TikTok executives hosted happy hours and played pickleball with influencers on the French Riviera this week, even as a U.S. ban loomed over the company.

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Can A.I. Quicken the Pace of Math Discoveries?

Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades. A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using artificial intelligence.

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Your A.I. Queries Come With a Climate Cost

When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.

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China’s Spy Agencies Are Investing Heavily in A.I., Researchers Say

A new report comes amid rising concern about how China will use new tools to power covert actions, as Western intelligence services also embrace the technology.

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Lawmakers Demand Palantir Provide Information About U.S. Contracts

Ten Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the tech company this week asking about its expanding contracts under the Trump administration.

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22 New Jobs A.I. Could Give You

In a few key areas, humans will be more essential than ever.

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A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.

The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past?

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WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App

They will appear in only one part of the Meta-owned messaging service, it said. The move is potentially lucrative, while raising questions about user privacy.

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Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it.

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