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Jul 27, 2021 • 6min
Why Do Some Crimes Increase When Airbnbs Come to Town?
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.
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Jul 26, 2021 • 6min
The US Needs to Get Back in the Business of Making Chips
Pandemic-induced supply disruptions and competition from China put more pressure on US companies to manufacture semiconductors at home.
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Jul 23, 2021 • 9min
China's Nationalistic ‘Wolf Warriors’ Blast Foes on Twitter
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.Â
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Jul 22, 2021 • 8min
A New Tool Shows How Google Results Vary Around the World
Search Atlas displays three sets of links—or images—from different countries for any search.
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Jul 21, 2021 • 12min
GitHub’s Commercial AI Tool Was Built From Open Source Code
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.
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Jul 20, 2021 • 12min
Clubhouse Aimed to Foster Diversity. Is it Working?
Here’s what you need to know before joining the social audio platform, especially if you’re a person of color.
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Jul 19, 2021 • 6min
French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture
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.
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Jul 16, 2021 • 6min
Pet Startups Are Having a Field Day
The pandemic ushered in a new wave of pet owners—and unleashed business opportunities for companies that cater to them.
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Jul 15, 2021 • 7min
Need to Fit Billions of Transistors on a Chip? Let AI Do It
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.Â
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Jul 14, 2021 • 6min
The Pentagon Scrubs a Cloud Deal and Looks to Add More AI
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.
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