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Category: Technology
Why One of Tech’s Biggest Gamblers Is Betting Against Elon Musk’s AI Vision
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son thinks the math doesn’t support space-based data centers.
Trump Administration Rolls Back Part of Anthropic Model Ban
The government is allowing trusted partners to access the Mythos 5 model following a two-week restriction that rattled the tech industry.
Opinion | Government Isn’t Doing Better on AI Than on UFOs
Inspiring confidence about their ability to manage new risks? Not a strong suit of Biden or Trump.
The Nationwide Backlash Against Cameras Watching Your Car
In places like Troy, N.Y., leaders say AI-enabled cameras boost safety. But some locals call it a “dystopian hellscape.”
OpenAI Limits Access to New Model, Citing Government Security Concerns
The company said White House review of AI releases shouldn’t become the norm.
Opinion | America Has Never Run from the New
So it should be with AI. We’ll reach out 2,500th birthday if instead of avoiding new technology, we humanize it.
How Cities Can Adapt to Warmer Climates
Plus, the new drugs replacing chemo in breast cancer treatment and what the AI agents inside AI giants tell us about the future of work.
Smartglasses Are Inevitable. But What—or Who—Are They For?
Smartglasses are a new consumer-tech arms race for the last and best real estate on our bodies. So what are we supposed to do with them?
The Long-Term Threat to the Memory Chip Boom Is Innovation
Micron makes clear the shortage will last, but memory customers are developing workarounds.