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Anduril Is Building Out the Pentagon’s Dream of Deadly Drone Swarms
The US military aims to maintain its dominance by building autonomous attack drones that collaborate with humans and overwhelm defenses in swarms.
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2 years, 4 months ago
What’s Up With These Crazy Northern Lights?
Solar winds at a million miles an hour and freaky magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries.
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2 years, 4 months ago
Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen
The Chinese-owned app is in serious trouble in Washington, but a survey of US creators suggests TikTok’s influencer economy is carrying on with busin…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court
If Scarlett Johansson pursues legal action against OpenAI for giving ChatGPT a voice she calls “eerily similar to mine,” she might claim the company …
2 years, 4 months ago
Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare
We're bringing you a special episode from our Business, Spoken show. Check it out wherever you're listening.
Tech companies have laid off more than 40…
2 years, 4 months ago
Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars
They predict the ups and downs of Bitcoin based on planetary movements, and their super-secretive clientele listens.
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2 years, 4 months ago
The End of ‘iPhone’
Ken Segall is the reason so many Apple products start with “i.” Now he says it’s time to drop the prefix entirely.
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2 years, 4 months ago
A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight
We wanted to bring you one of our favorite stories from 2023: The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to o…
2 years, 4 months ago
Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots
The emotional mimicry of OpenAI’s new version of ChatGPT could lead AI assistants in some strange—even dangerous—directions.
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2 years, 4 months ago
These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid
Loaded with ever more renewables, the grid will need to store a whole lot of energy. Enter: a new kind of magic school bus—one that can both charge a…
2 years, 4 months ago