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Once nuclear’s strongest booster, China is growing wary about its cost and safety. Read more »
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7 questions for Andrew Yang, the 2020 US presidential candidate pushing for basic income. Read more »
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The think tank AINow has identified facial recognition as a key challenge for society and policymakers—but is it too late? Read more »
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It navigates interruptions and other tricky features of human conversation to field millions of requests a day. Read more »
Some US experts think it could take at least 20 years to get quantum-proof encryption widely deployed. Read more »
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