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China has never had a real chip industry. Making AI chips could change that.

The country has struggled for decades to build a competitive semiconductor industry. In making specialized AI chips, though, it’s got a head start. Read more »

Cloud Security Concerns: IT vs. LoB

Data shows a divide in perceptions on cloud security between IT and lines of business. Read more »

Ethereum thinks it can change the world. It’s running out of time to prove it.

The blockchain system has daunting technical problems to fix. But first, its disciples need to figure out how to govern themselves. Read more »

China’s losing its taste for nuclear power. That’s bad news.

Once nuclear’s strongest booster, China is growing wary about its cost and safety. Read more »

Years before CRISPR babies, this man was the first to edit human embryos

In 2015, an unknown Chinese scientist edited the DNA of human embryos. It was a step on an inexorable path to designer babies. Read more »

Universal income vs. the robots: Meet the presidential candidate fighting automation

7 questions for Andrew Yang, the 2020 US presidential candidate pushing for basic income. Read more »

The 6 reasons why Huawei gives the US and its allies security nightmares

The biggest fear is that China could exploit the telecom giant’s gear to wreak havoc in a crisis. Read more »

Facial recognition has to be regulated to protect the public, says AI report

The think tank AINow has identified facial recognition as a key challenge for society and policymakers—but is it too late? Read more »

Meet the astronaut trainer getting billionaire space tourists ready for liftoff

The coming rise in private spaceflight is prompting growth in space companies that give citizen astronauts the know-how they need to fly. Read more »

Alibaba already has a voice assistant way better than Google’s

It navigates interruptions and other tricky features of human conversation to field millions of requests a day. Read more »