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As Bitcoin Falters, Crypto Miners Brace for a Crash
Last year, as bitcoin’s price rose as high as $68,000, miners were having a blast. Their profits, according to some…
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Tension Inside Google Over a Fired AI Researcher’s Conduct
When asked about Chatterjee, Google spokesperson Jason Freidenfelds provided a company statement confirming he was “terminated with cause.” Freidenfelds also…
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How the Kremlin Infiltrated Russia’s Facebook
VK has become a major beneficiary of Russia’s recent ban on its competitors. In March, the platform reached a record…
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Sheryl Sandberg’s Meta Departure and the Death of ‘The Deal’ With Mark Zuckerberg
Five years. That’s how long Sheryl Sandberg figured she’d be spending at Facebook, now called Meta, when she took the…
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Volodymyr Zelensky on War, Technology, and the Future of Ukraine
Ever since Russian forces started their all-out invasion in February, Ukraine has been hailed as an exemplar of how to…
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This Is What Flying Car Ports Should Look Like
On the technical side, any vertiport has a few key physical requirements: a stable electric grid for fast recharging, a…
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Airfare Prediction Algorithms Are Going Haywire
But the uneasy pandemic years have made all of this more complicated. Oren Etzioni is now the CEO of the…
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New Meta COO Javier Olivan Is Nothing Like Sheryl Sandberg
Hey, folks. We’re deadlocked on gun safety, the Ukraine war still grinds on, and a gallon of gas is approaching…
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Satellites and AI Can Help Solve Big Problems—If Given the Chance
However, as in the Amazon, identifying problem areas only gets you so far if there aren’t enough resources to act…
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Bolt Loaned Employees Thousands to Buy Stock—Then Laid Them Off
In late May, employees of the fintech startup Bolt saw a message from their CEO on the company’s Slack. It…
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