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They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird
Because the chip’s read-only memory, or ROM, is built into the layout of its physical wiring for better efficiency, Unciphered’s…
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The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media
Ahmed alleges that the companies are failing to implement systems that automatically detect violent extremist content as effectively as they…
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The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest
The index is a good predictor of whether a company will raise a round, says Konstantin Vinogradov, a general partner…
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Britain’s Big AI Summit Is a Doom-Obsessed Mess
“I completely agree with [Sunak’s] strategy, which is to attempt international consensus. But my guess is international consensus will form…
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‘The Black Book’ Is Nigeria’s First Runaway Netflix Hit
Editi Effiong’s excitement is infectious. It’s less than three weeks since his crime thriller, The Black Book, premiered on Netflix,…
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Palestinians Claim Social Media ‘Censorship’ Is Endangering Lives
When Israel issued an evacuation order from north Gaza on October 13, Shouq Al-Najjar left her house and headed south,…
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Are Doing Just Fine, Actually
In the three weeks since his trial began, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX, has watched in near silence…
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What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto
As a general rule, any essay that includes the one-sentence paragraph “I am here to bring the good news” is…
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Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto “Mixers” as Suspected Money Launderers
Hamas and militant groups’ use of cryptocurrency, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount of cryptocurrency used by other…
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The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up
As the US federal government struggles to meaningfully regulate AI—or even function—New York City is stepping into the governance gap.…
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