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China’s Answer to ChatGPT Flubs Its First Lines
China’s censorship regime requires Baidu and other internet companies to block access to certain websites and avoid politically sensitive subjects.…
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Senators Warn the Next US Bank Run Could Be Rigged
Idaho senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee—who also serves on the Intelligence Committee—says he’d be…
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Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban
In the future, it might be a new mobile game or an algorithm helping students study at home. It could…
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Nissan Sylphy for China May Hint at What 2024 Sentra Will Be Like
The China-market Nissan Sylphy has been a bellwether for the North America–bound Sentra in the past: When the new generation…
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China’s ChatGPT Black Market Is Thriving
“The high-context nature of Chinese language used to create hurdles in natural language processing,” says Thomas Qitong Cao, a PhD…
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US Technological Dominance Is Not What It Used to Be
With everyone so mesmerized by silver-tongued AI chatbots, it’s easy to forget that most flashy breakthroughs in science and technology depend…
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Should Algorithms Control Nuclear Weapons Launch Codes? The US Says No
Last Thursday, the US State Department outlined a new vision for developing, testing, and verifying military systems—including weapons—that make use…
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Why the US Congress Wants to Ban TikTok
“We hope that Congress will explore solutions to their concerns about TikTok that won’t have the effect of censoring the…
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Didi’s Revival Shows China Can’t Live Without Big Tech
Didi went public on June 30, 2021, valued at $68 billion. Two days later, on the evening of July 2,…
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Google Pioneered Stratospheric Loon Balloons. Was China Watching?
Alphabet pulled the plug on Loon in early 2021. It was a business decision, not a reflection on the technology—basically, its…
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