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The 2023 Innovators Under 35 competition is now open for nominations
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Why we need to do a better job of measuring AI’s carbon footprint
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The Download: restoring Iran’s internet, and justice for a Chinese-American scientist
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Twitter’s potential collapse could wipe out vast records of recent human history
Almost from the time the first tweet was posted in 2006, Twitter has played an…
The Download: who pays for climate change, and blockchain gaming
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A wrongfully terminated Chinese-American scientist was just awarded nearly $2 million in damages
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This toddler is the first to have been treated for her disease before she was born
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Big Tech could help Iranian protesters by using an old tool
After the Iranian government took extreme measures to limit internet use in response to the…