The secret police: A private security group regularly sent Minnesota police misinformation about protestors
When US marshals shot and killed a 32-year-old Black man named Winston Boogie Smith Jr.…
Digital repression across borders is on the rise
Khatab Alrawhani, a Yemen-born journalist and activist, thought he could escape the persecution that journalists…
The Download: Tweaking AI for energy efficiency, and China’s leaked data
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Why business is booming for military AI startups
Exactly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Alexander Karp, the CEO of data…
The Download: a military AI boom, and China’s industrial espionage
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The Download: India’s deadly heatwaves, and the need for carbon removal
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These simple changes can make AI research much more energy efficient
Deep learning is behind machine learning’s most high-profile successes, such as advanced image recognition, the…
No power, no fans, no AC: The villagers fighting to survive India’s deadly heatwaves
Suman Shakya wants me to touch the concrete wall of her bedroom, where her one-year-old…
We need to draw down carbon—not just stop emitting it
The UN’s climate panel warns that the world may need to remove billions of tons…
China wants to control how its famous livestreamers act, speak, and even dress
For Zeng, a young Chinese woman, an hour scrolling Douyin, the domestic version of TikTok,…