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Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U.S.

Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U.S.

A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States,…
Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch

Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch

Skye, an iPhone app still in private testing, wants to change how people interact with AI on their smartphones. And…
Altman vs. Elon for the future of OpenAI

Altman vs. Elon for the future of OpenAI

Sam Altman and Elon Musk are set to face off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of…
Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs

Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs

Tech companies, including Microsoft and Meta, have been falling in love with natural gas lately, rushing to build power plants…
The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path

The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path

David Silver gave the world its very first glimpse of superintelligence. In 2016, an AI program he developed at Google…
What’s behind Europe’s efforts to ditch U.S. software in favor of sovereign tech

What’s behind Europe’s efforts to ditch U.S. software in favor of sovereign tech

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is far less vocal about his worldviews than Palantir’s Alex Karp. And yet, France is taking…
Rebuilding the data stack for AI

Rebuilding the data stack for AI

Most organizations have had thousands of these dashboards and reports proliferate across the organization and then they need to be…
China vetoes Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe

China vetoes Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe

China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on Monday it has blocked Meta’s $2 billion…
The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models

The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 China has blocked Meta’s…
Spotify’s next frontier: fitness content

Spotify’s next frontier: fitness content

After expanding into podcasts, audiobooks, video, and even physical books, Spotify on Monday announced its next big category: fitness content.…