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Business Impact
Universal income vs. the robots: Meet the presidential candidate fighting automation
7 questions for Andrew Yang, the 2020 US presidential candidate pushing for basic income.
The 6 reasons why Huawei gives the US and its allies security nightmares
The biggest fear is that China could exploit the telecom giant’s gear to wreak havoc in a crisis.
Intelligent Machines
Nine charts that really bring home just how fast AI is growing
Artificial intelligence is booming in Europe, China, and the US, but it’s still a very male industry.
A radical new neural network design could overcome big challenges in AI
Researchers borrowed equations from calculus to redesign the core machinery of deep learning so it can model continuous processes like changes in health.
Canada and France plan an international panel to assess AI’s dangers
Other nations may soon join a council to discuss the impact and the potential of artificial intelligence.
Facial recognition has to be regulated to protect the public, says AI report
The research institute AI Now has identified facial recognition as a key challenge for society and policymakers—but is it too late?
Rewriting Life
Years before CRISPR babies, this man was the first to edit human embryos
In 2015, an unknown Chinese scientist edited the DNA of human embryos. It was a step on an inexorable path to designer babies.
Sustainable Energy
China’s losing its taste for nuclear power. That’s bad news.
Once nuclear’s strongest booster, China is growing wary about its cost and safety.
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The 6 reasons why Huawei gives the US and its allies security nightmares
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This is how Australia’s ban on encryption could endanger us all
The scale of location tracking by our smartphone apps has been exposed
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