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National-Security Concerns Tie Up Trump’s U.A.E. Chips Deal

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:04:00 GMT

Some administration officials worry China could get access to advanced Nvidia chips and are holding up efforts to iron out the agreement.

By: Amrith Ramkumar, Eliot Brown

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Drones, AI and Robot Pickers: Meet the Fully Autonomous Farm

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT

New technologies are paving the way for farms that can run themselves, with minimal human input.

By: William Boston

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Trump Touts Billions in Investments to Create AI Hub in Pennsylvania

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:55:00 GMT

The commitments are part of a campaign to transform the Steel City and surrounding areas.

By: Amrith Ramkumar, Brian Schwartz

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Nvidia’s China Troubles Aren’t Over

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:54:00 GMT

The AI chip giant is cheering now, but the celebration may be short.

By: Asa Fitch, Dan Gallagher

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Apple Commits $500 Million for Rare-Earth Magnets From U.S. Supplier

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:54:00 GMT

MP Materials will supply Apple with magnets it produces at a Texas facility, expanding Apple’s U.S. supply chain at a time when President Trump has pressured Apple to do so.

By: Rolfe Winkler, Jon Emont

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Nvidia Can Sell AI Chip to China Again After CEO Meets Trump

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:17:00 GMT

The U.S. will grant licenses for the H20 chip after it had announced restrictions in April.

By: Raffaele Huang, Amrith Ramkumar

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Can Pittsburgh’s Old Steel Mills Be Turned Into an AI Hub?

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Two Trump visits span the city’s legacy industry and its higher-tech pursuits.

By: Kris Maher

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Google to Pay $2.4 Billion in Deal to License Tech of Coding Startup, Hire CEO

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:24:00 GMT

The deal comes after acquisition talks between startup Windsurf and OpenAI broke down.

By: Berber Jin, Katherine Blunt

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Why xAI’s Grok Went Rogue

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:40:00 GMT

Some X users suddenly became the subject of violent ideations by xAI’s flagship chatbot.

By: Alexander Saeedy

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Was That Amazing Video in Your Feed Real or AI? Tech Platforms Are Struggling to Let You Know

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Meta, YouTube and TikTok are grasping for ways to protect users’ trust as their platforms fill with AI-generated photos and videos of events that never happened. But their patchwork of imperfect tools and voluntary policies sometimes inadvertently punishes “real” content and leaves plenty of AI work unlabeled.

By: Patrick Coffee

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How Nvidia Became the World’s First $4 Trillion Company

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:07:00 GMT

The chip maker at the beating heart of the AI boom is embedded in gaming, data centers and crypto mining.

By: Robbie Whelan, Asa Fitch, Muhammad Shumail

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Why You Shouldn’t Buy an iPhone Right Now

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:30:00 GMT

A new iPhone 16? Not now. If you can hold off for a couple more months, better trade-in deals and price drops await.

By: Nicole Nguyen

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The Case for Snooping on Your Kid’s Phone

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Random phone checks can help keep kids out of trouble, but first you have to know their passcode.

By: Julie Jargon

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Eyeglasses With Built-In Hearing Aids: This Just Makes Sense

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Nuance Audio is a new option for people who resist traditional aids, from the company that makes Ray-Bans and operates LensCrafters.

By: Nicole Nguyen

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The $1,999 Liberty Phone Is Made in America. Its Creator Explains How.

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Despite the president’s domestic manufacturing push—and the Trump Organization’s launch of an ostensibly U.S.-made phone—the challenges remain massive.

By: Ben Raab

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How to Make Sure Information on Your Old Computer Is Really, Truly Deleted

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT

It isn’t as simple as pressing “delete” and emptying the trash. Here’s a step-by-step guide.

By: Sean Captain

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Vie Ventures Launches to Bankroll Autoimmune-Disease Biotechs

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Aiming for a $75 million initial fund closing, the new venture investor plans to connect startups with nonprofits to speed their research.

By: Brian Gormley

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Anne Wojcicki Wins Bidding for 23andMe

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:42:00 GMT

Regeneron is backing away from buying the DNA-testing company after a nonprofit controlled by co-founder Wojcicki made a higher bid.

By: Rolfe Winkler, Alicia McElhaney, Joseph Walker

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23andMe’s Former CEO Pushes Purchase Price Nearly $50 Million Higher

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:41:00 GMT

23andMe has a path to a higher purchase price than the $256 million offered by biotech giant Regeneron after the genetic-testing company’s former chief executive pushed a bankruptcy court to reopen its sale process.

By: Alicia McElhaney

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U.S. VCs Race to Tap China’s Biotech Innovation

Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Western drugmakers, investors increasingly aim to acquire Chinese compounds.

By: Brian Gormley

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A Gene-Editing Breakthrough Saves Infant With Rare Disease

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT

The Crispr therapy was tailored to the baby’s specific condition and could provide a template for others.

By: Betsy McKay

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Opinion | Don’t Surrender China’s AI Market

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:51:00 GMT

America’s best strategy for keeping our semiconductor lead: Get our rivals to buy from us.

By: Aaron Ginn

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Opinion | Rishi Sunak: A 21st-Century Democratic Alliance

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:55:00 GMT

More defense spending is necessary but not enough. We also need cooperation on trade and technology.

By: Rishi Sunak

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Opinion | A Sovereign-Wealth Fund to Keep America’s Technological Edge

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:54:00 GMT

It isn’t an attempt to surmount market forces but to offer an alternative to adversaries’ capital.

By: Pat Gelsinger

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Opinion | Russia Intensifies Its Drone War

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:19:00 GMT

It launched 332 of them against Ukraine in June 2024. The nightly number can now be double that.

By: Jillian Kay Melchior

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Opinion | Al Gore Helped the U.S. Surpass Europe

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:46:00 GMT

Americans didn’t buy into his economy-destroying climate-change nonsense.

By: Andy Kessler

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Opinion | BDS Will Be Bad for Irish Business

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:45:00 GMT

U.S. antiboycott laws will put American firms in a tough spot.

By: Eugene Kontorovich

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The Secret to Better Airplane Navigation Could Be Inside the Earth’s Crust

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

With GPS increasingly vulnerable to tampering, planes need more reliable navigation systems. The magnetic pull in the Earth’s crust could offer a novel solution.

By: Isabelle Bousquette

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Elon Musk Floats a New Source of Funding for xAI: Tesla

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:14:00 GMT

The billionaire entrepreneur said Tesla shareholders would vote on investing in xAI as he seeks to tap his own companies to help fund his artificial-intelligence startup.

By: Eliot Brown

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Elon Musk Is Back at Work and Burning Through Executives

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:30:00 GMT

A renewal of executive churn is marking the billionaire’s return to business.

By: Tim Higgins

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A Never-Ending Supply of Drones Has Frozen the Front Lines in Ukraine

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:04:00 GMT

Unmanned vehicles dominate the battlefield in Ukraine—laying mines, delivering ammunition and medication, even evacuating casualties.

By: Ian Lovett, Daniel Kiss

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SpaceX to Invest $2 Billion Into Elon Musk’s xAI

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 22:23:00 GMT

The startup is leaning on Musk’s business empire to play catch-up in the AI race.

By: Berber Jin, Becky Peterson

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The Best E-Readers for Every Kind of Book Lover

Wed, 28 May 2025 20:03:00 GMT

We hit our reading goals testing these devices to see which are the most rewarding to read on.

By: Tim Barribeau, and , Nick Guy

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The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones

Thu, 15 May 2025 20:40:00 GMT

We tested noise-canceling headphones in the bustle of Grand Central Terminal, and these are the best.

By: Nick Guy, and , Geoffrey Morrison

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This is the Best Cooling Pillow for a Good Night’s Sleep

Tue, 06 May 2025 21:55:00 GMT

Upgrade your bed with our top-rated pick.

By: Heather Mayer Irvine

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Nvidia CEO Lavishes Praise on China in Beijing, Drawing Rock-Star Reception

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:20:00 GMT

Jensen Huang extolled China’s technological advances and said President Trump wouldn’t mind his meetings in Beijing.

By: Peter Landers

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Why You Shouldn’t Buy an iPhone Right Now

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:30:00 GMT

A new iPhone 16? Not now. If you can hold off for a couple more months, better trade-in deals and price drops await.

By: Nicole Nguyen

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Nvidia Can Sell AI Chip to China Again After CEO Meets Trump

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:17:00 GMT

The U.S. will grant licenses for the H20 chip after it had announced restrictions in April.

By: Raffaele Huang, Amrith Ramkumar

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Apple Commits $500 Million for Rare-Earth Magnets From U.S. Supplier

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:54:00 GMT

MP Materials will supply Apple with magnets it produces at a Texas facility, expanding Apple’s U.S. supply chain at a time when President Trump has pressured Apple to do so.

By: Rolfe Winkler, Jon Emont

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Why xAI’s Grok Went Rogue

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:40:00 GMT

Some X users suddenly became the subject of violent ideations by xAI’s flagship chatbot.

By: Alexander Saeedy

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