“It does seem to be doing something fundamentally different,” said David Autor, another M.I.T. economist, who advises Ms. Zhang and Mr. Noy. “Before, computers were powerful, but they simply and…
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Jack Ma makes rare public appearance in China
Hong Kong/Beijing CNN — Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba Read moreIn Epic vs. Apple Court Fight, a Win for App Developers (BABA) and once one of China’s most…
Biden Acts to Restrict U.S. Government Use of Spyware
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday signed an executive order restricting American government use of a class of powerful surveillance tools that have been abused by both autocracies and democracies…
China may prefer TikTok to be banned than fall into US hands
Hong Kong CNN — Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t sell the company to American investors, the video app is…
Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked Online
Parts of Twitter’s source code, the underlying computer code on which the social network runs, were leaked online, according to a legal filing, a rare and major exposure of intellectual…
Asian Americans are anxious about hate crimes. TikTok ban rhetoric isn’t helping
CNN — Ellen Min doesn’t go to the grocery store anymore. She avoids bars and going out to eat with her friends; festivals and community events are out, too. This…
LG Will Spend $5.5 Billion on a Battery Factory in Arizona
A South Korean battery manufacturer said it would quadruple its planned investment in a new factory in Arizona to meet growing demand from automakers that are trying to ramp up…
TikTok users are making fun of Congress members for their questions to app CEO Shou Chew
New York CNN — TikTok creators have had enough of Congress seemingly not understanding how the internet works. What happened: On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before the House…
Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
Gordon E. Moore, a co-founder and former chairman of Intel Corporation, the California semiconductor chip maker that helped give Silicon Valley its name, achieving the kind of industrial dominance once…