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A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device --…

The flood of patients never materialized. Why?

The rise of artificial general intelligence -- now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley -- will bring change that is "orders of magnitude" greater than anything the world has yet seen, observers say.This is the first time we're able to create intelligence itself and increase its amount in the universe," he told AFP. Change, as a result, will be "orders of magnitude greater than every other technological change we've ever had in history."

SVB was the largest issuer of venture debt, and its collapse could have long-lasting effects on startups.

Technologies, much like corporations, are not inherently ‘evil.’ Rather, they are shaped by cultural and ideological circumstances.

Children deserve to be children. Children are not the property of their parents who can use and exploit them for their own gain. They are CHILDREN and they will spend the rest of their lives hurtin…

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This infographic shows the net minimum wage across 67 countries, as of January 2023. A breakdown by U.S. state is also included.

Call it tech’s optical-illusion era: Not even the experts know exactly what will come next in the AI revolution.

Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.

Federal scientists are using recon flights and field research to track down metals that are key to the energy transition.

Social contagion, was the driving force behind Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)’s quick growth but it was also what eventually did them in. As most of us know by

Most artificial intelligence researchers still discount the idea of an “intelligence explosion” that will outstrip human capabilities.

After Covid lockdowns hit both demand and supply, production is at record levels, the UN says.

Disney and Netflix make billions by creating a culture without closure—but unhappy viewers are pushing back against the system.

What does Netflix have in common with Shein, and why is MrBeast more interesting than Disney Plus?

Today on TAP: Nobody understands or explains the corruption of the financial system better than the Massachusetts senator.

Given that Japan’s primary threats are maritime, why has it invested so heavily in a land-based force?

The United States has ceded the oceans to its enemies. We can no longer take freedom of the seas for granted.

Where new people go, new ideas flow. That’s why infrastructure has always influenced culture. In the days of old, it shaped the flow of trade. The flow of

If we’re lucky, we invent something that’s going to be in high demand. Reservations at a hot restaurant. Limited edition trading cards. Concert tickets… How to decide who gets the…