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Drones Changed This Civil War, and Linked Rebels to the World
In flip-flops and shorts, one of the finest soldiers in a resistance force battling the military junta in Myanmar showed off his weaponry. It was, he apologized, mostly in pieces. The rebel, Ko Shan Gyi,…
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As the Google Search trial ends, DOJ seeks sanctions over missing messages
The fate of Google’s search business is now in the hands of Judge Amit Mehta, as closing arguments concluded in the landmark trial on Friday. The Department of Justice and plaintiff states made their last…
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Canadian Police Arrest 3 in Killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Three Indian men were charged in the brazen killing of a Sikh nationalist on Canadian soil, the police said on Friday, a killing that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed on “agents of the government of…
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Luminar, maker of lidar for autonomous driving, lays off 20 percent of its workforce
The company, which just announced shipments of its next-generation laser sensors to Volvo, said that it will transition to an “asset light” business model that will see more of its production outsourced to its partners.…
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Live Video: Watch China’s Chang’e-6 Moon Launch
On Friday, China launched a second lander to the lunar far side. If the mission is successful, it will be the first in history to bring back a sample from the part of the moon…
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Microsoft releases inaugural AI transparency report
In its Responsible AI Transparency Report, which mainly covers 2023, Microsoft touts its achievements around safely deploying AI products. The annual AI transparency report is one of the commitments the company made after signing a…
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Turkey Halts Trade With Israel as Relations Deteriorate
President Biden broke days of silence on Thursday to finally speak out on the wave of protests on American college campuses against Israel’s war in Gaza that have inflamed much of the country, denouncing violence…
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Apple’s earnings show that, yeah, it’s really time for some new iPads
Less than a week ahead of its much-anticipated iPad hardware event, Apple shared its Q2 2024 earnings today, and the numbers paint a predictable picture for the increasingly dated tablet line. iPad revenue fell substantially…
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Opinion | The Biden Campaign’s High-Powered Effort to Define R.F.K. Jr.
Pretty much every presidential election includes a smattering of third-party and independent candidates — minor players who have slim to no chance of winning but who can seriously damage the electoral chances of the major-party…
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TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement
Universal Music Group has inked a “multi-dimensional” deal with TikTok that will see its roster of artists — which includes Taylor Swift, Drake, and Olivia Rodrigo — return to the social media platform’s one billion-plus…