Category Archives: Business

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome

In its final proposed remedy filing in the Google antitrust case, the Department of Justice reiterated that Google should stop paying partners for search placement—and divest its dominant Chrome browser.

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DOGE Has Deployed Its GSAi Custom Chatbot for 1,500 Federal Workers

Elon Musk’s DOGE team is automating tasks as it continues its purge of the federal workforce.

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‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’

The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.

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Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ Plan Comes With a Twist

Rather than buy bitcoin directly, Donald Trump’s plan calls for holding the US government’s current bitcoin assets in reserve—and creates a separate stockpile for other crypto coins.

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AI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No Chance

Jim Sanborn’s inbox is flooded with amateur cryptographers who say they’ve cracked the code with chatbots like Grok 3.

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A Look at a Very Silicon Valley Approach to Repopulation

On Uncanny Valley this week, our hosts talk about the pronatalism movement, and how the push to increase birth rates is trending among some of Silicon Valley’s biggest and wealthiest names.

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If Ukraine Loses Starlink, Here Are the Best Alternatives

OneWeb, Project Kuiper, and IRIS2 could all, in time, replace Elon Musk’s satellite communications system in Ukraine, but they will struggle to replicate Starlink’s coverage and usability.

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Chatbots, Like the Rest of Us, Just Want to Be Loved

A study reveals that large language models recognize when they are being studied and change their behavior to seem more likable.

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Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted with Feather-Like Flaps

Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency.

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Pioneers of Reinforcement Learning Win the Turing Award

Having machines learn from experience was once considered a dead end. It’s now critical to artificial intelligence, and work in the field has won two men the highest honor in computer science.

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