Technology Policy
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AI News & Trends
America’s AI Data Center Boom Meets a Wall of Local Resistance
AI data centers keep rising across the United States, but the projects are running into a powerful obstacle: the communities…
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AI Ethics & Policy
The Five Human Names Behind an AI-Designed Drug
Insilico Medicine used AI to propose a drug for pulmonary fibrosis, but the patent does not name the AI system…
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AI News & Trends
Three Years In, 404 Media’s Independent Voice Keeps Expanding
Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of 404 Media’s launch, a milestone for the independent media company and the four technology…
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Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Nevada Clears the Way for Thousands of Robotaxis
Clark County is about to become a major proving ground for autonomous transportation. On August 20, 2026, the Nevada Transportation…
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AI Agents & Automation
When a Lost Language Becomes an Unreadable AI Agent
What happens when words disappear—and one lost language returns as an agentic system no one can understand? On August 21,…
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AI News & Trends
What the Gilded Age Reveals About America’s Struggle for Power
America’s past can feel distant until the same questions begin showing up again: Who holds wealth? Who holds power? And…
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AI Ethics & Policy
AI and Democracy Face a Crisis of Escalation
AI and liberal democracy are often treated as separate stories, but Daron Acemoglu places them inside the same crisis. His…
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AI News & Trends
South Korea Narrows Its AI Contest to Three Model Teams
South Korea’s AI contest has reached its serious stage. Upstage, SK Telecom and LG AI Research advanced after the second-round…
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Data & Digital Privacy
Why Data Sovereignty Belongs at the Heart of Digital Architecture
Data sovereignty has moved beyond the policy desk and into the design of digital systems. Michael Bachman, head of research…
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Hardware & Semiconductors
China Opens a New AI Chip Channel for ByteDance and Tencent
China has reportedly allowed a major shipment of NVIDIA H200 processors to enter the mainland, giving ByteDance and Tencent fresh…
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