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Why Do Some Crimes Increase When Airbnbs Come to Town? Jul 27, 2021

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Tourists neither commit nor attract crimes. But a study finds that violent offenses rose in neighborhoods where more homes were converted to short-term rentals.

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The US Needs to Get Back in the Business of Making Chips Jul 26, 2021

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Pandemic-induced supply disruptions and competition from China put more pressure on US companies to manufacture semiconductors at home.

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China's Nationalistic ‘Wolf Warriors’ Blast Foes on Twitter Jul 23, 2021

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Diplomats hurl insults and mock enemies in screeds that often appear aimed at a domestic audience, even though the social media service is blocked in China.Â

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A New Tool Shows How Google Results Vary Around the World Jul 22, 2021

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Search Atlas displays three sets of links—or images—from different countries for any search.

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GitHub’s Commercial AI Tool Was Built From Open Source Code Jul 21, 2021

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Copilot is pitched as a helpful aid to developers. But some programmers object to the blind copying of blocks of code used to train the algorithm.

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Clubhouse Aimed to Foster Diversity. Is it Working? Jul 20, 2021

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Here’s what you need to know before joining the social audio platform, especially if you’re a person of color.

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French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture Jul 19, 2021

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The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt that was used to to identify activists, read private messages, and kidnap, torture, or kill them.

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Pet Startups Are Having a Field Day Jul 16, 2021

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The pandemic ushered in a new wave of pet owners—and unleashed business opportunities for companies that cater to them.

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Need to Fit Billions of Transistors on a Chip? Let AI Do It Jul 15, 2021

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Google, Nvidia, and others are training algorithms in the dark arts of designing semiconductors—some of which will be used to run artificial intelligence programs.Â

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The Pentagon Scrubs a Cloud Deal and Looks to Add More AI Jul 14, 2021

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The JEDI program had become a legal and political morass. Microsoft won the $10 billion contract, but Amazon and Oracle sued to block the deal.

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