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Tech supply chains at risk as the US launches probe into China’s legacy chip dominance
The US has intensified its campaign to counter China’s ambitions in technology leadership, with the Biden administration initiating a high-stakes investigation into China’s expanding dominance in legacy semiconductor manufacturing. The US Trade Representative (USTR) is probing whether China’s practices — backed by extensive state support — constitute unfair competition, endangering American industries and national security.… Read more
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Generative AI is now an must-have tool for technology professionals
In just two years, AI has gone from hype to essential skill, offering massive productivity gains and increasing creativity among teams who use it. Here’s how. Read more
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Disney Pulled the Plug on This Game in 2013. A Group of Teens Kept It Alive
Thanks to a bunch of game-makers who were still teens when Toontown Online disappeared, the beloved online world lives on as Toontown Rewritten. Read more
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It Was a Record Year for Dating Apps. They Still Don’t Have It Figured Out
Suddenly, every possible dating and hookup app for every possible scenario exists—AI girlfriends, kink-positive polyamory, gay cruising. Why does it feel like none of them are the answer? Read more
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Los clientes de SAP están tardando en implantar la IA de forma generalizada
Una nueva encuesta realizada por SAP a organizaciones clientes de las soluciones de la compañía muestra que, a pesar de experimentar con la IA, pocas han implementado esta tecnología (incuyendo la modalidad generativa) en sus empresas. Eso no quiere decir que las organizaciones no quieran aprovechar la IA para la optimización de procesos y el… Read more
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8 major IT disasters of 2024
The past year was filled with big IT news: The hype surrounding AI and its widespread adoption, huge numbers of tech industry layoffs, major cyberattacks, and major mergers. Like most years, 2024 also saw its share of IT disasters. Some were forgotten within days or weeks, but others have had long-lasting effects, with damages running… Read more
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The humans behind the robots
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Here’s a question. Imagine that, for $15,000, you could purchase a robot to pitch in with all the mundane tasks in your household. The catch (aside from the price tag) is… Read more
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Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024
Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers. We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden… Read more
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People With Extreme Wealth Should Give It Away—or Be Penalized
The gap between the ultra-rich minority and the vast majority has never been greater. But a wave of activist millionaires is asking for higher taxes. Read more
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Cuatro pasos para optimizar el gasto empresarial en la nube
La proliferación de la computación en la nube ha transformado radicalmente la forma en que las empresas gestionan sus cargas de trabajo críticas, transformando la nube en una herramienta estratégica y un facilitador de negocios. Los hiperescalares (proveedores de servicios en la nube que ofrecen soluciones de computación en la nube escalables y flexibles), como Amazon Web… Read more