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The Week - Technology
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Wall Street tumbles on poor tech results -- Speed Read -- US markets had their worst day since 2022 as Tesla and AI stocks dropped -- By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK10 hours ago
Paraguay's dangerous dalliance with cryptocurrency -- Under The Radar -- Overheating Paraguayans are pushing back over power outages caused by illegal miners -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK1 day ago
Gen Z doesn't want cars -- Under the Radar -- Olivia Rodrigo may have been excited to get her driver's license, but many young people are less enthused by car culture -- By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US1 day ago
Threads turns one: where does the Twitter rival stand? -- In the Spotlight -- Although Threads is reporting 175 million active monthly users, it has failed to eclipse X as a meaningful cultural force -- By Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week UK10 days ago
The war against AI bots is still really about privacy versus money -- The explainer -- Is this the real life? Is this technology? -- By Devika Rao, The Week US11 days ago
RuWiki: Russian Wikipedia rival that censors everything from Ukraine to oral sex -- Under the Radar -- Kremlin-backed project to create censored encyclopaedia could be a sign that Wikipedia's days are numbered in Russia -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK14 days ago
Why are facial recognition technology rules changing in Detroit? -- Today's Big Question -- A wrongful arrest leads to a big settlement -- By Joel Mathis, The Week US15 days ago
There's one thing AI can't do: be funny -- The Explainer -- But will the technology's hilarity evolve? Some experts think so. -- By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US17 days ago
'There is serious business to attend to' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US21 days ago
Is Big Tech getting too big? -- Today's Big Question -- The EU is pursuing anti-competition claims against both Microsoft and Apple -- By Richard Windsor, The Week UK28 days ago
The growing dystopian AI influencer economy -- In the Spotlight -- AI-generated digital personas are giving human influencers a run for their money -- By Theara Coleman, The Week US1 month ago
Social media could come with a warning label -- Talking Points -- Do Facebook and TikTok need the notifications that come on cigarettes? -- By Joel Mathis, The Week US1 month ago
How AI is used in UK train stations -- Under the Radar -- Image recognition software that can track passenger emotions pits privacy concerns against efficiency and safety improvements -- By The Week UK1 month ago
Why is the tech industry up in arms about Google's search algorithm leak? -- Today's Big Question -- A leak of about 2,500 documents shed light on how Google's search engine operates, and not everyone is happy -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US1 month ago