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Palantir's growing influence in the British state
The Explainer Despite winning a £240m MoD contract, the tech company’s links to Peter Mandelson and the UK’s over-reliance on US tech have caused widespread concern
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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AI surgical tools might be injuring patients
Under the Radar More than 1,300 AI-assisted medical devices have FDA approval
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Are Big Tech firms the new tobacco companies?
Today’s Big Question A trial will determine whether Meta and YouTube designed addictive products
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Elon Musk’s pivot from Mars to the moon
In the Spotlight SpaceX shifts focus with IPO approaching
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Silicon Valley: Worker activism makes a comeback
Feature The ICE shootings in Minneapolis horrified big tech workers
By The Week US Published
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AI: Dr. ChatGPT will see you now
Feature AI can take notes—and give advice
By The Week US Published
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Can Europe regain its digital sovereignty?
Today’s Big Question EU is trying to reduce reliance on US Big Tech and cloud computing in face of hostile Donald Trump, but lack of comparable alternatives remains a worry
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Moltbook: the AI social media platform with no humans allowed
The Explainer From ‘gripes’ about human programmers to creating new religions, the new AI-only network could bring us closer to the point of ‘singularity’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Will AI kill the smartphone?
In The Spotlight OpenAI and Meta want to unseat the ‘Lennon and McCartney’ of the gadget era
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Claude Code: the viral AI coding app making a splash in tech
The Explainer Engineers and noncoders alike are helping the app go viral
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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TikTok finalizes deal creating US version
Speed Read The deal comes after tense back-and-forth negotiations
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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‘The economics of WhatsApp have been mysterious for years’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Is a social media ban for teens the answer?
Talking Point Australia is leading the charge in banning social media for people under 16 — but there is lingering doubt as to the efficacy of such laws
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Will regulators put a stop to Grok’s deepfake porn images of real people?
Today’s Big Question Users command AI chatbot to undress pictures of women and children
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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