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Pakistan 'gaslighting' citizens over sudden internet slowdown
Under the Radar Government accused of 'throttling the internet' and spooking businesses with China-style firewall, but minister blames widespread use of VPNs
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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OpenAI, Condé Nast and the future of the media
In the Spotlight Eye-catching deal for use of content to train chatbots, but other publishers are worried they're signing away their souls
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'Newer drug regimens are also shorter, more effective and less toxic'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Yes, I miss the dotcom era
Opinion Things didn't go as planned, but technology can still unleash creativity
By Mark Gimein Published
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Alexandr Wang: how the world's youngest self-made billionaire is shaping AI
In the Spotlight The latest in a line of college dropouts turned Silicon Valley kingpins, Wang has harnessed the human labour behind the 'magic' of AI
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week UK Last updated
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The couples who run their marriage like a business
In the Spotlight Using business principles in the home touted as a potential solution to gender disparity in domestic labour
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Will the Google antitrust ruling shake up the internet?
Today's Big Question And what does that mean for users?
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Questions arise over the use of an AI crime-fighting tool
Under the Radar The tool was used in part to send a man to prison for life
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Starliner: What went wrong?
Today's Big Question Boeing spacecraft has had a 'long, difficult road'
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Does TikTok have a 'Nazi problem'?
Platform's algorithm accused of promoting Hitler-related propaganda
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas
Speed Read The parent company of Facebook and Instagram stands accused of using facial identification software without users' permission
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Future of generative AI: utopia, dystopia or up to us?
The Explainer Like most new technologies, the answer probably lies somewhere in between
By The Week UK Published
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CrowdStrike: the IT update that wrought global chaos
Talking Point 'Catastrophic' consequences of software outages made apparent by last week's events
By The Week UK Published
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Big Tech's answer for AI-driven job loss: universal basic income
In the Spotlight A new study reveals the strengths and limitations
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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