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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 UK Published
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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 US Published
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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 UK Published
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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 US Published
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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 UK Published
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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 US Published
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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 US Published
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'There is serious business to attend to'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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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 UK Published
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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 US Published
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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 US Published
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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 UK Published
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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 US Published
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Who is winning the US-China chip war?
Today's Big Question A fight for the future of advanced manufacturing
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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