‘Weapon of the future’: AI-powered war machines fuel potential new era of ‘killer robots’

‘Weapon of the future’: AI-powered war machines fuel potential new era of ‘killer robots’

New York Times |
Founders of Vyriy, a Ukrainian drone company, recently worked on a weapon of the future, a machine gun that can ...
Food shortages and growing public anger boils over as Beijing-ordered lockdowns shut down major Chinese cities

Food shortages and growing public anger boils over as Beijing-ordered lockdowns shut down major Chinese cities

New York Times |
Anger and anxiety over the Shanghai lockdown, now in its fourth week, has posed a rare challenge for China’s powerful ...
How the Chinese government suppressed the real story of the country’s coronavirus catastrophe

How the Chinese government suppressed the real story of the country’s coronavirus catastrophe

New York Times, ProPublica |
The news was spreading quickly that Li Wenliang, a doctor who had warned about a strange new viral outbreak only to be ...
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China wants to use DNA to map faces. Is it a technology for ‘hunting people’?

New York Times |
Chinese scientists are trying to find a way to use a DNA sample to create an image of a person’s ...