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China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions....
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He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again
Chinese scientist He Jiankui wants to end Alzheimer’s and thinks Silicon Valley is conducting a “Nazi eugenic experiment.”...
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How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Decades ago, Donghai was a backwater county. Today, thanks to an army of 24/7 livestreamers, it orchestrates a multibillion-dollar global industry....
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Your First Humanoid Robot Coworker Will Probably Be Chinese
Explosive acceleration, limited dexterity, eyes in the back of its head. What could possibly go wrong?...
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OpenAI’s 2026 ‘focus’ is ‘practical adoption’
OpenAI plans to focus on 'practical adoption' of AI in 2026, according to a blog post from CFO Sarah Friar. As the company spends a huge amount of money on infr...
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How much can a city take?
I live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a...
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A second US Sphere could come to Maryland
Sphere Entertainment, the company behind the eye-catching interactive venue in Las Vegas, has announced its 'intent to develop' another Sphere in Maryland that...
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Bungie’s Marathon shooter launches on March 5th
Bungie is putting an official date on Marathon today, its delayed extraction shooter. The slick-looking shooter from the makers of Halo and Destiny was original...
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Well, there goes the metaverse!
The metaverse is on its last legs as VR is eclipsed by AI. But that's not the only thing that went wrong for Meta's VR ambitions....
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Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO
We’re back to start the year off with a very special live interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, which we taped in front of a terrific audience at Brooklyn Bow...
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This 5-foot lamp is a supersized tribute to the world’s most iconic pen
The Bic Lamp can be hung, mounted, or used as a vertical standing lamp. | Image: Seletti Seletti, an Italian design brand known for everything from furniture to...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons added just enough to suck me back in
Animal Crossing has always been anti-instant gratification. By design, you have to take your time, wait for days to pass in real time, and complete a seemingly...