List of Science and Technology articles
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on developing infrastructure jobs in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2022. The Silver Lining of Biden’s ‘New Protectionism’
U.S. investment in left-behind places doesn’t have to be a threat to Europe’s own economic prospects.
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The WeChat logo is seen. China’s Censorship Reaches Globally Through WeChat
The all-in-one app is also a propaganda tool for the Chinese Communist Party.
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A Ukrainian soldier uses the internet on his smartphone. How the Ukraine War Has Changed Russia’s Cyberstrategy
Defensive measures and disarray have hampered Moscow’s abilities, but that could change.
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Vanessa Pappas (C), chief operating officer for TikTok, listens during a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing regarding social media's impact on homeland security, on Sept. 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Why the U.S. Should Not Ban TikTok
The ban would hurt Americans—and there are better ways to protect their data.
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U.S. President Joe Biden tours the TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 6, 2022. Taipei Fears Washington Is Weakening Its Silicon Shield
New U.S. policies are eroding Taiwan’s dominance of the global chip industry. Will that jeopardize the island’s security?
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A fighter jet flies past the remnants of a large balloon after it was shot down just off the coast of South Carolina. In a World Awash in Satellites, Why Use Spy Balloons?
And what we know about China’s infamous eye in the sky.
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Earthquake survivors living in tent cities in Turkey charge their phones. Turkey Tests Elon Musk’s Grasp of Twitter
The deadly earthquake has forced the billionaire to face his biggest test of Twitter's global responsibility thus far—but it won’t be his last.
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A crowd of people on their phones. Starlink Cuts Off Ukrainian Drones
Ukraine’s love-hate relationship with SpaceX’s Elon Musk continues.
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A high-altitude balloon floats in a blue sky. How a Chinese Spy Balloon Blew Up a Key U.S. Diplomatic Trip
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to Beijing in response to a suspected spy balloon over U.S. territory.
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Children interact with an artificial intelligence robot at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing. China’s Tech Money Is Now Radioactive
Washington is increasingly concerned about China poaching U.S. technology.
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The Xiongan New Area in north China's Hebei province What the Cities of the Future Will Look Like
They’re smart, high tech—and possibly determining the future of diplomacy.
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Protestor standing in front of a river, holding a sign against the Amazon River Club Development. Amazon’s New Africa HQ Pits Indigenous South Africans Against Each Other
The planned development will bring jobs, but raises questions about who speaks for Khoi and San peoples, what is sacred, and how to commemorate injustice.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attend a town hall meeting. Modi Is Muzzling Big Tech
Silicon Valley has spent years courting India, but its companies face an increasingly tricky censorship minefield in the world’s largest democracy.
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An Israeli soldier prepares an Elbit Systems Skylark I unmanned aerial vehicle for deployment near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Aug. 21, 2020, as part of a monitoring operation in the area. What the Rise of Drone Warfare Means for Palestinians
Whether armed or not, drones function as a form of psychological terror for those living underneath them.
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A young man holding a phone casts a shadow as he walks by an ad for social media company TikTok in Berlin. What TikTok Has on You
The social media app’s data collection practices are not unlike its competitors’, but its links to China add a sinister layer to the debate.
