List of Science and Technology articles
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A picture taken on Jan. 23 in Toulouse, France, shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. How AI Could Revolutionize Diplomacy
From ChatGPT to quantum computing, emerging technologies will offer new tools for peacemaking.
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A COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner on display during the 2021 China Aviation Industry Conference And Nanchang Air Show on October 30, 2021 in Nanchang, China. If China Arms Russia, the U.S. Should Kill China’s Aircraft Industry
Beijing’s aerospace future is uniquely dependent on Western companies. U.S. and EU trade sanctions could bring its indigenous aviation sector to a halt.
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A Silicon Valley Bank logo is seen in Tempe, Arizona. Adam Tooze: The Non-Bailout Bailout
Bad management and bad luck prompted the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. What about other banks?
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The TikTok logo is displayed in front of a TikTok office in Culver City, California. Is This TikTok’s Huawei Moment?
As bans of the video app pile up around the world, the question is how far the U.S.—and its allies—will go.
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Workers haul part of a fiber optic cable onto the shore at the Kenyan port town of Mombasa in 2009. The Next Superpower Battlefield Could Be Under the Sea in Africa
U.S. assistance in developing tech infrastructure could help achieve Washington’s strategic and diplomatic goals by countering Russia and China.
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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force attend a live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, on May 28, 2022. Japan Needs a Defense Industrial Revolution
If Tokyo is serious about protecting itself, it needs to kick-start its military manufacturing sector.
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An illustration of a phone with ChatGPT bubbles. One asks in Chinese: how can China beat the US? The other thinks with three dots. What the ChatGPT Moment Means for U.S.-China Tech Competition
The rise of American-made chatbots has kicked off a flurry of Chinese activity.
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ChatGPT artificial intelligence software is seen. China’s Censors Are Afraid of What Chatbots Might Say
Artificial intelligence development may get held up for political reasons.
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Colonial Pipeline was the subject of a Russian cyberattack that forced its temporary closure and caused gasoline shortages on the East Coast. Biden Wants to Reboot America’s Cyber Defenses
The United States is taking a more proactive approach to defending its cyberspace—and everyone else’s.
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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.