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China Hits U.S. with Ban on Critical Minerals Used in Tech Manufacturing

Ars Technica After the U.S. expanded the range of Chinese businesses prohibited from accessing foreign products containing even a single chip manufactured in the U.S., China’s Ministry of Commerce has responded with a ban on exports of “dual-use items” involving gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the U.S., effective immediately. These rare-earth metals are […]

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Niantic Uses Pokémon Go Player Data to Build AI Navigation System

Ars Technica Software developer Niantic said it is using first-person scans from users of its mobile games, including Pokémon Go, and its Scaniverse app to develop a “large geospatial model” for navigating the physical world. The company said that its Visual Positioning System “uses a single image from a phone to determine its position and […]
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Removal of Russian Coders Spurs Debate About Linux Kernel’s Politics

Ars Technica A recent patch removed around a dozen names from Linux kernel’s MAINTAINERS file, accompanied by a comment from Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Harrison that the entries were removed “due to various compliance requirements.” The removed entries had Russian names or .ru email addresses, and sanctions against Russia and Russian companies were the compliance […]

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