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Inside the Controversial Tree Farms Powering Apple’s Carbon Neutral Goal

I was in this region for a different reason: Apple. And also Microsoft and Meta and TSMC, and many smaller technology firms too. I was here because tech executives many thousands of miles away were racing toward, and in some cases stumbling, on their way to meet their climate promises—too little time, and too much […]

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Generative AI is Learning to Spy for the U.S. Military

For much of last year, about 2,500 US service members from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit sailed aboard three ships throughout the Pacific, conducting training exercises in the waters off South Korea, the Philippines, India, and Indonesia. At the same time, onboard the ships, an experiment was unfolding: The Marines in the unit responsible for […]
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Why the World is Looking to Ditch U.S. AI Models

Some policymakers and business leaders—in Europe, in particular—are reconsidering their reliance on U.S.-based tech and asking whether they can quickly spin up better, homegrown alternatives. This is particularly true for AI.
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Why It’s So Hard to Use AI to Diagnose Dancer

Peering into the body to find and diagnose cancer is all about spotting patterns. Radiologists use x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging to illuminate tumors, and pathologists examine tissue from kidneys, livers, and other areas under microscopes and look for patterns that show how severe a cancer is, whether particular treatments could work, and where the […]
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What’s Next for AI in 2025

You already know that agents and small language models are the next big things. Here are five other hot trends you should watch out for this year.

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