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Seeking Edge in A.I. Race, Meta to Create New ‘Superintelligence’ Lab

Meta is preparing to unveil a new artificial intelligence research lab dedicated to pursuing “superintelligence,” a hypothetical A.I. system that exceeds the powers of the human brain, as the tech giant jockeys to stay competitive in the technology race, according to four people with the knowledge of the company’s plans. Meta has tapped Alexandr Wang, […]

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Science Badly Needs Defending Right Now. It Doesn’t Need Your Belief.

American science appears to be in free fall. Donald Trump is eviscerating research funding, persecuting the universities on whose contributions countless scientific fields depend, and vastly complicating immigration for foreign scholars, even going so far as to “aggressively revoke”  the visas of Chinese students. His administration has threatened to withdraw Columbia University’s accreditation and moved […]

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PowerZ is launching today on mobile as a magical learning game for kids

PowerZ: New WorldZ is launching today as a free-to-play mobile game on iOS and Android as a magical learning game for kids. What if kids wanted to learn? What if screen time sparked curiosity instead of arguments? Starting today, PowerZ: New WorldZ said it is making that future real. Yann Carron de la Carrière, COO […]

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Jacques Pépin: History Is Culinary

This personal reflection is part of a series called The Big Ideas, in which writers respond to a single question: What is history? You can read more by visiting The Big Ideas series page. As a young chef in the 1950s, I had a bit of a complex about not having an education. I had […]

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Britain sanctions 2 Israeli ministers over Gaza comments

LONDON — Britain will formally sanction two far-right Israeli ministers for their comments over Gaza, the U.K. confirmed Tuesday. The assets of Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will be frozen and the pair will also face travel bans, the Times first reported. No financial institutions will be allowed to deal […]

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