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What is a song?
New York Times, Published on 03/05/2024
» NEW YORK - For most music fans, a song is a simple thing to define: It is the melodies, the lyrics, the grooves that come out of your speakers.
Google fires 28 staff who opposed Israeli contract
New York Times, Published on 18/04/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday fired 28 workers after dozens of employees participated in sit-ins at the company's New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices to protest against the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.
Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador
New York Times, Published on 06/04/2024
» QUITO - Ecuadorian police officers entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, on Friday night to arrest Ecuador’s former vice president, who had taken refuge there, prompting Mexico to suspend bilateral relations.
A prayer app turns to TikTok to find its flock
New York Times, Published on 09/03/2024
» Jon Schneider was mindlessly scrolling TikTok when a video caught his eye. It showed actor Mark Wahlberg and "this guy who kind of looks like Jesus," and they were inviting viewers to join them in prayer.
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI secrets for Chinese firm
New York Times, Published on 07/03/2024
» WASHINGTON — A Chinese citizen who recently quit his job as a software engineer for Google in California has been charged with trying to transfer artificial intelligence (AI) technology to a Beijing-based company that paid him secretly, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.
Biden calls Chinese electric vehicles a security threat
New York Times, Published on 01/03/2024
» WASHINGTON — United States President Joe Biden took steps Thursday toward blocking internet-connected Chinese cars and trucks from entry to the US auto market, including electric vehicles (EVs), saying they posed risks to national security because their operating systems could send sensitive information to Beijing.
Google stops AI from creating human images
New York Times, Published on 29/02/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — Images showing people of colour in German military uniforms from World War II that were created with Google’s Gemini chatbot have amplified concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) could add to the internet's already vast pools of misinformation as the technology struggles with issues around race.
Google's once happy offices feel the chill of layoffs
New York Times, Published on 08/02/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — When Diane Hirsh Theriault's co-worker returned from lunch to Google’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, office one afternoon in October, his work badge could not open a turnstile. He quickly realised it was a sign that he had been laid off.
What to know about dengue fever as cases spread
New York Times, Published on 25/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral illness that can be fatal, are surging around the world. The increase is occurring both in places that have long struggled with the disease and in areas where its spread was unheard-of until the last year or two, including France, Italy and Chad, in central Africa. Last week, health officials in Pasadena, California, reported a first case of locally transmitted dengue.
How Peta infiltrated major fashion shows
New York Times, Published on 07/10/2023
» PARIS — A young woman crouched in the tall grass, waiting for her moment to strike.