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Will we talk to the Taliban? Why not?
Oped, Christopher Stokes & Jonathan Whittall, Published on 21/08/2021
» As United States forces withdraw from Afghanistan, putting an end to the longest war in US history, a new era has begun again for a country that has seen invading forces come and go over the centuries.
How Artificial Intelligence Is Taking Over Our Gadgets
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 28/06/2021
» If you think of AI as something futuristic and abstract, start thinking different.
Self-Driving Cars Could Be Decades Away, No Matter What Musk Said
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 07/06/2021
» In 2015, Elon Musk said self-driving cars that could drive "anywhere" would be here within two or three years.
Elon Musk and Amazon Are Battling to Put Satellite Internet in Your Backyard
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 23/03/2021
» Cybersecurity specialist Luke McOmie lives entirely off-grid on the side of a mountain in Colorado, where there's no cell service or landline broadband internet. Yet he recently gave a talk at a convention hosted in Japan on the lethality of drones. He was live via satellite -- his own personal satellite internet connection, that is.
What's Missing in the Electric-Vehicle Revolution: Enough Places to Plug In
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 01/03/2021
» Bradley Wilkinson is the owner of a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt, and the kind of electric-vehicle diehard who knows how to squeeze every last mile of range out of his vehicle.
On 100th Anniversary of 'Robot,' They're Finally Taking Over
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 25/01/2021
» On Jan. 25, 1921, Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." -- short for "Rossum's Universal Robots" -- premiered in Prague. It was a sensation. Within two years it had been translated into 30 languages, including English, to which it introduced the word "robot."
Joe Biden's 5 Tech Priorities
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 21/12/2020
» President-elect Joe Biden's transition team describes its animating philosophy as "build back better." It's both a nod to the Trump administration's penchant for paring back the power of federal agencies and a way to frame Biden's preference for big, New Deal-style stimulus.
Intel Not Inside: How Mobile Chips Overtook the Semiconductor Giant
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 14/12/2020
» Intel Corp., once the dominant designer and manufacturer of microchips at the core of nearly all personal and cloud computing, has for years been losing ground to competitors.
The iPhone Isn't the Cash Cow It Once Was. Apple Isn't Worried.
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 22/06/2020
» For most of the past decade, the story of Apple Inc. has been the story of the iPhone. Yet in that time, Apple has learned a neat trick: how to get roughly 1 billion iPhone owners to fork over money for a strategically expanding number of non-iPhone products and services.
What It Will Take to Make the Indoors Feel Safe Again
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 15/06/2020
» Cupcake fans walking into New York City locations of the iconic Magnolia Bakery will soon encounter something a little less Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City," a little more Dustin Hoffman in "Outbreak." Anyone wishing to enter will be encouraged to pass through a cleansing chamber, analogous to the disinfecting airlocks outside biohazard labs.