Canada Arrests Chinese Business Executive 'on Behalf of U.S.'
The woman, detained in British Columbia, faces possible extradition amid allegations that tech giant Huawei violated sanctions on Iran.
Salaried Workers Beware: GM Cuts Are a Warning for All
With technology transforming the labor market, white-collar employees are subject to the huge layoffs factory workers know all too well.
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Artificial Intelligence May Destroy Humanity by Accident (but It Won’t Apologize)
This is a highly probable scenario that the Department of Defense, for one, is having trouble taking on board.
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The Trillion-Dollar Fantasy at the Heart of the Global Economy
It may be a heady time for the tech titans in Cupertino, but we should worry when a super-sized market sector is effectively fueled by magical thinking.
How Much All-Seeing AI Surveillance Is Too Much?
As face-scanning technologies find new applications in store checkout lines, police body cameras and war zones, developers struggle to balance business opportunities with difficult moral decisions.
Trump Is Trying to Save Jobs—in China
The president says he has ordered the Commerce Department to help get a Chinese telecommunications company "back into business" after the U.S. cut off access to its American suppliers.
High-Tech Devices Offer No Panacea Against Police Abuse
The issue is underlined by a North Carolina case in which a video showed a white officer beating a black pedestrian.
Book Review
The Wizard and the Prophet—Dueling Scientific Visions to Shape Tomorrow
A new book unpacks the polar opposites of extreme pessimism and optimism about the future of humanity, through the lives of two of their earliest and most compelling advocates.
Dow Drops Another 1,000 Points as Selling Spreads
The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 market indexes have dropped 10 percent from their all-time highs, set Jan. 26. This puts them in what Wall Street calls a correction, their first in almost two years.
Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan to Form Health Care Company
The aim of the new firm, which will be independent and “free from profit-making incentives and constraints,” is to help address their workers' health care costs.
