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A new bill will allow consumers to sue companies for damages—if they can prove that a company’s AI harmed them. | Continue reading
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MIT Technology Review obtained Prince’s investor presentation for the “RedPill Phone,” which promises more than it could possibly deliver. | Continue reading
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The implant, made from pig skin protein, could provide visually impaired people with more affordable transplants. | Continue reading
A new generation of tech activists, organizers, and whistleblowers, most of whom are female, non-white, gender-diverse, or queer, may finally bring change. | Continue reading
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The consortium that helped revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry in the 1980s and 1990s has become a model for how industry and government can work together. | Continue reading
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