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1 Google's Bard AI is now everywhere
At least in your Gmail, YouTube and Google Docs accounts. (NYT$)
+ This is a practical demonstration of how artificial intelligence can improve Google's biggest products. (Bloomberg$)
+ According to Google, this is the first time that the language model is truly integrated with personal data. (Edge)
+ Google integrates generative artificial intelligence into everything. (MIT Technology Review)
2 The US Space Force wants to send satellites into space faster
Pressure from China is forcing them to speed things up. (WP$)
Three federal prosecutors are investigating Elon Musk's Tesla franchises
In particular, he plans to build a large glass house near his headquarters in Texas. (WSJ$)
+ Another of Musk's companies, Neuralink, is recruiting people for its first human clinical trial. (Bloomberg$)
4 Europe is too dependent on China for its rare minerals
They are important for the low-carbon technologies that Europe needs to achieve its climate goals. ($FT$)
+ A pro-China online influencer focused on the rare earth industry. (MIT Technology Review)
5 Huawei control chips sent to China
This suggests that the company is finding new ways to avoid US sanctions. (Reuters)
+ The United States does not believe China can produce advanced chips on a large scale. (Bloomberg$)
+ The new Huawei cell phone works with its own chip. ($FT$)
+ China has simply retreated in the semiconductor export war. Here's what you need to know: (MIT Technology Review)
6 Meet the world's new arms dealers
North Korea's arms industry fueled the war in Ukraine. (economist $)
+ How could the American destroyer disappear for more than a day? (NBC News)
+ Dirty war ethics with machines in it. (MIT Technology Review)
7 Genetic fingerprinting helps bring poachers to justice
A small but growing practice can stop organized crime networks. (popular magazine)
8 performing musicians in Pakistan risk their lives every day
Vulnerable drivers are at risk of armed robbery and assault. (Rest of the world)
9 FTX is suing Sam Bankman-Fried's parents
The disgraced founder showered them with gifts, which the company now wants to return. (NY Mag$)
+ The lawsuit accuses the couple of embezzling millions of dollars. (Ars Technica)
