The race to stop weaponized robots

This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. A Twitter post featuring a video of a robot dog firing a gun that’s racked up nearly…
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This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. A Twitter post featuring a video of a robot dog firing a gun that’s racked up nearly…
This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. What does an ad look like on Netflix? For years, that was a trick question, because Netflix…
NEW YORK — Amazon said Thursday its Prime members ordered more than 100 million items during a sales event this week that analysts are expecting to be a bellwether for the holiday shopping season. As expected, the Seattle-based e-commerce company…
NEW YORK — The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure — and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation. Concerns have grown in recent weeks over periodic power cuts to the…
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday that its quarterly profit rose 79.7% over a year earlier to a record $8.8 billion amid surging demand. Quarterly…
LISBON, Portugal — A prize worth 1 million euros ($970,000) is being awarded to two intergovernmental bodies for their work on climate change. Organizers of the annual Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity announced Thursday that this year’s winners are the Intergovernmental…