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The Week - Technology

'Mind-boggling': how big a breakthrough is Google's latest quantum computing success? Today's Big Question - Questions remain over when and how quantum computing can have real-world applications - Today's Big Question

2 days ago

The pros and cons of self-driving cars -- The Explainer -- Examining what it would mean to let AI take the wheel -- By Devika Rao, The Week US -- Last updated

3 days ago

Judge rejects Elon Musk's $56B pay package again -- Speed Read -- Judge Kathaleen McCormick upheld her rejection of the Tesla CEO's unprecedented compensation deal -- By Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

6 days ago

The pros and cons of virtual reality -- Pros and cons -- The digital world is expanding, for better and for worse -- By Devika Rao, The Week US -- Last updated

10 days ago

DOJ seeks breakup of Google, Chrome -- Speed Read -- The Justice Department aims to force Google to sell off Chrome and make other changes to rectify its illegal search monopoly -- By Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

20 days ago

Can AI tools be used to Hollywood's advantage? -- Talking Points -- It makes some aspects of the industry faster and cheaper. It will also put many people in the entertainment world out of work -- By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US -- Published

22 days ago

'The burden of the tariff would be regressive' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Published

27 days ago

Bluesky: the social media platform causing a mass X-odus -- The Explainer -- Social media platform is enjoying a new influx but can it usurp big rivals? -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK -- Published

29 days ago

What Trump's win could mean for Big Tech -- Talking Points -- The tech industry is bracing itself for Trump's second administration -- By Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

1 month ago

Google Maps gets an AI upgrade to compete with Apple -- Under the Radar -- The Google-owned Waze, a navigation app, will be getting similar upgrades -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Published

1 month ago

Racist texts tell Black people in US to prepare for slavery -- Speed Read -- Recipients in at least a dozen states have been told to prepare to 'pick cotton' on slave plantations -- By Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

1 month ago

Australia proposes social media ban before age 16 -- Speed Read -- Australia proposes social media ban before age 16 -- By Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

1 month ago

Social media ban: will Australia's new age-based rules actually work? -- Talking Point -- PM Anthony Albanese's world-first proposal would bar children under 16 even if they have parental consent, but experts warn that plan would be ineffective and potentially exacerbate dangers -- By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK -- Published

1 month ago

Is ChatGPT's new search engine OpenAI's Google 'killer'? -- Talking Point -- There's a new AI-backed search engine in town. But can it stand up to Google's decades-long hold on internet searches? -- By Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

1 month ago

Teen suicide puts AI chatbots in the hot seat -- In the Spotlight -- A Florida mom has targeted custom AI chatbot platform Character.AI and Google in a lawsuit over her son's death -- By Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

1 day ago