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    Chip wars: China, America and silicon supremacy

    From The Economist "The trade conflict that matters most between America and China is a 21st-century fight over technology. It covers everything from artificial intelligence (ai) to network equipment. The fundamental battleground is in semiconductors. The chip industry is where America’s...
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    Killer robots: Chinese university recruits talented 'patriotic' teens to help develop AI weapons

    From ABC Earlier this year, Chinese scientists said they were developing "giant" AI submarines that can carry out complex missions without on-board human control, ready to deploy by 2020. China also has the world's largest testing facility for drone boats and has other projects focused on land...
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    The US Air Force is working on general artificial intelligence

    https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/11/08/the-us-air-force-is-working-on-general-artificial-intelligence/ "The term GAI refers to an artificial intelligence with human-level or better cognition. Basically, when people argue that today’s AI isn’t “real AI,” they’re confusing the...
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    Idaho chipmaker is at the center of the US-China trade war

    From CNN "Micron, a company in Idaho that makes memory chips, has been locked in bitter trade secrets dispute with a state-backed Chinese rival called Fujian Jinhua. Last week, the Trump administration targeted Fujian Jinhua in a major escalation of its push against alleged economic espionage...
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    AI superpowers — U.S. and China — battle for supremacy in the field

    From Washington Post "Lee observes that U.S. companies tend to be more mission-driven, at least in their rhetoric. “It’s all about ‘pure’ innovation, creating a totally original product that generates what Steve Jobs called a ‘dent in the universe,’ ” Lee writes. Where American companies like...
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    Google pledges $25 million in new AI challenge amidst controversial military work

    From CNET The contest is called the AI Global Impact Challenge, and the company has pledged $25 million in grants. The challenge is part of a new Google initiative called "AI for Social Good." Google says the program is meant to help solve big, pressing problems, like issues around crisis...
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    Facebook takes down more Iranian pages targeting US and UK

    From CNN This is Facebook's second prominent takedown of Iranian content targeting Americans in recent months. The company said it has shared its findings with US and UK law enforcement, the US Congress, and other technology companies. Facebook is bracing for November's midterm elections in the...
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    ‘I’m trying to be nice’:Trump tells media to end ‘hostility’

    Can somebody please tell him that his trying to be nice is not obvious to anyone? I don't think he won "being nice" as his platform.
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    Zuckerberg Could Run For President in 2020

    Zuckerberg is already one of the people who leads in internet / social media technology in the world. Would we give him additional power over us? If he just focuses his intelligence in using technology for good and not letting his platform be used by people who spread fake news and propaganda, I...
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    Taylor Swift Dives Into Politics, Backs Tennessee Dem Candidate For Senate

    I actually agree. When she was not replying about politics, there were people who accuse her about being a neo-Nazi and racist. Now that she made a stand, people are still roasting her.
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    Trump threatens to send military to southern border with Mexico

    So... is this just to intimidate or are they going to be there to hurt people?
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    Amazon pitches facial recognition to US immigration authorities to monitor immigrants

    From South China Morning Post Amazon pitches facial recognition to US immigration authorities to monitor immigrants Employees in the Amazon Web Services cloud-computing unit met with the federal agency in California to present its artificial intelligence tools Those tools include Rekognition...
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    Facebook has set up a "war room" as part of its plans to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election

    Facebook has set up a "war room" as part of its plans to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election From CNN "Facebook has set up a "war room" at its California headquarters as part of its plans to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election, when misinformation was rampant on the platform. The room is...
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    Trade War: Huawei and US startup battle in tech theft court case

    From Nikkei "A former employee at Huawei Technologies has accused the Chinese company of attempting to steal technology he developed, by using a lawsuit to extract excessive information from a U.S.-based venture he co-founded. The charges and countercharges come against the backdrop of a trade...
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    M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

    From The New York Times "Mr. Schwarzman said he hoped that the M.I.T. move might trigger others to invest in America’s A.I. future, not just commercially. He points to the major push the Chinese government is making, and notes the fruits of United States government-funded research in the past —...
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