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Campus Protests Give Russia, China and Iran Fuel to Exploit U.S. Divide

America’s adversaries have mounted online campaigns to amplify the social and political conflicts over Gaza flaring at universities, researchers say.

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A protester with a Palestinian flag on a Columbia University building on Monday. So far, there is little evidence that U.S. adversaries have provided material or organizational support to the protests.

β€˜To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

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More than 200,000 people converged on the Leap tech conference in the desert outside Riyadh in March.

Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again

By: Ivan Penn
25 April 2024 at 13:57
REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down in 2019.

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REC Silicon is preparing to fulfill its first shipment of polysilicon granules, which are used in the production of solar panels, at its factory in Moses Lake, Wash.

β€˜To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

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More than 200,000 people converged on the Leap tech conference in the desert outside Riyadh in March.

Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Here’s What Happens Next.

President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

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TikTok supporters on Capitol Hill last month. The proposed law would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States if its Chinese owner sold it within about nine months.

On TikTok, Potential Ban of App Leads to Resignation and Frustration

By: Yiwen Lu
24 April 2024 at 14:28
While Congress says the social app is a security threat, critics of the law targeting it say it shows how out of step lawmakers are with young people.

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Supporters of TikTok gathered near the Capitol last month as the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill to force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or risk being banned in U.S. app stores.

Biden Signed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Here’s What Happens Next.

President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

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TikTok supporters on Capitol Hill last month. The proposed law would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States if its Chinese owner sold it within about nine months.

Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

19 April 2024 at 14:23
Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads from its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders, amid technological tensions between the U.S. and China.

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A recently-opened Apple Store in Shanghai’s Jing’an district in March. Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads, which are owned by Meta, from its app store in China.

TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.

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The former headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of the video sharing app TikTok, in Beijing.

TSMC Will Receive $6.6 Billion to Bolster U.S. Chip Manufacturing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to build an additional factory and upgrade another planned facility in Phoenix with the federal grants.

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A new Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plant under construction in Phoenix, Ariz., in December 2022.

As Space Threats Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting GPS Services

Threats are mounting in space. GPS signals are vulnerable to attack. Their time-keeping is essential for stock trading, power transmission and more.

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In this long exposure, a string of SpaceX Starlink satellites passed over an old stone house in 2021 near Florence, Kan.

TikTok Bill Would Complicate ByteDance Investments if Passed

26 March 2024 at 14:21
Major U.S. investment firms such as General Atlantic, Susquehanna and Sequoia Capital own stakes in ByteDance, the parent of TikTok. Their investments are increasingly under fire.

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A confluence of politics and economics means ByteDance is also unlikely to go public soon, which would enable its shares to trade.

In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent

22 March 2024 at 00:00
China has produced a huge number of top A.I. engineers in recent years. New research shows that, by some measures, it has already eclipsed the United States.

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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2023. China has invested heavily in A.I. education.

In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent

22 March 2024 at 00:00
China has produced a huge number of top A.I. engineers in recent years. New research shows that, by some measures, it has already eclipsed the United States.

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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2023. China has invested heavily in A.I. education.

Saudi Arabia Plans $40 Billion Push Into Artificial Intelligence

The Middle Eastern country is creating a gigantic fund to invest in A.I. technology, potentially becoming the largest player in the hot market.

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Visitors interact with Saudi Arabia’s first robot β€œSara”, at the LEAP conference in Riyadh, February 8, 2023.

New Havana Syndrome Studies Find No Evidence of Brain Injuries

18 March 2024 at 10:38
The findings from the National Institutes of Health are at odds with previous research that looked into the mysterious health incidents experienced by U.S. diplomats and spies.

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The U.S. Embassy in Cuba. Incidents of debilitating symptoms that included dizziness and migraines began to occur in greater concentrations at the end of 2016 and in 2017 in Havana.

TikTok Bill’s Progress Slows in the Senate

Legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned in the United States sailed through the House, but the Senate has no plans to move hastily.

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The bill would force ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, to sell the app to a buyer that satisfies the government or else face a ban.

What to Know About the TikTok Bill That the House Passed

The bill, which would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell the popular social media app, faces a difficult path in the Senate.

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Representative Mike Gallagher, right, Republican of Wisconsin, is one of the primary champions of the TikTok bill in the House.
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