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The AI poster boy, the ‘Chinese spy’ and Trump: how an affair may have harmed US security

Jensen Huang’s close relationship with president means Nvidia CEO’s affair with woman alleged to be working for Beijing is a big dealA hand on the back, a kiss on the cheek; the footage of Alice Huang’s interaction with Jensen Huang in a Taipei venue last year does not seem particularly remarkable at first glance.But the

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The Guardian view on Jensen Huang’s affair: why did Trump ignore the warnings? | Editorial

The AI chip boss’s actions raise urgent questions about corporate influence, national security and the US president’s willingness to listen to intelligence warningsIt could be the plot of a spy thriller. One of the most powerful figures in the AI revolution admitted to having an affair with a Chinese businesswomen said to have passed intelligence

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FAA announces first US digital air traffic control towers in Florida and Alaska

Systems provide 360-degree view of airport operations, but concerns have been raised about the technologyThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the first digital air traffic control towers in the US are officially operational, bringing new technology first to smaller airports in Florida and Alaska as the Trump administration presses ahead with updating the

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Measles, mumps and misinformation: how Crunchy Moms became ‘the most dangerous’ group on Facebook

Meta says it removes content that could cause imminent physical harm – but nearly half a million members have joined a group that regularly promotes misinformationAs a measles outbreak spread through Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in August, a parent turned to a massive public Facebook group, Crunchy Moms, for advice. They were considering getting their three-year-old

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Was Elon Musk the US midterms’ biggest loser? – Stateside with Kai and Carter

The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, but his efforts didn’t pay off. Democrats won every one of the five Senate races where Musk’s America Pac spent

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Was Elon Musk the US midterms’ biggest loser? – Stateside with Kai and Carter

The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, but his efforts didn’t pay off. Democrats won every one of the five Senate races where Musk’s America Pac spent

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Tech barons cozied up to Trump. What will they do in newly blue America?

Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficultThe photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration – Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, front row and side by side – now looks like a hitlist for a blue Congress hellbent on

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Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them

Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s electionsTrack live results from all 50 statesSend us your questions about the US midterms results and Democrats’ ‘blue wave’There were three big losers in Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US: Donald Trump, Elon Musk and datacenters.Datacenters, the facilities full

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Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws criticism

Company imitates reflection of sun from mirrors, prompting pushback from some scientists, environmentalists and California localsLocals in a rural area of California were recently startled to see dazzlingly bright light shining down from nearby mountains at night, illuminating a swathe of the desert below.Unbeknown to them, the strange nocturnal illumination was the latest step in

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US bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agencies

Use of tools ‘may result in the transfer of sensitive data to (China)’, defense department saysThe US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, as the countries race for dominance in the fast-moving sector.A notice from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the ban

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