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Revisiting the Unseen Corners of the World

At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with travel restrictions in place worldwide, we launched a new series to help transport you, virtually, to some of our planet’s most beautiful and intriguing places. This week, after 40 installments, we look back at some of the highlights — from hat-making workshops in …

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A Free.99 Last Minute Holiday Gift For Your Family

I’d been racking my brain for the perfect holiday gifts to send to my family all week. Sure, our gift guide is full of great ideas, and my dad will be receiving a chess set to play now and ride like a surfboard into retirement later. But since I won’t …

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DeepMind’s big losses, and the questions around running an AI lab

Last week, on the heels of DeepMind’s breakthrough in using AI to predict protein-folding came the news that the UK-based AI company is still costing its parent company Alphabet Inc hundreds of millions of dollars in losses each year. A tech company losing money is nothing new. The tech industry …

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