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AI Is Technology, Not a Product
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being treated as a standalone product category, but industry analysts argue that framing misses the bigger picture. AI, they say, is not a product in itself but a foundational technology — similar to electricity, the internet, or cloud computing.
A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it
YellowKey exploit bypasses BitLocker full volume encryption via USB stick and WinRE
Largest US children’s hospital to launch ‘detransition clinic’
The Houston-based center will also sack five doctors who provided gender-affirming treatments to youth, the Texas Attorney General has said
Merz and Trump weaponize each other’s problems
As ties fray, Berlin and Washington are trading barbs over their decline, using each other’s crises to dodge their own mounting failures
UK Moves To Ban New North Sea Oil & Gas Licenses Permanently
...the government will bake into law its pre-election pledge not to explore new oil and gas fields in a bid to “take control of our energy security”.
A decade of lies: The US-funded biolab denial saga
Washington for years rejected Russian allegations of the existence of the secret program, before finally admitting it
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Oil Tanker Slips Anonymously Through Strait Of Hormuz By Adding Fake Nose And MustacheSports
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UK government replaces Palantir software with internally-built refugee system
Millions of pounds have been saved by replacing a Palantir IT system which helps to find homes for Ukrainian refugees with one built by its own experts, a government department has said.
JetBlue Moves Fast To Turn A Spirit Collapse Into A Masterclass Growth Opportunity
"JetBlue just pulled the ultimate power move."
"They Threw It Away": Airline Lobby Chief Says Democrats Accelerated Spirit Airlines' Demise
"They had the opportunity to make sure they could survive. They didn't want to look at the math."
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