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Dubai taps U.S. startups to go over, under, and around its traffic

2026-02-25 17:00:41

No city is betting bigger on electric and autonomous transport than Dubai. At the World Governments Summit earlier this month, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority signed agreements with three U.S....

Data centers are racing to space — and regulation can’t keep up

2026-02-24 19:00:00

Data centers are going to space faster than the rules that govern them. Over the past month, six American companies and a Chinese firm have expressed interest in building orbital...

Gig workers in Africa have been helping the US military. They had no idea

2026-02-23 19:00:00

This piece was republished with permission from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. It was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Six weeks before the US launched...

U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports

2026-02-21 07:31:55

The U.S. government is planning to send “Tech Corps” volunteers abroad to promote the adoption of American artificial intelligence, as Washington competes with China for global AI dominance.   The program...

Can social media age verification really protect kids?

2026-02-19 21:00:00

Fourteen-year-old Carolina has been on Roblox since she was 10, chatting and playing with other gamers on the platform. When the site rolled out mandatory age checks at the start...

Family deepfakes help people celebrate and grieve in India

2026-02-19 19:00:00

When the lights dimmed at Jaideep Sharma’s wedding reception in the north Indian city of Ajmer, guests expected to see a cheesy montage of the young couple in various attractive...