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TikTok parent ByteDance says it’s using OpenAI technology to test its own AI models

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‘Cooperation looks different today’: WEF president on growth, technology and developing economies

The global economy is “undergoing one of its most turbulent periods in decades,” according to a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report, with geopolitical instability, trade realignments, and ...

China’s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems

Chinese authorities are using artificial intelligence to turbocharge surveillance and censorship, with the technology predicting public demonstrations and monitoring prison inmates, according to a new ...
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Spot the ‘superfake’: Fashion brands want you to be able to identify counterfeits

Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN Style’s ongoing project, The September Issues: A thought-provoking hub for conversations about fashion’s impact on people and the planet. To become a “master” ...
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Technology and the Brain

Today on CNN 10, we learn what researchers found when studying whether technology use weakens the ability of the brain over time. We also see how scientists are using A.I. powered tech to help whales ...
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African scientist could wipe out malaria by editing mosquito DNA

Abdoulaye Diabate faced a life-threatening bout of malaria when he was just five years old. Diabate narrowly survived the mosquito-borne disease, but cousins ages three and four were not as fortunate.

Chinese reusable booster explodes during first orbital test, in failed bid to catch SpaceX

A private Chinese space firm successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to orbit but failed in its historic attempt to re-land the rocket booster Wednesday – the first such trial by a Chinese firm as the ...
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Marine technology is helping humans explore the deep. Tell us which is the coolest

Editor’s Note: Tech for Good is a series that highlights young innovators designing technology to make our world a better place. Now, we want to hear from you. Vote to tell us which of the three ...

Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed ...

Sir Mohamed Mansour: The industrialist shaping Africa’s future

From humble beginnings in Alexandria, Egypt, to leading one of Africa’s most powerful conglomerates, Sir Mohamed Mansour built an empire that spans continents and industries. CNN spotlights an ...

Australian teens were kicked off social media this week. Some are back

Fourteen-year-old cheerleader Lucy Brooks briefly lost some friends on Snapchat when Australia’s ban on social media came into effect on Wednesday.
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Super shoes have ‘blown distance running into a new stratosphere.’ Are they benefitting the sport?

Perhaps the most intense rivalry in distance running currently isn’t between two of the world’s top athletes, although it is being played out at major marathon races across the globe. When Ethiopian ...