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Category: Computers and the Internet
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A.I. Turns Its Artistry to Creating New Human Proteins
The New York Times – Business:Inspired by digital art generators like DALL-E, biologists are building artificial intelligences that can fight cancer, flu and Covid.
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The Engineers Are Bloggers Now
The New York Times – Business:In a perpetually tricky market for tech talent, large companies are turning to an in-house resource to get the word out.
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‘Alexa, Why Do We Keep Buying You?’
The New York Times – Business:With questions swirling about the utility of voice assistants, we asked readers how they use one of the most popular, Amazon’s Alexa. Here’s what they answered.
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What Are Your Tech Resolutions for 2023?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The Times wants to know how you plan to use technology differently this year.
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What Shows Like ‘Kaleidoscope’ Tell Us About Streaming and TV
The New York Times – Business:A decade of bingeing has transformed storytelling and viewing habits. But we may be starting to hit that transformation’s limits.
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New York Attorney General Sues Founder of Collapsed Crypto Bank
The New York Times – Business:New York Attorney General Letitia James accused the founder of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, of a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of investors.
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A Breach at LastPass Has Password Lessons for Us All
The New York Times – Business:The hacking of the password manager should make us reassess whether to trust companies to store our sensitive data in the cloud.
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Amazon Expands Corporate Layoffs to 18,000 Jobs
The New York Times – Business:The layoffs will focus on human resources and its retail division, Amazon’s chief executive said in an email to employees.