The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.
Russia has deployed advanced tech to interfere with Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Ukrainian officials said, leading to more outages on the northern front battle line.
La guerra con Rusia ha impulsado la creación de empresas de automatización de armamento en Ucrania. Algunos de estos robots ya se están usando en el campo de batalla.
Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.
Pavel Durov’s anti-establishment streak helped him create one of the world’s biggest online platforms, which emphasizes free speech. It also put a target on his back.
Drug dealers, scammers and white nationalists openly conduct business and spread toxic speech on the platform, according to a Times analysis of more than 3.2 million Telegram messages.
Grupos como los Proud Boys utilizan la plataforma para alentar a sus seguidores a cuestionar la credibilidad de las elecciones, interferir en el proceso de votación y, potencialmente, disputar el resultado.