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World
Roger C. Schank, Theorist of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 76
He combined linguistics, cognitive science and computing with the goal of “trying to understand the nature of the human mind.”
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World
Supreme Court Frustrated and Wary Over Legal Shield for Tech Companies
The case, concerning a law that gives websites immunity for suits based on their users’ posts, has the potential to…
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World
As Biden visits Warsaw, Poland’s prime minister says his country was right about Russia.
With President Biden’s second visit to Poland since the war beganand Warsaw gearing up to host leaders from nine countries…
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US
Barbara Lee, a Longtime Congresswoman, Is Running for Senate in California
Ms. Lee, the sole member of Congress to oppose a broad war authorization after the Sept. 11 attacks, is joining…
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News
Gustavo Dudamel, Superstar Maestro, Meets New York
On his first visit to the city since being named the New York Philharmonic’s next music director, he eagerly played…
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World
China’s Courtship of European Powers Hits a Russian Wall
Beijing, in urgent need of reviving its economy, wants to mend ties with Europe but is struggling to create distance…
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Business
Parched California Misses a Chance to Store More Rain Underground
Torrential rains could have helped to replenish depleted aquifers, but some say state bureaucracy, designed to distribute water fairly, has…
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World
Paul Berg, Nobel-Winning Pioneer of Genetic Engineering, Is Dead at 96
In 1971, he transferred material from one organism to another, creating the first recombinant DNA, or rDNA. He later helped…
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World
We Regret the Fossil Error. It Wasn’t the First.
A recent announcement that a fossil discovery in India was just residue from a bee’s nest was a reminder of…
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World
China’s Leading Electric Carmaker Has Arrived in Germany
BYD is a powerhouse in China and sells the most electric vehicles of any company in the world. Now it…