The surface of Venus has always felt a little mysterious, almost stubbornly so. Thick yellow clouds wrap the planet like a permanent curtain, reflecting sunlight so brightly that early astronomers once imagined oceans hiding underneath. Of course, we now know the truth is far less welcoming. Temperatures there can melt lead. The atmospheric pressure would crush most spacecraft within minutes. Still, the planet keeps surprising scientists. Recently, researchers studying decades-old radar images discovered something strange beneath the Venusian surface — what appears to be a massive underground tunnel carved by ancient lava flows. The structure is enormous by planetary standards. Early…
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The King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh doesn’t seem like the birthplace of international tech regulations. Footsteps are absorbed by the thick carpets. Besides the translation headsets are half-finished coffee cups. Attendees lean forward and pay close attention as presenters go over a topic that was previously thought to be solely Californian: the proper conduct of artificial intelligence. Silicon Valley is not the source of this conversation. In collaboration with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has started to develop an ethics charter that goes beyond governing AI in the…
In shorthand, the question is typically asked: Is Dubai an ally of the United States? Cities do not, in theory, form alliances. Nations do. In this instance, Dubai is a part of the United Arab Emirates, which has had a close strategic partnership with the United States for many years. However, that answer’s simplicity belies a more nuanced issue. The alliance appears to be strong on paper. Shortly after the federation’s creation in 1971, the United States and the United Arab Emirates established official diplomatic ties. Today, the Embassy of the United States in Abu Dhabi is home to American…
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