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The download: Google Playing AI search and build up relationships with chatbots

Chatbots change our connection to each other and ourselves. But are these changes for the better and how should they be monitored and regulated?

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The must-reads

I combed the internet to find it today of fun/most important/most frightening/fascinating stories about technology.

1 How Trump's foreign cuts violate people's health in people's health
The world will have difficulties dealing with the loss of the support of the United States. (VOX)
+ Hundreds of thousands of people are likely to lose their lives. (New Yorker $)
+ The cuts could cause tuberculosis to be untreated again. (The Atlantic $)
+ Top scientific universities are forced to lower jobs. (The guard)
+ Pregnant women can die due to cuts in reproductive care. (With Technology Review)

2 left -wing Americans leave Tesla
And conservatives are about to climb to close the sales gap. (Nyt $)
+ The company returns to the typical Pro-EV buyers who are successful. (Wp $)

3 VC companies hurry to invest in Israeli startups
They rely on the fact that companies will probably do future business with the United States. (Wsj $)
+ Here is defense technology at the center of US help for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. (With Technology Review)

4 NASA is said to return the two stranded astronauts on Tuesday
A new crew arrived to relieve them of their duties over the weekend. (NPR)
+ Let's see if you can make it home this week or not. (ARS Technica)
+ The space travel is very hard for the human body. (Wp $)

5 Baidus new argumentation -KI model should challenge deepseek
It claims that Ernie X1 offers the same performance at half price. (Insider $)
+ Deepseek's shock success triggers a new wave of AI investments. (Bloomberg $)
+ Four Chinese KI startups that go beyond Deepseek. (With Technology Review)

6 Alphabet has big plans for its laser -based internet project
Taara was turned into the real world from his moon bulb -linkator. (Ft $)
+ It is a rival of Musks Starlink network. (The Verge)