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Project Artichoke: 70 Years Ago, CIA Discussed Hiding Mind-Control Drugs in Vaccines

A recently unearthed April 23, 1952, CIA document, “Special Research for Artichoke,” describes a series of ideas for how to develop chemicals designed to alter human behavior and thought. The proposals contained in the document were part of the CIA’s top-secret Project Artichoke, which ran from 1951 to 1956, according to The Daily Mail.

Microsoft Japan raided over suspected violation of anti-monopoly law: Reuters

Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan's offices on Wednesday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Nvidia reports earnings beat as AI boom pushes data center revenue up 75%

Nvidia has been the best performer on Wall Street this year among tech's megacap companies.

I wanted an oven with a knob. Instead I got a world of pain

My new oven has a touchscreen – and demanded to be connected to my broadband. Now it won’t give me a moment’s peace

Two skinheads counting the takings from a neo-Nazi gig: Leo Regan’s best photograph

‘These guys wanted to leave the chaos and fighting of a neo-Nazi skinhead band playing a school hall – and causing horror. “We’re using your car to count up the takings,” one told me. “As long as I can take a photo,” I said’

There's a structural shift taking place in AI that investors may be missing. How to play it

As agentic AI adoption accelerates, inference demand will grow exponentially.

In the Blink of an Eye review

The director of Finding Nemo and Wall-E has made an ambitious yet entirely baffling mess with the help of Rashida Jones and Kate McKinnon

This ‘red flag’ interview response could knock you out of the running, career expert says: It sounds like ‘a lot of drama’

A career expert shares her three-step process for answering this tough interview question.

Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away

Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’

Nvidia’s new AI system Vera Rubin is 10 times more efficient than its predecessor

CNBC got an exclusive first look at Vera Rubin, Nvidia's next AI system that's due to ship in the second half of the year

Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games

With its longtime figureheads stepping aside, Microsoft’s gaming division faces a pivotal moment, raising questions about whether it can still balance creative ambition with corporate strategy in the age of AI

‘People feel like they’re in on the joke’: the new wave of pseudo-biopics

It’s not about John Bishop, Anna Wintour or Bill Clinton, but … Screen stories about pop stars, actors, sporting heroes or politicians bend fact by steering close to the deeds, or misdeeds, of real celebrities. What’s behind their rise?