This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Editor’s note, February 28, 5:30 pm ET: President Donald Trump announced on Saturday afternoon that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the airstrikes. The following story was […]

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Bloomberg:
China faces a dilemma as it looks to balance productivity gains from AI with labor displacement risks due to automation, which could trigger an economic spiral  —  Days after back-flipping AI humanoids dazzled China with a new year performance alongside dancers, a small research firm jolted US markets …

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's automated alert system is online and already bombarding astronomers with things to look at in the night sky. The system went live publicly on Tuesday, February 24th, and on the first night dropped some 800,000 alerts about asteroids, supernovas, and feasting black holes. And that number is only expected to […]

Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Xiaomi launches the €999 Xiaomi 17, the €1,499 17 Ultra, and the €1,999 Leica-branded Leitzphone, all featuring a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, in Europe  —  It's just launched in Europe, joined by the larger, more photography-focused Xiaomi 17 Ultra.