Echoes of History in New National Push to Shield Children Online
In the 1990s, the U.S. government limited what young people could see online, but lost a court fight challenging those rules. Now it’s happe...
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States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet
New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults’ access to online services.
Elon Musk: SpaceX’s Out-of-Control Starship Struggled to Self-Destruct
In an update on the first flight of the most powerful rocket ever, Elon Musk offered a timeline of what went wrong while staying optimistic ...
A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part
The Denver airport is a magnet for conspiracy theories — and a case study in the line between mass delusion and fun.
Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’?
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
Lyft Employees Told to Return to Office as New Chief Executive Lays Out Vision
A day after nearly 1,100 people were laid off, the struggling company told its remaining workers to prepare for a series of changes.
What Is Bluesky and Could It Replace Twitter?
Some Twitter users are rushing to join Bluesky, a social platform funded by Jack Dorsey, a founder of Twitter.
New York’s Transit Agency Quits Sharing Updates on Twitter
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it would no longer provide service information on Twitter because the “reliability of the pla...
Deepfake Drake, HatGPT and Ben Smith on the End of the BuzzFeed Era
Is A.I. the future of the music industry? Musicians are split.
Amazon’s Revenue and Profit Jump, Reversing Slide
The company, which has had significant layoffs in recent months, is the latest Big Tech company to top Wall Street’s financial expectations....
Snap’s Sales Fall for First Time as a Public Company
As other tech companies returned to growth, Snap continued to struggle with advertising sales and lost money in the first quarter.
Snap’s Sales Fall for First Time as a Public Company
As other tech companies returned to growth, Snap continued to struggle with advertising sales and lost money in the first quarter.
F.B.I. Searches Home of Top FTX Executive
Ryan Salame, a former top FTX executive and a prolific Republican donor, faces mounting legal pressure for his role in Sam Bankman-Fried’s b...
Elon Musk Ramps Up A.I. Efforts, Even as He Warns of Dangers
The billionaire plans to compete with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he helped found, while calling out the potential harms of artificial int...
Elon Musk Ramps Up A.I. Efforts, Even as He Warns of Dangers
The billionaire plans to compete with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he helped found, while calling out the potential harms of artificial int...
Tweets Become Harder to Believe as Labels Change Meaning
The elimination of check marks that helped authenticate accounts has convulsed a platform that once seemed indispensable for following break...
Meta Returns to Growth After Struggling With Falling Sales
The owner of Facebook and Instagram reported a 3 percent revenue increase in the latest quarter, even as spending rose and profits fell.
U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s Activision Bid, a Blow to the Tech Giant
The decision barring the takeover of a big video game publisher is a major loss for Microsoft, which also faces pushback from U.S. regulator...
Binance Faces Mounting Pressure as U.S. Crypto Crackdown Intensifies
The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of ...
Commerce Dept. Outlines Plans to Fund Cutting-Edge Chip Research
The Biden administration announced its strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a string of facilities aimed at propelling...
Alphabet Shrugs Off Advertising Slump, Driven by Search Engine
Google’s parent company returned to sales growth, even as an advertising slowdown continued to crimp YouTube.
Japanese Moon Landing Is Uncertain After Losing Signal Spacecraft
The Japanese company aimed to be the first to change the paradigm for transporting things to the moon, but that will have to wait for a futu...
Why Researchers Turned This Goldfish Into a Cyborg
Neuroscientists are examining how fish navigate their world using different brain circuits unlike than those relied on by mammals like us.
G.M.’s Profits Fell 18.5 Percent in the First Quarter
The decline over the first three months of 2022 was primarily the result of the short-term costs of job cuts and slower sales in China.
As Carlson and Lemon Exit, a Chapter Closes on Cable’s Trump War
The two hosts took very different approaches, but the decisions by Fox News and CNN to shed the stars marks at least a temporary shift in th...
German Magazine Editor Is Fired Over Fake Michael Schumacher Interview
Die Aktuelle promoted an interview as the first with the retired Formula 1 driver since a 2013 accident. But artificial intelligence had gen...
The Crypto Detectives Are Cleaning Up
Early adopters thought cryptocurrencies would be free from prying eyes. But tracking the flow of funds has become a big business.
Cellphones Across Britain Will Blast a ‘Loud Siren-like’ Alert This Weekend
Not everyone is happy about the test warning, which will sound at on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Lyft Will Lay Off About 1,200 People as It Looks to Cut Costs
The cuts come as the company tries to lower prices and remain competitive with Uber, its larger rival.
Twitter Removes ‘Government-Funded’ Labels From NPR and Other Media Accounts
NPR and public broadcasters in Canada, Australia and New Zealand had criticized the label as misleading. The CBC and NPR have suspended the ...
SpaceX’s Starship Kicked Up a Dust Cloud, Leaving Texans With a Mess
Residents of Port Isabel said that their city was covered in grime following SpaceX’s rocket launch on Thursday. The city said there was no ...
Starship Explosion a Setback, But Not a Total Failure For SpaceX and Musk
The first flight of the most powerful rocket ever was not the success that Elon Musk and his company hoped for, but the launch achieved seve...
Twitter Begins Removing Check Marks From Accounts
Elon Musk, the owner of the social media service, has begun to charge a subscription fee for the verification symbol.
Ukraine’s Social Media Stars Ditch Russian in Pivot to a War Footing
Russian was once the lingua franca of influencers in Ukraine. Now, not so much.
Florida Apologizes After 4:45 A.M. Emergency Alert Test
The Florida Division of Emergency Management said the early morning alert was not supposed to disturb people who were asleep.
Peering Into the Future of Novels, With the Help of AI
Who wrote it, the novelist or the technology? How about both? Stephen Marche experiments with teaching artificial intelligence to write with...
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rules Create ‘Chaos for Consumers’
Buying an electric car has become much more complicated because of restrictions on which models qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $7...
Tesla’s Profit Dropped Sharply in First Quarter as It Cut Prices
The electric carmaker has reduced prices by thousands of dollars this year to bolster demand and fend off competition.
Fox Settles Dominion Suit, but Smartmatic Case and Others Loom
Another election technology company, Smartmatic, is suing news outlets, including Fox, over false claims of election fraud, and Dominion has...
The Future of Social Media Is a Lot Less Social
Facebook, TikTok and Twitter seem to be increasingly connecting users with brands and influencers. To restore a sense of community, some use...
A Tech Industry Pioneer Sees a Way for the U.S. to Lead in Advanced Chips
Ivan Sutherland played a key role in foundational computer technologies. Now he sees a path for America to claim the mantle in “superconduct...
Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Suit
The settlement with Dominion Voting Systems was the latest extraordinary twist in a case that exposed the inner workings of the most powerfu...
Netflix Will End Its DVD Service After 25 Years
Sending DVDs through the mail, in recognizable red-and-white envelopes, helped the company become a behemoth in Hollywood.
Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems
The internet site has long been a forum for discussion on a huge variety of topics, and companies like Google and OpenAI have been using it ...
Apple Opens First Store in India, a Promising Frontier for the Tech Giant
Tim Cook, the chief executive of the iPhone maker, visited Mumbai to inaugurate the store. Apple is pushing to grow its market share in Indi...
What Was Twitter, Anyway?
Whether the platform is dying or not, it’s time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.
From Bullets to ‘Bird Residue,’ the Many Trials of Telescopes
Before an observatory can plumb the secrets of the cosmos, it must navigate more humbling challenges.
U.S. Car Brands Will Benefit Most From Electric Car Tax Breaks
Rules that take effect on Tuesday will limit the $7,500 credits to electric cars made domestically with minerals from the U.S. or trade alli...
Judge Delays Fox and Dominion Trial by a Day
Opening statements in the $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News were set to begin on Monday.
Satellites Threaten Astronomy, but a Few Scientists See an Opportunity
Mega-constellations built by SpaceX, Amazon and other companies could carry thousands of sensors that could aid research into gamma rays, sp...
SpaceX Test Launches Its Starship Rocket: How to Watch
The new moon and Mars vehicle built by Elon Musk’s company will conduct a test flight to space as early as Monday morning.
Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back AI Rivals
The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an ...
The End of Faking It in Silicon Valley
Recent charges, convictions and sentences all indicate that the start-up world’s habit of playing fast and loose with the truth actually has...
Montana Legislature Approves Outright Ban of TikTok
The bill, which would make the state the first to ban the social media app, now goes to the desk of Gov. Greg Gianforte.
Inside the Hunt for the Discord Leaker, and Twitter Chaos Updates
How Times journalists tracked down the alleged leaker of top secret military intelligence.
On the TikTok Beat, Trends Dance With National Security
Amid talk of a nationwide ban, a reporter discussed the future for TikTok and its Chinese owner, ByteDance, in the United States.
A Videocassette of ‘Rocky’ Just Sold for $27,500, Because Why Not
Collectors are finding that their childhood has a price — and it’s going up. When the future is frightening, it’s boom times at the nostalgi...
When Your Boss Is an App
Gig work has been silently taking over new industries, but not in the way many expected.
Virginia Norwood, ‘Mother’ of Satellite Imaging Systems, Dies at 96
A pioneer in aerospace, she invented a technology that has enabled scientists to map and study the earth for more than 50 years.
Meme Group on Discord Is Focus of Uproar Over Leaked Pentagon Documents
Youth culture and national defense collided in a community known for edgy jokes. The YouTube celebrity it was dedicated to seemed as surpris...
What to Know About Buying Electric Cars and the New Emissions Rule
Here is what car buyers need to know about the Biden administration’s proposal to push the auto industry to sell more electric cars.
Montana’s Plan to Bank TikTok Is a Preview for the Rest of the Country
The fight has shown the difficult test and legally perilous road facing lawmakers or the White House if they try to enact a national ban on ...
NPR to Suspend Twitter Use After ‘Government-Funded’ Label
The broadcaster said that the label undermined its credibility “by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.”
What Good Are Wearable Computers if the Data Is Wrong?
An Apple Watch or a Garmin can draw incorrect conclusions about your health, but the broad trends may be more valuable than the numbers.
Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis at Meta
Workers at Facebook’s parent have been increasingly alarmed by job cuts and the company’s direction.
California Economy Is on Edge After Tech Layoffs and Studio Cutbacks
As recession fears persist, the troubles in major industries have hurt tax revenues, turning the state’s $100 billion surplus into a deficit...
Justice Department Recently Looked Into Twitter, Lawsuit Says
The focus of the inquiry was unclear, but several former executives said they had racked up more than $1 million in expenses dealing with it...
A.I. Is Coming for Lawyers, Again
Previous advances in A.I. inspired predictions that the law was the lucrative profession most likely to suffer job losses. It didn’t happen....
The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin
Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, t...
Why Leaked Pentagon Documents Are Still Circulating on Twitter and Discord
Twitter and the social media platform Discord have policies about how they would handle the material. But those rules have gray areas and ca...
See How Real AI-Generated Images Have Become
Human eyes — and even technology — often struggle to identify images created by artificial intelligence. Experts fear that may hasten an ero...
Why Pope Francis Is the Star of AI-Generated Photos
Francis has become a recurring favorite to show in incongruous situations, such as riding a motorcycle and attending Burning Man, in A.I.-ge...
Want This Snoopy T-Shirt? You’ll Have to Pay in Blood.
The Red Cross teamed up with “Peanuts” for an April blood drive, and a T-shirt promoting the campaign has become an unexpectedly hot commodi...
Twitter Takes Aim at Posts That Link to Its Rival Substack
Elon Musk’s company made the norm-shattering move two days after the publishing start-up Substack unveiled a Twitter-like service.
A.I. Vibe Check With Ezra Klein, and Kevin Tries Phone Positivity
How do you make sense of all the different philosophical camps surrounding A.I.?
Senior Twitter Lawyer Resigns, the Latest in a Series of Executive Departures
The lawyer had been closely involved in the company’s talks with the Federal Trade Commission over promises it had made on privacy.
Attacks on Dominion Voting Persist Despite High-Profile Lawsuits
Unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems still spread widely online.
How to Brainstorm and Plan Events With Friends and Family
Many apps and tools for online collaboration work just as well for personal projects as they do for office tasks, and can be fun.
For Lower-Income Students, Big Tech Internships Can Be Hard to Get
Critics say the intern selection process often favors wealthier students, just like the admission process at some elite colleges.
This Historically Black University Created Its Own Tech Intern Pipeline
A new program at Bowie State connects computing students directly with companies, bypassing an often harsh Silicon Valley vetting process.
Truth Social Traffic Has Surged Since Trump’s Indictment
The former president has used Truth Social to respond to news about the indictment.
TikTok Is Fined $15.9 Million Over Misusing Kids’ Data in Britain
The video-sharing app inappropriately allowed more than one million underage children in the United Kingdom to access the platform in 2020, ...
China Strikes Back at Micron Technology Even as It Signals Openness
Beijing’s security review of Micron Technology, which has deep roots in China, could have wide-ranging ramifications for other foreign busin...
Instant Videos Could Represent the Next Leap in A.I. Technology
A start-up in New York is among a group of companies working on systems that can produce short videos based on a few words typed into a comp...
Going Viral on TikTok Can Get Students an A in These College Classes
A marketing professor gave his students a challenge: If they made a video that got a million views, the final exam would be canceled.
Jury Says Tesla Must Pay Worker $3.2 Million Over Racist Treatment
A former Tesla factory worker, who is Black, challenged a judge’s earlier award of $15 million, but came away with less in a new trial.
Twitter’s Logo Changes to Doge as Users Await Blue Check-Mark Removal
The promised changes to the platform’s verification program have been slow. Attention has focused instead on the image of a doge in place of...
‘Hot Ones’ Was a Slow Burn All Along
This YouTube talk show’s premise is simple: Disarm celebrities with deep-cut questions and scorchingly spicy wings. Nearly 300 episodes late...
Tesla Sales Jumped in the First Quarter
The electric car company’s decision to slash prices appears to have paid off in reviving demand.
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