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The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the soc...
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New ‘X’ Sign on Twitter’s Headquarters in San Francisco Is Under Investigation
An “X” sign, installed on the roof of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco as part of its rebranding, lacked proper permits, official...
Is It an E-Bike, or a Motorcycle for Children?
With a throttle and no pedals, Super73’s new “electric balance bike” blurs the lines of regulation and safety. “No license, registration or ...
‘X’ on Twitter’s Headquarters Faces Investigation Over Permit Violations
An “X” sign, installed on the roof of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco as part of its rebranding, lacked proper permits, official...
Russia Takes Its Ukraine Information War Into Video Games
Propaganda is appearing in Minecraft and other popular games and discussion groups as the Kremlin tries to win over new audiences.
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations
American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operation...
An Internet Veteran’s Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology
Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists. Somehow, he’s still an o...
Quantum Tech Intended for National Security Is Testing U.S. Alliances
A global race to harness the power of atoms for navigation, computing and encryption is pitting concerns over protectionism against the spir...
Aided by A.I. Language Models, Google’s Robots Are Getting Smart
Our sneak peek into Google’s new robotics model, RT-2, which melds artificial intelligence technology with robots.
Ford’s Profits Jumped in Second Quarter on Sales of Gasoline Vehicles
The automaker made more money on trucks and sport utility vehicles but reported bigger losses on electric vehicles.
Facebook’s Algorithm Is ‘Influential’ but Doesn’t Necessarily Change Beliefs, Researchers Say
In four new studies, researchers found complicated results from experiments on Facebook’s and Instagram’s algorithms, suggesting there was n...
Campaign Finance Charge Against Sam Bankman-Fried Is Dropped
The removal of the campaign finance charge is a victory for Mr. Bankman-Fried’s legal team, which had argued that the United States mishandl...
Researchers Poke Holes in Safety Controls of ChatGPT and Other Chatbots
A new report indicates that the guardrails for widely used chatbots can be thwarted, leading to an increasingly unpredictable environment fo...
Slack Experiences a Widespread Outage, Company Says
Offices around the world use the messaging system to communicate.
Researchers Poke Holes in Safety Controls of ChatGPT and Other Chatbots
A new report indicates that the guardrails for widely used chatbots can be thwarted, leading to an increasingly unpredictable environment fo...
NASA Picks Lockheed Martin to Build a Nuclear-Powered Rocket
The space agency and DARPA will work with Lockheed Martin to build a vehicle that uses the power of the atom for space propulsion.
Meta Q2 Earnings: Profit Up 16 Percent to $7.8 Billion
Wall Street investors were hoping the social media giant would regain its footing after more than a year of problems, including slumping ad ...
Looming Retraction Casts Shadow Over Ranga Dias and Study of Superconductors
Misconduct allegations are leading scientists to question the work of Ranga Dias, including his claimed discovery of a room-temperature supe...
G.M. and Other Automakers Will Build 30,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers
The companies will jointly spend at least $1 billion to build a North American network in an effort to persuade more people to buy battery-p...
Russia’s Online Censorship Has Surged During Ukraine War
A report from Citizen Lab laid out how much online censorship has increased on one of Russia’s biggest social media sites.
Microsoft Revenue Up 8% to $56.2 Billion in Latest Quarter
The company’s profit topped $20 billion as it pointed to strong interest in its artificial intelligence products.
Alphabet Steams Past Lingering Ad Worries, Fueled by Google’s Search Engine
Despite concerns of a shaky ad market and growing competition in A.I., Google said it was aided by accelerating revenue from its search engi...
Snap’s Sales Fall for the Second Time in a Row
The parent of Snapchat has grappled with an ad slump and the challenges of being a smaller social media company in an intensely competitive ...
TikTok Introduces Text-Only Posts
The social media app known for its short-form videos will now allow users to create posts that contain only words, competing with Threads an...
Slow Battery Production Crimps G.M.’s Electric Vehicle Rollout
The company is earning big profits on gasoline cars and trucks but is struggling to catch up to Tesla in the fastest-growing segment of the ...
Tech Firms Once Powered New York’s Economy. Now They’re Scaling Back.
After years of steady growth, many technology companies are laying off workers and giving up millions of square feet of office space in the ...
From Twitter to X: Elon Musk Begins Erasing an Iconic Internet Brand
The tech billionaire started removing the bird logo that has been part of Twitter’s identity since 2006.
From Twitter to X: Elon Musk Begins Erasing an Iconic Internet Brand
The tech billionaire started removing the bird logo that has been part of Twitter’s identity since 2006.
Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Change Its Logo
The tech billionaire indicated he would replace the company’s blue bird silhouette with an X.
A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.
At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors.
A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.
At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors.
A.I. Regulation Is in Its ‘Early Days’
While there has been a flurry of activity by the White House and lawmakers over artificial intelligence, rules for the technology remain dis...
7 A.I. Companies Will Agree to Safeguards, Biden Administration Says
Amazon, Google and Meta are among the companies that will announce the new commitments on Friday as they race to outdo each other with versi...
How to Direct A.I. Chatbots to Make Them More Useful
To mitigate the production and spread of misinformation from chatbots, we can steer them toward high-quality data.
An A.I. Supercomputer Whirs to Life, Powered by Giant Computer Chips
The new supercomputer, made by the Silicon Valley start-up Cerebras, was unveiled as the A.I. boom drives demand for chips and computing pow...
Caroline Ellison Writes About Ex-Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried
Ms. Ellison, a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, recorded her thoughts on private Google documents that offer new insigh...
Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Who Eluded Authorities, Is Dead at 59
Mr. Mitnick, best known for a crime spree during the 1990s that involved the theft of thousands of data files and credit card numbers from c...
Google Tests A.I. Tool That Is Able to Write News Articles
The product, pitched as a helpmate for journalists, has been demonstrated for executives at The New York Times, The Washington Post and News...
Tesla’s Profit Rose in the Second Quarter as Price Cuts Spurred Demand
Elon Musk’s electric car company is facing intensifying competition from newer Chinese automakers and established Western car companies.
Netflix Set to Report Earnings, Against the Backdrop of Two Strikes
Analysts expect a positive quarter for the streaming company, which is the subject of much vitriol from striking writers and actors.
Microsoft and Activision Delay Deal to Settle UK Regulatory Issues
The extension is likely a signal that the companies believe they will eventually receive needed approvals.
Biden Administration Unveils Tougher Guidelines on Mergers
The proposed road map for regulatory reviews, last updated in 2020, includes a focus on tech platforms for the first time.
U.N. Officials Urge Regulation of AI at Security Council Meeting
Security Council members said they feared that a new technology might prove a major threat to world peace.
Meta Unveils a More Powerful A.I. and Isn’t Fretting Who Uses It
The company said it would give outside programmers access to the latest version of its core artificial intelligence technology.
Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth
Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?
PinkyDoll Mesmerized the Internet With Her Imitations of Video Game Characters
Her TikTok catchphrase, “Ice cream so good,” has become a meme.
Ford Slashes Price of Electric F-150 Lightning as Demand Weakens
Sales of electric vehicles have slowed recently partly because prices of some models like the F-150 Lightning had risen a lot.
Ford Slashes Price of Electric F-150 as Demand Weakens
Sales of electric vehicles have slowed recently partly because prices of some models like the F-150 Lightning had risen a lot.
A New Job for Electric Vehicles: Powering Homes During Blackouts
Some energy experts say battery-powered vehicles will increasingly help keep the lights on and support electric grids, rather than straining...
Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizati...
Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizati...
Can A.I. Invent?
A group of legal experts are pressing patent agencies, courts and policymakers to address the question as generative A.I. seems on the brink...
Social Media Restrictions on Biden Officials Are Paused in Appeal
A Fifth Circuit panel temporarily lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the administration from contacting platforms about most of their c...
Crypto Industry Secures Early Victory in Legal Battle With Regulators
A judge ruled that the sale of the cryptocurrency XRP on public exchanges did not violate securities law.
FTC Chair Lina Khan Faces Criticism in Congressional Hearing
Lina Khan faced more than three hours of questioning from the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee.
Texas TikTok Ban Challenged for Threatening ‘Academic Freedom’
A lawsuit filed on Thursday says that Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban is compromising research and teaching at public universities.
Founder of Bankrupt Crypto Firm Celsius Arrested on Fraud Charges
Alex Mashinsky was arrested at his home in New York on Thursday morning. He and his former firm also face lawsuits from the Securities and E...
F.T.C. Is Investigating ChatGPT Maker
The agency sent OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, a letter this week over the chatbot’s potential harms and the company’s security practices.
China Targeted State Department Emails in Microsoft Hack, U.S. Officials Say
Microsoft said the hack began in May and was discovered just before Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s trip to Beijing in June.
Threads Review: How Meta’s New App Stacks Up Against Twitter
One of us is a Twitter addict; the other not so much. In the end, we were both unsure how people might use Threads in the long run.
‘An Act of War’: Inside America’s Silicon Blockade Against China
The Biden administration thinks it can slow China’s economic growth by cutting it off from advanced computer chips. Could the plan backfire?...
Chinese Hackers Gained Access to Government Email Accounts, Microsoft Says
The hack, by a Chinese group that the company said was intent on conducting espionage, went undetected for a month.
F.T.C.’s Lina Khan Faces Fresh Questions After Microsoft Ruling
Lina Khan has said a fear of defeat should not deter the agency from suing big tech companies. But after Microsoft won a ruling this week, h...
Anthropic’s Claude Is Competing With ChatGPT. Even Its Builders Fear AI.
Anthropic, a safety-focused A.I. start-up, is trying to compete with ChatGPT while preventing an A.I. apocalypse. It’s been a little stressf...
Court Ruling Clears Path for Microsoft to Buy Activision
Microsoft could now complete its purchase of the video game giant as soon as this month, but it is still blocked from closing in Britain.
Why the Early Success of Threads May Crash Into Reality
Mark Zuckerberg has used Meta’s might to push Threads to a fast start — but that may only work up to a point.
What to Know About ChatGPTs New Code Interpreter Feature
Graphs, maps and data analyses? Now ChatGPT can do even more.
U.S. and E.U. Finalize Long-Awaited Deal on Sharing Data
The agreement ends legal uncertainty for Meta, Google and scores of companies — at least for now.
Twitter Sues Law Firm Over $90 Million Payment in Elon Musk Deal
The lawsuit targeted Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a well-known Wall Street law firm, for “unjust enrichment” related to Mr. Musk’s $4...
China Hits Ant Group with $985 Million Fine
After nearly three years of regulatory scrutiny, the fine is seen as a sign that Beijing is wrapping up its crackdown on technology firms.
F.B.I. Searched the Home of Krakens Jesse Powell
Federal agents were investigating Jesse Powell, the founder of the crypto exchange Kraken, over claims that he hacked and cyber-stalked a no...
Threads Becomes Most Rapidly Downloaded App Raising Twitters Ire
Instagram’s new app was downloaded more than 30 million times in 16 hours. Twitter threatened legal action against its rival.
Fords U.S. Sales Rose 10% in the Second Quarter
The automaker saw a big jump in deliveries of pickup trucks as demand from consumers and businesses remained strong.
How Tom Bradys Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality
The superstar quarterback is among the celebrities dealing with the fallout from the crypto crash. Others, like Taylor Swift, escaped.
Special Episode: Metas Twitter Rival Arrives with Adam Mosseri
Instagram Threads — it’s like Twitter, except it’s not run by Elon Musk.
Threads: What to Know About Instagrams Twitter Killer App
Here’s what to know about Instagram’s new app for public conversations and how it differs from Twitter.
To Build A.I. Technology Start-Ups Turn to Bigger Rivals for Help
Creating a new A.I. system requires lots of money and lots of computing power, which is controlled by the industry’s giants.
As Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I. Tech Companies Rush to Provide It
Amazon, Box, Salesforce, Oracle and others have recently rolled out A.I.-related products to help workplaces become more efficient and produ...
A Tech Checklist for the Dark Side of Summer Weather
This season has seen excessive heat, violent storms and hazardous smoke already, but you can prepare for future events with a few apps and t...
Black Artists Say A.I. Shows Bias With Algorithms Erasing Their History
Tech companies acknowledge machine-learning algorithms can perpetuate discrimination and need improvement.
Edward Fredkin 88 Who Saw the Universe as One Big Computer Dies
An influential M.I.T. professor and an outside-the-box scientific theorist, he gained fame with unorthodox views as a pioneer in digital phy...
How A.I. Is Influencing Astrology
A new machine furthers a technology company’s aims at providing astrological readings using artificial intelligence.
Musk y Zuckerberg pelearán en una jaula? Tal vez no sea broma
Han ido avanzando las charlas en torno a un posible enfrentamiento en jaula entre los multimillonarios y pronto podría haber detalles del ev...
Samsungs AI Moment Is Here but Is It Ready?
Foreign investors betting on artificial intelligence are pouring money into the company’s shares. Analysts say it will have a hard time keep...
Meta Unveils Threads App to Take on Twitter
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, teased a new app called Threads that is set to take on Twitter for real-time digital conversations....
Why Car Repairs Have Become So Expensive
More technology and creature comforts, as well as a parade of new electric vehicles, have complicated the job after accidents.
Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent
Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. The tech ma...
Tesla Sales Surge as Tax Credits Fuel Demand
Incentives and price cuts made Tesla electric cars cheaper than comparable gasoline models. But the company faces growing competition in Chi...
New Uncensored Chatbots Ignite a Free-Speech Fracas
A new generation of chatbots doesn’t have many of the guardrails put in place by companies like Google and OpenAI, presenting new possibilit...
Musk Says Twitter Is Limiting Number of Posts Users Can Read
The change on Saturday came as thousands of users complained about getting an error message that they had “exceeded” their “rate limit.”
How Amazon Taught Alexa to Speak in an Irish Brogue
For Alexa to speak like a Dubliner, Amazon researchers had to crack a problem that’s vexed data scientists for years: voice disentanglement....
A Cage Match Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke
Talks over a matchup between the two tech billionaires have progressed and the parameters of an event are taking shape.
How Amazon Taught Alexa to Speak in an Irish Brogue
For Alexa to speak like a Dubliner, Amazon researchers had to crack a problem that’s vexed data scientists for years: voice disentanglement....
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