Big Companies Find a Way to Identify A.I. Data They Can Trust
Mainstream companies have concerns about the lineage of the data that powers A.I. applications. An industry group is addressing that challen...
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Elon Musk Uses a Crude Insult to Slam Advertisers for Pulling Back From X
Although Mr. Musk acknowledged that an extended boycott could bankrupt X, he suggested that the public would blame the brands rather than hi...
Disinformation Is Big Challenge as COP28 Opens in Dubai
Online influencers, fossil fuel companies and some of the countries attending COP28 have nourished a feedback loop of falsehoods.
Tesla Plans to Begin Delivery of the Cybertruck Today
Two years behind schedule, the electric model has an unusual design that sets it apart from rival pickups, which could limit its sales.
London’s Black Cabs Can Soon Join Uber. But Will They?
In 2024, passengers are set to have the option to book black cabs through Uber. After longstanding tensions, a union for drivers said they “...
Don’t Be Afraid of the iPhone’s NameDrop Feature, Experts Say
Police departments have issued warnings about a new Apple setting that lets users exchange contact information by bringing their devices tog...
G.M. to Cut Spending on Cruise Self-Driving Unit
General Motors will “substantially lower spending” on autonomous vehicle efforts in 2024 after accidents with its self-driving taxis in San ...
U.S. Debates How Much to Sever Electric Car Industry’s Ties to China
Some firms argue that a law aimed at popularizing electric vehicles risks turning the United States into an assembly shop for Chinese-made t...
For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble
The venerable magazine has experienced management upheaval and staff complaints in recent years. Now there’s a question over who wrote produ...
Make Sure Your Google Accounts Are Active, or They Might Be Deleted
The company says it will start purging accounts, including services like Gmail and YouTube, that have been idle for two years or more.
Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies
Amazon has been racing to shake off the perception that it is lagging in the push to take advantage of artificial intelligence.
Warnings Emerge Over Emirati A.I. Firm G42’s Ties to China
American spy agencies have warned about the Emirati firm G42 and its work with large Chinese companies that U.S. officials consider security...
How Your Child’s Online Mistake Can Ruin Your Digital Life
Google has a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse content. The scanning process can sometimes go awry and tar innocent individuals as abuse...
At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say
Meta “routinely documented” children under 13 on Instagram and “unlawfully” collected their data, according to a newly unsealed complaint.
X May Lose Up to $75 Million in Revenue as More Advertisers Pull Out
Internal documents show companies like Airbnb, Coca-Cola and Microsoft have halted ads, or are at risk of doing so, after Elon Musk’s endors...
¿Cuáles son los riesgos del armamento que funciona con IA?
Las preocupaciones por las armas capaces de matar sin intervención humana no son totalmente nuevas.
Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return
The announcement capped a tumultuous weekend for OpenAI, after Mr. Altman made a push to reclaim his job as C.E.O. of the artificial intelli...
Five Days of Chaos: How Sam Altman Returned to OpenAI
On Friday, Mr. Altman was pushed out of the hot A.I. start-up he ran. But an intense pressure campaign and negotiations brought him back.
Explaining OpenAI’s Board Shake-Up
Who is off, and who is on? For now there are three members, including one holdover from the board that ousted Sam Altman as C.E.O. last week...
The OpenAI Drama Has a Clear Winner: The Capitalists
The fight over OpenAI was at least partly about dueling visions of artificial intelligence. One side clearly won out.
Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive
The move caps a chaotic five days at the artificial intelligence company.
Before Altman’s Ouster, OpenAI’s Board Was Divided and Feuding
Sam Altman attacked a member over a research paper that discussed the company, while directors disagreed about who should fill board vacanci...
Who’s That Wonderful Girl? How “Nanalan’” Found New Success on TikTok
She’s Mona, the puppet heroine of “Nanalan’,” an old Canadian children’s show that has found a new audience on TikTok.
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations
Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine and step down as chief executive of the company he created, the latest blow to the crypto world s...
The Winners and Losers of OpenAI’s Wild Weekend
It is hard to see the past few days as anything but a big loss for the A.I. company.
‘Lost Time for No Reason:’ How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities
In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail self-driving vehicles, the cars have added to the workloads of city employees....
‘Lost Time for No Reason:’ How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities
In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail self-driving vehicles, the cars have added to the workloads of city employees....
The White House May Condemn Musk, but the Government Is Addicted to Him
Rarely has the U.S. government so depended on the technology provided by a single technologist with views that it has so publicly declared r...
Talks to Bring Sam Altman Back to OpenAI Stretch Through Weekend
Disagreements over the board’s makeup appear to be a reason for the delay. Mr. Altman was forced out as chief executive by the company’s boa...
The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves
Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and R...
More Advertisers Halt Spending on X in Growing Backlash Against Musk
Warner Bros. and Sony have joined other companies in pausing spending on X, formerly Twitter, over Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic...
Apple Texting With Android Users to Improve Next Year
Longstanding texting problems between Android and Apple owners will ease next year. Among other changes, users will be able to send better-q...
Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch
The journeys of Starship’s two parts ended in separate explosions. But the engineers at Elon Musk’s spaceflight company overcame problems th...
What We Know About Sam Altman’s Ouster From OpenAI
Everything seemed to be going his way. Then his time at OpenAI was over.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, Is Ousted by Company’s Board
Mira Murati, who previously served as chief technology officer, has been named interim chief executive.
White House Condemns Elon Musk for Spreading ‘Antisemitic and Racist Hate’
The tech entrepreneur had endorsed a social media post that echoed the conspiracy theory that had fueled the Tree of Life synagogue killer i...
Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla
In sympathy with striking mechanics, unions representing dockworkers, electricians and others in the country are refusing to do work for the...
Videos About Bin Laden’s Criticism of U.S. Surge in Popularity on TikTok
The videos discuss a letter the former Al Qaeda leader wrote in 2002 in which he defended the Sept. 11 attacks and said Americans had become...
Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call
TikTok faces escalating accusations that it promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. “Shame on you,” Sacha Baron Cohen said on the cal...
SpaceX Prepares for 2nd Launch of Its Starship Moon Rocket on Friday
Elon Musk’s private space company is hoping for a better performance on Friday of the giant rocket, which is the most powerful ever to fly.
Cryptocurrency Prices Surge, Driven by a Potential Bitcoin Fund
Investors anticipate regulatory approval of an exchange traded fund linked directly to Bitcoin, which will they hope will encourage more peo...
A Social Media Star at 98
Dorothy Wiggins needed a hobby after the death of her husband. Now she’s big on TikTok and Instagram.
We No Longer Need a Big Carrier’s Wireless Plan. Discount Ones Are the Way.
We are overpaying for phone plans from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Budget wireless services, similarly fast and robust, can save thousan...
How Microsoft’s Legal Legacy Shapes the Antitrust Case Against Google
Lawyers for the Justice Department and Google as well as the judge in a monthslong trial have invoked the landmark case against Microsoft fr...
Threads Will Finally Let Users Delete Their Accounts Without Losing Instagram Too
Meta’s rival to Twitter will now offer users — who signed up in droves at its launch — the option to delete.
What Google Argued to Defend Itself in Landmark Antitrust Trial
The tech giant, which is wrapping up its arguments in the federal monopoly trial, has framed itself as a good corporate citizen that has pus...
Google’s C.E.O. to Take Another Turn on the Antitrust Witness Stand
Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, is expected to testify on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks to defend his company against mo...
Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them?
A wave of regulation and industry action have placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insu...
Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas
The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries.
Laser Fusion Start-Ups Ignite the Quest for Boundless Energy
Companies are looking to commercialize advances made by federally supported research labs in the quest for boundless energy.
You Paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple Still Controls It
The company codes its devices with software that complicates repairs by triggering safety warnings and malfunctions.
Overlooked No More: Ángela Ruiz Robles, Inventor of an Early E-Reader
Long before Kindles and iPads became popular, Ruiz Robles, a teacher, created her Mechanical Encyclopedia to help lighten her students’ text...
Personalized A.I. Agents Are Here. Is the World Ready for Them?
The age of autonomous A.I. assistants could have huge implications.
Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Is ‘Doing Good’ After Minor Stroke
The technology pioneer said he was back home in California after a brief stay in a Mexico City hospital.
Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone
Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Can it live up...
Heat Pump Installations Slow, Impeding Biden’s Climate Goals
The devices can heat and cool homes more efficiently than furnaces and air-conditioners, but their sales have slowed because of higher inter...
Google’s Open Culture Collides With the Israel-Hamas War
Google has long been a hub for employee activism, including over the company’s business with Israel. But workers looking to express support ...
Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp
The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer.
Meta to Require Political Advertisers to Disclose Use of A.I.
The social networking giant, which has long had a contentious relationship with political ads, is reckoning with a wave of generative A.I. t...
A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales
President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.
Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows
Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising ...
WeWork Files for Bankruptcy Amid Glut of Empty Offices
The move is a blow for landlords who have rented space to the co-working group, which is planning a “comprehensive reorganization” that incl...
Uber Reports Record Ridership and Second Straight Quarterly Profit
Revenue was up 11 percent from a year earlier, helping to generate $221 million in net income.
How Your Child’s School Bus Might Prevent Blackouts
When not driving around, electric buses and other vehicles could help utilities by storing their solar and wind energy and releasing it to m...
OpenAI Lets Mom-and-Pop Shops Customize ChatGPT
With a new GPTs service, anyone can build a chatbot and instantly share it with friends, family and the general public.
Another Google Antitrust Battle Reaches Court in Epic Games Case
The Fortnite creator accuses Google of stifling app competition, a challenge on top of a federal suit claiming the tech giant abuses its sea...
Chatbots May ‘Hallucinate’ More Often Than Many Realize
When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3 percent of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google ...
Tech Start-Ups Try to Sell a Cautious Pentagon on A.I.
Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentag...
Spill Sesh Spills a Secret of Its Own
For years, people have wondered who’s behind the popular Spill Sesh channel. On Friday, the person behind the account unmasked herself.
Cruise Grew Fast and Angered Regulators. Now It’s Dealing With the Fallout.
The company, a General Motors subsidiary, has hired a law firm to investigate how it responded to regulators, as its cars sit idle and quest...
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Found Guilty of 7 Counts of Fraud and Conspiracy
The case against the founder of the failed FTX exchange had come to symbolize the excesses of the volatile cryptocurrency industry.
Rishi Sunak Interviews Elon Musk on Perils and Benefits of A.I.
Some saw the prime minister’s conversation with the tech billionaire as an attempt to raise Britain’s standing with entrepreneurs and tech c...
Apple’s Sales Drop Slightly While Profit Is Up 11 Percent
Interest in new iPhones and services such as music and cloud storage powered the quarter, but other businesses, such as Mac sales, slowed si...
Jury Begins Deliberations for a Verdict in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial
The trial for the founder of the collapsed FTX cryptocurrency exchange has moved more speedily than anticipated.
Sam Bankman-Fried Built FTX on a ‘Pyramid of Deceit,’ Prosecutor Says
The criminal fraud trial for the founder of the FTX crypto exchange has reached closing statements. Jurors will then begin deliberating.
Supreme Court Weighs When Officials May Block Citizens on Social Media
The justices struggled to distinguish private conduct, which is not subject to the First Amendment, from state action, which is.
At UK Summit, Global Leaders Warn AI Could Cause ‘Catastrophic’ Harm
At a U.K. summit, 28 governments, including China and the U.S., signed a declaration agreeing to cooperate on evaluating the risks of artifi...
Those Promotions Promising a ‘Free’ iPhone? It Isn’t Free.
The so-called iPhone giveaways marketed by Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T can make customers spend more on perks they don’t need.
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