Asian American Officials Cite Unfair Scrutiny and Lost Jobs in China Spy Tensions
National security employees with ties to Asia say U.S. counterintelligence officers wrongly regard them as potential spies and ban them from...
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A 9-Month Cruise Is TikTok’s Favorite New ‘Reality Show’
Social media users, gripped by the potential for drama on Royal Caribbean’s world cruise, have turned the ship’s unwitting passengers into “...
How Tracking and Technology in Cars Is Being Weaponized by Abusive Partners
Apps that remotely track and control cars are being weaponized by abusive partners. Car manufacturers have been slow to respond, according t...
An Artist in Residence on A.I.’s Territory
Alexander Reben is taking his tech-savvy perspective to OpenAI, a company that some in the art world believe is a threat to their future.
Michael Cohen Used Fake Cases Cited by A.I. to Seek an End to Court Supervision
Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction. He enlisted the help of...
Inside the News Industry’s Uneasy Negotiations With OpenAI
Several major publishers have been in talks to license content to the creator of ChatGPT, but agreement on the price and terms has been elus...
Need a Home for 80,000 Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle.
Earlier this year, George and Roxanne Miller relocated the world’s largest collection of mechanical puzzles from their home in Florida. But ...
California Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight
A mainstay of cargo transport will be phased out at ports as California bans new registrations of carbon-fuel trucks in favor of nonpollutin...
Apple Watch Sales to Resume, for Now
The company pulled two watches from stores after losing a patent case, but an appeals court temporarily paused enforcement of that ruling wh...
ChatGPT Helps, and Worries, Business Consultants, Study Finds
The A.I. tool helped most with creative tasks. With more analytical work, however, the technology led to more mistakes.
A.I. Can Make Art That Feels Human. Whose Fault Is That?
A fake Drake/Weeknd mash-up is not a threat to our species’s culture. It’s a warning: We can’t let our imaginations shrink to machine size.
The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.’s Use of Copyrighted Work
Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it, the lawsuit said.
The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last
AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn’t want the competition to find out which one.
Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.
The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go toe-to-toe with the United States, even as th...
Tesla Strike in Sweden Highlights a Culture Clash
Workers seeking a collective agreement from the automaker say they are pushing for their rights, but car owners see them as taking the fight...
This N.Y.U. Student Owns a $6 Million Crypto Mine. His Secret Is Out.
A legal dispute in a tiny Texas town unexpectedly reveals how Chinese nationals can move money to the U.S. without drawing the attention of ...
The 2023 Good Tech Awards
Toasting a year of breakthroughs (and a few breakdowns) in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Suit Against Twitter Over Unpaid Bonuses Gets Go-Ahead From Judge
More than $5 million in bonuses were orally promised but never paid, according to the suit. A judge denied the company’s motion to dismiss t...
Apple Explores A.I. Deals With News Publishers
The company has discussed multiyear deals worth at least $50 million to train its generative A.I. systems on publishers’ news articles.
‘Hard Fork’: Our 2024 Predictions + Jenny Slate Answers Your Hard Questions!
Plus, a very special “Hard Fork” holiday surprise.
Apple’s Newest Headache: An App That Upended Its Control Over Messaging
Beeper Mini, which offers iPhone messaging on Android phones, has grown fast and its duel with the tech giant has gotten the attention of an...
No Oversight: Inside a Boom-Time Start-Up Fraud and Its Unraveling
False claims and risky trades at the Silicon Valley start-up HeadSpin were part of a pattern of trouble emerging at young companies that lac...
The Year in Social Media
You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2023. We’re here to refresh your memory.
The Year in Social Media
You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2023. We’re here to refresh your memory.
NASA Streams Cat Video From Deep, Deep Space
Using laser communication, NASA streamed a cat video from almost 20 million miles away, or 40 round trip flights to the moon.
Apple to Pause Selling New Versions of Its Watch After Losing Patent Dispute
The move, which comes after a ruling by the International Trade Commission, could create a run on watch sales in the week before Christmas.
The E.U. Is Investigating Elon Musk’s Platform X
The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory move to date against X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform, ...
Illicit Content on Elon Musk’s X Draws E.U. Investigation
The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory consequence to date of X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform...
E.V. Start-up Founder Could Get Prison Term in Fraud Case
Trevor Milton, who founded the truck company Nikola, will be sentenced on Monday in a fraud case that exposed the excesses in the electric v...
Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024
Purchases of popular models like the Tesla Model 3 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E may no longer entitle buyers to tax savings because the cars ...
Vera Molnar, Pioneer of Computer Art, Dies at 99
Experimenting with algorithms, she began to employ the principles of computation in her work even before she gained access to an actual comp...
TikTok’s Bow Trend Gets Absurd
In an unstoppable TikTok trend that is growing more satirical by the day, pretty pink ribbons keep popping up in all the wrong places.
Studios are loosening their reluctance to send shows to Netflix.
When building their own streaming companies, many entertainment studios ended lucrative licensing deals with Netflix. But they missed the mo...
Struggling Cruise Cuts About 25 Percent of Its Workers
The embattled self-driving car subsidiary of General Motors faces an uncertain future after California regulators shut down its robot taxi s...
Pro-China YouTube Network Used A.I. to Malign U.S., Report Finds
Content from at least 30 channels in the network drew nearly 120 million views and 730,000 subscribers since last year.
State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack
The Global Engagement Center has become the focus of Republican-led criticism that the U.S. government coerces social media platforms into r...
Cheating Fears Over Chatbots Were Overblown, New Research Suggests
A.I. tools like ChatGPT did not boost the frequency of cheating in high schools, Stanford researchers say.
Political Debate Is Rife on TikTok. Politicians? Not So Much.
Very few politicians, including the top candidates for president, are on the hugely popular video app — perhaps ceding much of the political...
Microsoft Agrees to Remain Neutral in Union Campaigns
The pledge is unprecedented for Big Tech and makes it easier for roughly 100,000 workers to unionize.
What Shape Is This Cookie Cutter? No Guess Is Half-Baked.
The r/WhatIsMyCookieCutter subreddit was created to help bakers identify stray cookie cutters but has evolved into an outlet for running gag...
Can an A.I. Van Gogh Help Museums Generate New Interest?
Can doppelgängers of the Dutch painter help museums generate new interest and income? A.I. Vincent fields our questions (and makes some mist...
Using A.I. to Talk to the Dead
Some people are using artificial intelligence chatbots to create avatars of departed loved ones. It’s a source of comfort for some, but it m...
The Nation Magazine to Become Monthly
The progressive publication will move to the new schedule in January, and each issue will be 84 pages instead of 48.
The Power Vacuum at the Top of the Crypto Industry
A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao ran two of the largest crypto companies. As they grapple with legal woes, others are jockey...
What Ails Offshore Wind: Supply Chains, Ships and Interest Rates
Government officials and energy developers misjudged the difficulty of building huge clean energy projects in the United States, which has b...
QR Codes Can Hide Deceptive Links From Identity Thieves, F.T.C. Warns
Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, t...
Mistral, French A.I. Start-Up, Is Valued at $2 Billion in Funding Round
The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like OpenAI and Google argue that app...
This A.I. Subculture’s Motto: Go, Go, Go
The eccentric pro-tech movement known as “Effective Accelerationism” wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.
Elon Musk Says He May Bring Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Back to X
Jones was banned from the social media platform in 2018 after posting harassing messages.
Key Players in OpenAI’s Boardroom Drama
A mix of prominent tech industry figures and people not well known outside the A.I. community played big roles in the upheaval at the compan...
Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars
Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries th...
Inside OpenAI’s Crisis Over the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Split over the leadership of Sam Altman, board members and executives turned on one another. Their brawl exposed the cracks at the heart of ...
E.U. Agrees on Artificial Intelligence Rules With Landmark New Law
The agreement over the A.I. Act solidifies one of the world’s first comprehensive attempts to limit the use of artificial intelligence.
Google’s Next Top Model, Will the Cybertruck Crash? and This Week in A.I.
Like the Cybertruck, this podcast is bulletproof.
Lawmakers Press Biden Administration for Tougher Curbs on China Tech
Republican legislators argue that the Biden administration has been ill-equipped and unmotivated in a technology fight with Beijing.
UK Accuses Russia of Yearslong Cyberattacks
The government said a group “almost certainly” linked to Russia’s intelligence service carried out sustained cyberespionage operations with ...
Tesla Is Fighting With Sweden’s Unions. Here’s What to Know.
The action began with a mechanics walkout in October, but has spread to include blockades by other unions. Tesla has pushed back through the...
Russia’s Latest Disinformation Tactic Exploits American Celebrities
Videos from Elijah Wood, Mike Tyson and others have been used — unknowingly to them, it seems — in social media posts and Russian news cover...
Meta Plans to Add Encryption to Messenger, Stoking a Privacy Debate
The move is part of an effort to make the app more like WhatsApp and iMessage. Law enforcement authorities say the privacy makes it harder t...
PlayStation Will Remove Discovery Shows Despite User Purchase
Sony said that the Discovery shows would be deleted from the devices on Dec. 31, citing “content licensing arrangements with content provide...
Five Ways A.I. Could Be Regulated
There is little agreement among regulators and lawmakers around the world on how artificial intelligence should — or even could — be control...
Google Updates Bard Chatbot With ‘Gemini’ A.I. As It Chases ChatGPT
After more than eight months of research and development, Google has unveiled its most powerful A.I. so far. But only parts of it are widely...
Spotify Cancels Two Acclaimed Podcasts: ‘Heavyweight’ and ‘Stolen’
The shows will finish out their seasons on Spotify and then have the option to shop their shows somewhere else.
AI-Generated Jimmy Stewart Reads a Bedtime Story for Calm App
The sleep and meditation app Calm released a new story featuring the late actor’s signature drawl — or a computer-generated version of it.
Bordeaux Wine Snobs Have a Point, According to This Computer Model
With machine learning, scientists are trying to chemically define the murky concept of terroir. The models might be useful for detecting win...
One Year of ChatGPT: How A.I. Changed Silicon Valley Forever
ChatGPT’s release a year ago triggered a desperate scramble among tech companies and alarm from some of the people who helped invent it.
Brain Implants Helped 5 People Recover From Traumatic Injuries
People with chronic problems after falls and car crashes scored better on cognition tests after getting a brain implant, a new study found.
The Who’s Who Behind the Modern Artificial Intelligence Movement
Before chatbots exploded in popularity, a group of researchers, tech executives and venture capitalists had worked for more than a decade to...
The Who’s Who Behind the Modern Artificial Intelligence Movement
Before chatbots exploded in popularity, a group of researchers, tech executives and venture capitalists had worked for more than a decade to...
How Elon Musk and Larry Page’s AI Debate Led to OpenAI and an Industry Boom
The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it. Then distrust fueled a ...
Inside Kick, an Upstart Streaming Competitor to Twitch
The Twitch competitor has doled out generous deals to content creators. It has also faced criticism for its lax moderation and embrace of on...
Netflix Builds a ‘Squid Game’ Universe as It Awaits a Second Season
A reality show and a live experience are two ways of keeping the dystopian series in the public eye. Is the original’s bleak message being d...
TikTok’s C.E.O. Uses Personal Touch to Address Antisemitism Concerns
The company in recent weeks organized several in-person meetings between its top executive and Jewish groups and business leaders.
What’s Next for OpenAI, Binance Is Binanceled and A.I. Is Eating the Internet
It’s full steam ahead for the tech world despite, well, everything.
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