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Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
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Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”
Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely.
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness.
As fuel costs go up, making a living as a gig driver is harder than ever.
Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”
Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely.
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
As fuel costs go up, making a living as a gig driver is harder than ever.
The astronauts traveling in the Artemis II spacecraft were allowed to take smartphones with them. Sadly, they can’t connect to the internet.
Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely.
The tech industry has predicted A.I. will profoundly affect the nature of white-collar work. The industry’s own workers are already getting a taste of that future.
Get ready for the return of wearables and a new stage in the fashion-tech relationship.
An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”
An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Waymo and other artificial intelligence companies hauled in $297 billion in funding in the first three months of the year.
In 1976, 14-year-old Chris Espinosa rode a moped to his job demonstrating computers made in Steve Jobs’s childhood home. The company has changed, but he’s still there.
What happens when a growing cohort of young people decide to ditch their devices?
The European Union and national capitals are trying to make social media and algorithms less addictive and safer, especially for children.
Today’s spin on the idea of personal agency is convenient for tech C.E.O.s, who boast that their models work just fine without us.
The social media giant, under legal pressure from the Motion Picture Association, has retreated from its use of the movie rating in its marketing.
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.
States ranging from California to Utah are taking steps to place guardrails on the technology even after the president ordered them to stop.
The start-up has raised a total of $122 billion in a funding round that values the company at $730 billion.
In 1976, 14-year-old Chris Espinosa rode a moped to his job demonstrating computers made in Steve Jobs’s childhood home. The company has changed a bit since then.
With elite athletes like LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo as investors, the company, now valued at $10 billion, is courting everyday health enthusiasts.
States ranging from California to Utah are taking steps to place guardrails on the technology even after the president ordered them to stop.
The embrace of crypto by financial regulators under President Trump has entered a new, cozier phase.
Lawmakers have asked the Treasury Department for information on how Mr. Musk may have influenced the decision to end enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
The social media giant, under legal pressure from the Motion Picture Association, has retreated from its use of the movie rating in its marketing.
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Defense.
With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions.
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to entities linked to Iran. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
Neal Mohan on A.I. slop, parental controls and his platform’s impact on our lives.
Mr. Musk’s participation was notable because it is rare for a private citizen to be on a call between heads of state. It also suggests that Mr. Musk is back on better terms with the president.
The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Defense.
With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions.
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to entities linked to Iran. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
Neal Mohan on A.I. slop, parental controls and his platform’s impact on our lives.
The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Defense.
With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions.
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to entities linked to Iran. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.
Neal Mohan on A.I. slop, parental controls and his platform’s impact on our lives.
Mr. Musk’s participation was notable because it is rare for a private citizen to be on a call between heads of state. It also suggests that Mr. Musk is back on better terms with the president.
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
Regulators in Brussels accused the social media platform of maintaining a weak age-verification system, and steering younger users toward inappropriate experiences.
The jobs cuts and a new stock program for executives come as Meta continues to shift its focus to artificial intelligence.
By leveraging social media and the influencer economy, he turned his website into a byword for online pornography in the 21st century.
The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.
With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions.
A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.
The jobs cuts and a new stock program for executives come as Meta continues to shift its focus to artificial intelligence.
In one of the company’s first major losses, New Mexico jurors found that it had misled consumers about the safety of its platforms, enabling sexual exploitation of young users.
The start-up said it would discontinue Sora just three months after signing a multiyear deal to bring Disney characters to the service.
The company, which develops autonomous military technology, also plans to buy a maker of simulation software as interest in next-generation defense soars.
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
For years, the company sold chip designs to other companies. Now it plans to sell its own chips for A.I. data centers.
The cut represents about 20 percent of the video game company’s work force, a spokeswoman said.
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
A review of the betting market’s social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
The start-up said it would discontinue Sora just three months after signing a multiyear deal to bring Disney characters to the service.
In one of the company’s first major losses, New Mexico jurors found that it had misled consumers about the safety of its platforms, enabling sexual exploitation of young users.
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
A review of the betting market’s social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
The Trump administration on Friday released new guidelines for federal legislation on the technology, recommending some safeguards for children and consumer protections for energy costs.
Companies are using A.I. as a reason for layoffs, but the truth may be more complex.
Democratic state attorneys general are fighting the Justice Department’s clearance of a $14 billion deal by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, arguing it was ineffective and corrupt.
The Bravo TV empire, which turns 20 this month, has also been a gold mine for the internet.
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
A review of the betting market’s social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
The Trump administration on Friday released new guidelines for federal legislation on the technology, recommending some safeguards for children and consumer protections for energy costs.
Companies are using A.I. as a reason for layoffs, but the truth may be more complex.
The Bravo TV empire, which turns 20 this month, has also been a gold mine for the internet.
His software brought printing into the digital age, allowing users to stop manually splicing columns of text and graphics and instead create layouts on a virtual pasteboard.
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
A review of the betting market’s social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
The Trump administration on Friday released new guidelines for federal legislation on the technology, recommending some safeguards for children and consumer protections for energy costs.
Companies are using A.I. as a reason for layoffs, but the truth may be more complex.
His software brought printing into the digital age, allowing users to stop manually splicing columns of text and graphics and instead create layouts on a virtual pasteboard.
War in Iran has disrupted global oil supplies, which is prompting some car shoppers to look for ways to climb off “the gas-price roller coaster.”
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
A review of the betting market’s social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
The Trump administration on Friday released new guidelines for federal legislation on the technology, recommending some safeguards for children and consumer protections for energy costs.
Companies are using A.I. as a reason for layoffs, but the truth may be more complex.
War in Iran has disrupted global oil supplies, which is prompting some car shoppers to look for ways to climb off “the gas-price roller coaster.”
The verdict was a rare loss for Mr. Musk, who investors claimed had tried to drive down the share price of the social media company, now called X, to renegotiate his $44 billion offer.
Meta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality only on life support.
New A.I. bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble.
Silicon Valley’s young coders are getting creative with this new technology. They also worry they’re not spending enough time with it.
Tech companies have been reluctant to directly confront Trump administration officials over their contract feud with the A.I. start-up.
Companies are using A.I. as a reason for layoffs, but the truth may be more complex.
Prosecutors said the men, including a co-founder of the company, Super Micro, had diverted servers containing Nvidia A.I. chips to China.
After years of criticism and financial risk, Palantir, Anthropic and small start-ups are generating rewards from their investments in defense tech.
In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a “trusted partner” in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk.
In the 1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard created a new kind of encryption that would be impregnable.
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.
New A.I. bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble.
Tech companies have been reluctant to directly confront Trump administration officials over their contract feud with the A.I. start-up.
In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a “trusted partner” in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk.
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.
The unusual video is the latest demonstration that artificial intelligence is undermining trust — even in footage that is authentic.
In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.
When previous commitments keep you from catching your team on television, keep up with it using free apps that quietly deliver scores and more to your phone.
In the 1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard created a new kind of encryption that would be impregnable.
A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the technology.
The technology has been used to create misleading fakes before. But never at this scale.
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.
At the opening of the company’s annual conference, Jensen Huang leaned on technology from a recent deal to show how artificial intelligence is changing.
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided.
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
In television and movies, depictions of nihilistic billionaires and amoral opportunists are replacing the quirky strivers of older shows like HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
Valued at $1.6 billion, a tiny start-up called Axiom is building A.I. systems that can check for mistakes.
Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab.
Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, founded by Yann LeCun and other ex-Meta researchers, has raised more than $1 billion from investors.
Valued at $1.6 billion, a tiny start-up called Axiom is building A.I. systems that can check for mistakes.
In television and movies, depictions of nihilistic billionaires and amoral opportunists are replacing the quirky strivers of older shows like HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”
Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab.
Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, founded by Yann LeCun and other ex-Meta researchers, has raised more than $1 billion from investors.
Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop.
The aerospace company said the delay would not prevent it from meeting its 2026 sales goal of about 500 Max jets.
The artificial intelligence company filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense, saying it was being punished on ideological grounds.
Josh Payne, the chief executive of Nscale, raised $2 billion from investors. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Facebook executive, is joining his board.
Iran has launched waves of Shahed drones to menace Persian Gulf nations. The U.S. has unleashed its own copycat on Iran. It’s a sign of how war is changing.
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, founded by Yann LeCun and other ex-Meta researchers, has raised more than $1 billion from investors.
More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
The decision to settle the court action is particularly striking because the defendant was accused of a serious violation of securities laws. He denied the charges.
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.
Negotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
The decision to settle the court action is particularly striking because the defendant was accused of a serious violation of securities laws. He denied the charges.
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.
Negotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
The decision to settle the court action is particularly striking because the defendant was accused of a serious violation of securities laws. He denied the charges.
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.
Negotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
The world’s smartest technology is no match for the U.S. tax code.
Mr. Musk said he did not expect his posts in the lead-up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media site, now X, to affect the company’s share price.
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
A bipartisan group of senators raised national security concerns about the chipmaker, which is now partly owned by taxpayers.
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.
The world’s smartest technology is no match for the U.S. tax code.
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
Accurate journalism requires full and fair reporting. It means pushing hard to hear from those you’re writing about.
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.
Actions by the president and the Pentagon appeared to drive a wedge between Washington and the tech industry, whose leaders and workers spoke out for the start-up.
The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
Global officials are expected to closely examine the $111 billion deal, which ties together two entertainment powerhouses, over potential competition issues.
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.
Actions by the president and the Pentagon appeared to drive a wedge between Washington and the tech industry, whose leaders and workers spoke out for the start-up.
The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the A.I. industry.