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Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 16:48
Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.

TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive’ Features

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 13:30
European officials threatened to fine TikTok and force it to remove some features, the latest regulatory challenge for the Chinese-owned social media app.

FIFA Said to Be Close to TV Deal With Apple for New Tournament

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 13:13
The agreement would give the tech company worldwide rights for a monthlong World Cup-style competition between top teams set to take place next year.

AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 09:00
A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.

States Move to Ban Deepfake Nudes to Fight Sexually Explicit Images of Minors

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 05:01
Legislators in two dozen states are working on bills, or have passed laws, to combat A.I.-generated sexually explicit images of minors.

How Scam Calls and Messages Took Over Our Everyday Lives

Sun, 04/21/2024 - 09:37
To own a computer or smartphone — indeed, to engage with the digital world to any degree — is to be a mark. You can try to block, encrypt and unsubscribe your way out of it, but you may not succeed.

‘Catfish,’ the TV Show That Predicted America’s Disorienting Digital Future

Sun, 04/21/2024 - 03:00
For 12 years, the MTV reality series “Catfish” has traveled the U.S., presenting hundreds of intimate snapshots of what can go wrong when the heart mixes with technology.

Start-Up Founder Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fraud

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 16:01
Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent years.

Tesla Will Recall Cybertruck in Latest Setback

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 09:51
A federal auto safety agency said the accelerator pedal on the pickup truck, sales of which began in late 2023, could become stuck, increasing the risk of accidents.

The Music Episode

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 05:04
“I feel like we’ve been at the club. I need some water and some electrolytes.”

Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 23:36
Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads in its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders, amid technological tensions between the U.S. and China.

Netflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 16:10
The company’s revenue was 15 percent higher compared with last year, and it solidified its standing as the entertainment company’s dominant streaming service.

How a Crypto Compliance Officer Ended Up in a Nigerian Prison

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 14:36
Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. He hasn’t returned.

Micron Will Receive $6.1 Billion to Build Semiconductor Plants

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:59
The grant to the memory chipmaker is the latest federal award aimed at boosting U.S. chip manufacturing.

Countdown Is On for the Bitcoin ‘Halving’

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:11
Bitcoin aficionados are hoping that a scheduled reduction in the number of new coins going into circulation will cause the price of the cryptocurrency to skyrocket.

Meta, in Its Biggest A.I. Push, Places Smart Assistants Across Its Apps

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00
Users of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger will be able to turn to the new technology, powered by Meta’s latest artificial intelligence model, to obtain information and complete tasks.

Truth Social Has an Edge as Rival Right-Wing Apps Falter

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:05
Donald Trump’s social media platform has outdistanced similar conservative sites such as Parler and Gettr, even as it lags far behind X and others.

Google Fires 28 Employees Who Protested an Israeli Cloud Contract

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 02:31
The dismissals escalated longstanding tensions between company leaders and activist employees opposed to supplying technology to Israel’s government.

TikTok Bill to Be Bundled With Aid to Ukraine and Israel, House Speaker Indicates

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 22:18
A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Is Leaping Into Retirement

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 16:58
It has been replaced by a new model, which will be used in automotive manufacturing. A farewell video featured the old machine running outdoors, performing back flips and awkwardly shimmying.

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