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Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 11:28
Since the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul was convicted of fraud last year, his supporters have maneuvered to secure a lenient sentence and change the public narrative about his case.

Want to Feel Bad? Ask TikTok How Old You Look.

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:28
A new trend has people asking to be roasted by commenters.

Instagram and Facebook Subscriptions Get New Scrutiny in Child Safety Suit

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 22:35
New Mexico’s attorney general has accused Meta of not protecting children from sexual predators on its platforms. He now wants to know how it polices subscribers to accounts featuring children.

Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Photos Home Before Spacecraft Likely Dies

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 10:03
The privately built American spacecraft’s ability to send home images and other data has been limited by its sideways landing. On another part of the moon, a Japanese spacecraft woke up.

Supreme Court to Consider Social Media Laws From Texas and Florida

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 05:04
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet.

AT&T Offers $5 Credit After Widespread Service Outage

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 17:55
Thousands of customers lost service on Thursday when the telecommunications company ran into problems while trying to expand its network, the company’s chief executive said.

Can a Tech Giant Be Woke?

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 12:40
Microsoft, once again a juggernaut thanks to artificial intelligence, wants to be seen as an ethical employer. Is there a catch?

Supreme Court to Decide How the First Amendment Applies to Social Media

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 05:04
Challenges to laws in Florida and Texas meant to protect conservative viewpoints are likely to yield a major constitutional ruling on tech platforms’ free speech rights.

What to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Free Speech on Social Media

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 05:04
Both Florida and Texas passed laws regulating how social media companies moderate speech online. The laws, if upheld, could fundamentally alter how the platforms police their sites.

Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 16:25
The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to children under 16.

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 09:56
Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more.

Google DeepMind C.E.O. Demis Hassabis on the Path From Chatbots to A.G.I.

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 05:04
The mind behind DeepMind.

Five Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Child Influencers

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 21:55
Mothers are running Instagram accounts for underage girls aspiring to stardom. Many encounter a dark underworld dominated by men, including pedophiles.

As China Expands Its Hacking Operations, a Vulnerability Emerges

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 16:42
New revelations underscore the degree to which China has ignored, or evaded, U.S. efforts to curb its extensive computer infiltration efforts.

Reddit Reveals Its Finances, in Major Step Toward Going Public

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 15:57
The message board site, founded in 2005, detailed its financial performance in a filing. It is the last of an early generation of social media companies to aim for a public offering.

AT&T Says Service Is Restored After Widespread Cellular Outage

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 15:53
White House officials said the incident was under investigation, but it did not appear to be a cyberattack. Verizon and T-Mobile said their networks were operating normally.

How to Make a Call When Your Cell Network Is Down

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 15:49
Step 1: Connect to Wi-Fi.

Google Chatbot’s A.I. Images Put People of Color in Nazi-Era Uniforms

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 15:31
The company has suspended Gemini’s ability to generate human images while it vowed to fix the historical inaccuracy.

Niklaus Wirth, Visionary Software Architect, Dies at 89

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 13:13
Pascal, the programming language he created in the early days of personal computing, offered a simpler alternative to other languages in use at the time.

China’s Hacker Network: What to Know About the I-Soon Document Leak

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:23
Documents leaked on a public website show that China is hiring private hackers to obtain sensitive information from foreign companies and governments.

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