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Four Takeaways on the Race to Amass Data for A.I.

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 05:03
To make artificial intelligence systems more powerful, tech companies need online data to feed the technology. Here’s what to know.

How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 05:00
OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.

Is A.I. Already Taking Jobs? +A Filmmaker Tries Sora + The XZ Backdoor Caper

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 05:04
“I’ve always said if you have a ChatGPT subscription and a hose, you can get very far in this life.”

Want to Invest in SpaceX or Stripe? There’s a Fund for That.

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 05:03
A new publicly traded fund allows individual investors to own a piece of 23 private tech companies, including Stripe, SpaceX, OpenAI and Discord.

Back in the ’90s, This Eclipse Webcast Put the Cosmos on Demand

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 05:01
A total solar eclipse in Aruba was streamed to millions of users of the World Wide Web in 1998, helping to start an ongoing era of viral videos of space and astronomy.

Andres Freund, el ingeniero que previno un posible ciberataque global

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 03:00
Un ingeniero de Microsoft notó que algo andaba mal en un software en el que había trabajado. Pronto descubrió que probablemente alguien intentaba acceder a computadoras en todo el mundo.

Ford Slows Its Push Into Electric Vehicles

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 15:24
The automaker said it would delay new battery-powered models and shift its focus to hybrid cars, sales of which are rising fast.

TikTok Spends Millions on Ad Blitz as Congress Considers Banning the App

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:14
The video app is spending millions on ads as Congress considers a bill that could lead to a U.S. ban.

Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 19:49
A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.

NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 19:26
The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving.

Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings.

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 05:04
Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.

‘Carefluencers’ Are Helping Older Loved Ones, and Posting About It

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 05:00
On TikTok and Instagram, people are sharing what it’s like to take care of relatives who have reached their final years.

George Carlin’s Estate Reaches Settlement After A.I. Podcast

Tue, 04/02/2024 - 18:37
The estate had accused two podcast hosts of infringing on its copyrights by training an A.I. algorithm on five decades of Mr. Carlin’s work.

An A.I. Researcher Takes On Election Deepfakes

Tue, 04/02/2024 - 13:07
Oren Etzioni was once an optimist about artificial intelligence. Now, his nonprofit, TrueMedia.org, is offering tools for fighting A.I.-manipulated content.

Love Sticks? There’s an Instagram for That.

Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:43
Those who appreciate “something as basic as a stick” are sharing their enthusiasm through a newly popular Instagram account.

Tesla’s Sales Drop, a Sign That Its Grip on the E.V. Market Is Slipping

Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:37
Sales of the company’s electric cars dropped in the first three months of the year, even as other automakers sold more battery-powered vehicles.

Google to Delete Billions of Chrome Browser Records in Latest Settlement

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 22:17
The internet giant resolved a lawsuit that claimed it had deceived users by tracking their web activity in the Chrome browser’s private Incognito setting.

How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 10:53
David Autor, an M.I.T. economist and tech contrarian, argues that A.I. is fundamentally different from past waves of computerization.

China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 00:01
China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.

Daniel C. Lynch, Founder of Major Computer Exhibition, Dies at 82

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 16:36
After working on the earliest version of the internet, he saw its potential and founded a conference on computer networking equipment.

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