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Computer Theorist Wins $1 Million Turing Award

Thu, 04/11/2024 - 05:05
This year’s honor will go to Avi Wigderson, an Israeli-born mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who specializes in randomness.

Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:06
The human work of teaching A.I. is getting a lot more complex as the technology improves.

What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 11:45
Volkswagen’s plant in Zwickau stopped producing Golfs and switched to electric vehicles, illuminating the risks and opportunities for factory towns and cities.

Beeper Messaging App Is Acquired as a Bet on a Regulatory Shift

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 11:00
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, bought Beeper in an effort to build a system that works across Android and Apple devices.

Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 20:34
A Tesla driver’s family had sought damages for the 2018 crash, which happened while the carmaker’s driver-assistance software was in use.

TSMC Will Receive $6.6 Billion to Bolster U.S. Chip Manufacturing

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 14:47
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to build an additional factory and upgrade another planned facility in Phoenix with the federal grants.

Teen Girls Confront an Epidemic of Deepfake Nudes in Schools

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 11:53
Using artificial intelligence, middle and high school students have fabricated explicit images of female classmates and shared the doctored pictures.

Google to Tone Down Message Board After Employees Feud Over War in Gaza

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 11:45
The company is making changes to a popular message board called Memegen that some employees say sounds a lot like censorship.

Maryland Passes 2 Major Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 20:14
One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data.

In Battle Over Health Care Costs, Private Equity Plays Both Sides

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 03:00
As medical practices owned by private equity firms fuel overbilling, a payment tool also backed by such investors helps insurers boost their profits.

What to Know About Tech Companies Using A.I. to Teach Their Own A.I.

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 05:03
As artificial intelligence developers run out of data to train their models, they are turning to “synthetic data” — data made by the A.I. itself.

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.

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.

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