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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.

Why Did Matt Farley Put a Song About Me on Spotify?

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 05:02
The answer involves a remarkable — and lucrative, and ridiculous — scheme to game the way we find music today.

AT&T Passcodes for Millions Are Reset After Leak of Customer Records

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 18:03
Nearly eight million customers and 65.4 million former account holders were affected by the data breach, the company said.

Is Garry Tan San Francisco’s ‘Twitter Menace’ or True Believer?

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 13:21
The deep pockets of the tech investor Garry Tan are valued by his allies, but his pugnacious online habits are creating plenty of enemies in the city he says he wants to save.

OpenAI Unveils Audio Tool That Recreates Human Voices

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 13:00
The start-up is sharing the technology, Voice Engine, with a small group of early testers as it tries to understand the potential dangers.

4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 12:18
Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have been proposed to protect patient data, vulnerable hospitals and medical groups.

A.I.’s Messy Moment + Listeners Respond to Jonathan Haidt + Shrimp Jesus

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 05:04
“Being a C.E.O. sucks. Elon was right. It is like looking into the abyss and chewing glass.”

Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for FTX Fraud

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 14:06
Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, faced a maximum sentence of 110 years.

How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentence Compares With Other White-Collar Cases

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 11:53
Here’s how the former crypto mogul’s 25-year sentence stacks up against the prosecutions of Michael Milken, Bernie Madoff and others.

Tesla’s Pivot to China Saved Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing.

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 06:22
Tesla and China built a symbiotic relationship, with credits, workers and parts that made Mr. Musk ultrarich. Now, his reliance on the country may give Beijing leverage.

Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Use AI to See, Hear and Speak. What Are They Like?

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 05:05
What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.

How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality for the 737 Max

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 05:02
Problems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and former employees blame its focus on making planes more quickly.

Amazon Adds $2.75 Billion to its Stake in Anthropic

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 16:33
The latest investment brings Amazon’s total stake in the San Francisco company to $4 billion.

A.I. Leaders Press Advantage With Congress as China Tensions Rise

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 12:59
Silicon Valley chiefs are swarming the Capitol to try to sway lawmakers on the dangers of falling behind in the artificial intelligence race.

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 05:00
The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.

TikTok Bill Would Complicate ByteDance Investments if Passed

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 11:27
Major U.S. investment firms such as General Atlantic, Susquehanna and Sequoia Capital own stakes in ByteDance, the parent of TikTok. Their investments are increasingly under fire.

DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 00:36
A new Florida law also requires apps like TikTok and Snapchat to obtain a parent’s consent before giving accounts to 14- and 15-year-olds.

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