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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.

Instagram’s Uneasy Rise as a News Site

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 05:02
In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.”

Nvidia Earnings Show Soaring Profit and Revenue Amid AI Boom

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:13
The A.I. chip maker’s revenue more than tripled, and profits rose ninefold. It also projected that its revenue would more than triple again.

Let Tesla Expand? Germans Vote No.

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 11:37
A local town’s vote against the U.S. automaker’s proposed expansion is nonbinding, but citizens expect it to be honored.

China’s Rush to Dominate A.I. Comes With a Twist: It Depends on U.S. Technology

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 11:21
China’s tech firms were caught off guard by breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence. Beijing’s regulations and a sagging economy aren’t helping.

Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Are Breaking Up With China

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 10:44
Under intensifying scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, top firms have pulled back from investing in Chinese start-ups.

Google Is Giving Away Some of the A.I. That Powers Chatbots

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 08:00
Like Meta, the company opened access to its technology to outside programmers, but kept its most powerful system under wraps.

Volkswagen Sees Electric Vehicles as a Way to Grow in the U.S.

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 16:15
It and other foreign automakers are trying to exploit upheaval caused by new technology to gain market share from their dominant rivals.

Volkswagen Sees Electric Vehicles as a Way to Grow in the U.S.

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 16:15
It and other foreign automakers are trying to exploit upheaval caused by new technology to gain market share from their dominant rivals.

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