NYT Technology

Instructure Strikes Deal for Hackers for Return of Canvas Data

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 01:23
Instructure, which provides Canvas software to thousands of schools and universities around the world, did not say what it had given the hackers in exchange for the stolen data.

Microsoft’s C.E.O. Intervened When OpenAI Fired Sam Altman, Musk’s Lawyer Claims

Mon, 05/11/2026 - 18:15
Elon Musk’s lawyer argued that Microsoft’s Satya Nadella played a role in getting Mr. Altman his job back at OpenAI when he was briefly fired in 2023.

Inside the Courtroom Circus With Elon Musk and Sam Altman

Mon, 05/11/2026 - 10:59
The tech leaders, with combined net worths exceeding $670 billion, have brought props to court and traded icy stares as their legal dispute reaches a denouement.

Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw

Mon, 05/11/2026 - 09:00
The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug. The attempted attack represents “a taste of what’s to come,” one expert said.

Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable

Fri, 05/08/2026 - 10:18
As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.

Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School

Fri, 05/08/2026 - 07:00
“It seems every other day I am reading a story about a massive insider trading scandal.”

The Hopelessness of ‘The Audacity’

Fri, 05/08/2026 - 05:02
In AMC’s merciless satire, the tech lords are extracting all they can from the business (and us) before everything goes to hell.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make A.I. Chips

Thu, 05/07/2026 - 11:52
The rocket company’s new semiconductor factory, called Terafab, is part of the billionaire’s increasing efforts to dominate artificial intelligence.

Five Ways A.I. Search Beats an Old-School Google Search

Thu, 05/07/2026 - 05:03
Google’s A.I. search technology is far from perfect (don’t count on it for celebrity news), but it excels at tasks like picking out groceries and detecting scams.

Anthropic’s C.E.O. Says It Could Grow by 80 Times This Year

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 21:09
The chief executive, Dario Amodei, said the rapid growth had exponentially increased the start-up’s need for more computing power.

Elon Musk’s Confidante Shivon Zilis Is Cast as His Inside Source at OpenAI

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 18:29
Shivon Zilis worked closely with Elon Musk while she was on OpenAI’s board of directors. Her ties to the world’s richest man were detailed in a landmark trial on Wednesday.

Meditating or Rebooting? A Robot Buddhist Monk Comes to Korea.

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 17:21
Gabi, the newest monk at a temple in Seoul, vowed to not overcharge as it seeks enlightenment.

American Factories Lag in Adopting A.I. This Drugmaker Is an Exception.

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:02
A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.

Elon Musk Wanted OpenAI to Go Commercial, Greg Brockman Testifies

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 17:58
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, testified in a trial pitting Mr. Musk against his company that the world’s richest man was eager to change how it operated as a nonprofit.

Apple Reaches $250 Million Settlement Over Claims It Misled People on A.I.

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 16:57
Some iPhone owners will be eligible to receive $25 to $95 over claims that the tech giant oversold its artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.

Coinbase Lays Off 14% of Employees as A.I. Changes Work

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 13:26
The largest U.S. crypto exchange said it was cutting jobs because of cryptocurrency market volatility and to “optimize” for the artificial intelligence era.

Ford Says an Affordable Electric Pickup Truck is Still Coming Next Year

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 09:00
Ford Motor has written off $20 billion in electric vehicle investments but says it is forging ahead with an electric pickup that will sell for $30,000 next year.

S.E.C. Settles Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over His Twitter Disclosures

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 18:49
The agency, which has been pulling back on lawsuits against major companies, ended a case that had accused Mr. Musk of hiding his purchases of Twitter stock. He agreed to pay $1.5 million.

Elon Musk’s Lawyers Ask OpenAI’s Brockman Why He Is Worth $30 Billion

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 17:56
The legal team implied in a federal trial that Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, was driven by greed rather than building safe A.I.

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 15:29
The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.

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