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OpenAI Calls a ‘Code Red’ + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop

Fri, 12/05/2025 - 07:00
“For OpenAI to realize its ambitions, it is not going to be enough for them to make a model that is as good as Gemini 3. They need to be able to leapfrog it again.”

EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:57
The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.

How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable

Fri, 12/05/2025 - 05:00
An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world.

Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 15:37
Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.

Rebecca Heineman, Transgender Video Game Pioneer, Dies at 62

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 15:21
Fleeing an abusive home life, she went on to win a national Space Invaders tournament, taught herself to program and left a trail of popular games in her wake.

A.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:30
Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.

His Group Made World-Class Measurements of Atomic Elements

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 09:30
Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams at the National Institute for Standards and Technology. The fate of some experiments hangs in the air.

Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 05:04
If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?

Bitcoin’s Sky-High Prices Have Not Panned Out

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 05:02
Bitcoin has plunged more than 30 percent and Ether is down around 40 percent in recent months, as gains from President Trump’s pro-crypto policies evaporated.

Beta Will Sell Motors to Another Electric Aircraft Company

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 07:30
The deal with a company owned by Embraer gives Beta Technologies an additional source of revenue as it develops its own electric aircraft.

Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 05:00
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 05:00
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 05:00
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

Apple’s A.I. Chief, John Giannandrea, Is Retiring

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 21:15
John Giannandrea, hired from Google, is leaving after the release of a new Siri was postponed. Apple has fallen behind rivals in efforts to develop A.I. products.

College Students Choosing A.I. Majors Over Computer Science

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 10:25
At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major.

Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 05:00
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.

Hard Fork’s 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 07:00
“You can’t tell the story of 2025 without these icons.”

The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 05:00
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.

David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 16:22
He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.

Take Command of Your Powerful New Smartphone Camera

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 09:00
This year’s high-end models from Apple and Google raise the bar for mobile photography, but users should take the time to learn the settings and features.

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