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E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.

Mon, 01/27/2025 - 05:00
States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.

Elon Musk, Video Game King? Well, Maybe Not.

Sun, 01/26/2025 - 05:01
Gaming is a big part of the billionaire’s public persona. But other players are questioning whether he has the time or the skill to be as accomplished as he claims.

Trump’s Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support

Sat, 01/25/2025 - 12:26
The president’s promotion of a speculative digital coin left some crypto investors feeling blindsided, while others saw it as a gimmick that undermined the industry’s credibility.

How the New York Times Website Got Its URL

Sat, 01/25/2025 - 11:00
The Times wanted to go online in 1996 with nytimes.com. But the domain was already owned — by a Times reporter.

Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New

Sat, 01/25/2025 - 05:00
A Y2K-era phenomenon most famous for his MTV prank show and surreal brand of comedy, Green pioneered ideas that thrive today.

The Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Sat, 01/25/2025 - 05:00
Border enforcement agencies have spent billions assembling surveillance tools to track and find people. These could be critical in President Trump’s immigration agenda.

TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma

Fri, 01/24/2025 - 14:24
The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.

Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push

Fri, 01/24/2025 - 11:57
Much of the capital investment, a big jump from 2024, will fund expansion of Meta’s data centers, which provide the computing power needed by A.I. products and algorithms.

Quantum TikTok + Memecoin Mania + Chris Hayes on the Attention Wars

Fri, 01/24/2025 - 07:00
“We are starting to see how Silicon Valley wants to do business during the Trump administration.”

‘Eternal You’ and the Ethics of Using A.I. to ‘Talk’ to Dead Loved Ones

Fri, 01/24/2025 - 05:00
Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning.

Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 21:38
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

In the TikTok Show ‘Famehungry,’ All the World’s an Audience

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 16:54
“Famehungry,” a show that’s performed simultaneously for in-person and online crowds, comes to New York in the wake of the app’s brief ban in the United States.

Trump Issues Executive Order to Boost Cryptocurrency Industry

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 16:35
The order signaled that the president intends to promote an industry that faced scrutiny during the Biden administration — and that he has a personal stake in.

OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 13:00
The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.

A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 06:00
The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.

How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 05:01
The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.

Amazon Closes Operations in Quebec, Laying off 1,700 Workers

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 22:13
Unions had gained a foothold in one of the company’s warehouses in the province, though Amazon would not say if there was a connection.

How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 20:06
Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

Elon Musk Casts Doubt on Trump’s $100 Billion Stargate A.I. Announcement

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 16:33
Mr. Trump had claimed the A.I. announcement as an early trophy, taking credit for the companies’ decision to spend up to $500 billion building data centers.

South Carolina Utility Wants to Sell Unfinished Nuclear Power Site

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 15:42
The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.

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