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SAN FRANCISCO

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 05:02
The giant chipmaker has transformed its annual developer conference from an academic event into a who’s who gathering for the future of artificial intelligence.

The One Place on Social Media That Still Feels Human

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 05:00
You could call Facebook Marketplace a digital thrift shop. But that underplays how unique and bizarre the platform is.

How CoreWeave Went From Crypto Mining to Wall Street’s A.I. Bellwether

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 05:00
CoreWeave, which provides computing power for A.I., was founded by three Bitcoin enthusiasts. The company is now set to make the first prominent A.I. initial public offering.

Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 22:23
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.

Digital Therapists Get Stressed Too, Study Finds

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 09:00
Chatbots should be built with enough resilience to deal with difficult emotional situations, researchers said.

Telegram’s Pavel Durov, Charged With Range of Crimes, Is Allowed to Leave France

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 08:37
Pavel Durov said that the investigation into illicit activity on the messaging app he runs is ongoing, but that he had returned home to Dubai.

Can Trump and Musk Convince More Conservatives to Buy Teslas?

Sun, 03/16/2025 - 05:01
President Trump rallied support for Elon Musk’s car company, but there may not be enough conservatives willing to buy electric cars to make up for the Democrats who now shun Teslas.

Elon Musk Shared, Then Deleted X Post Absolving Hitler, Stalin and Mao of Genocide

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 18:44
The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.

Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 16:27
Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful candidate for office. He was convicted of aiding copyright infringement in 2009.

Overlooked No More: Beulah Henry, Inventor With an Endless Imagination

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 14:46
She was so prolific — reimagining things as varied as toys, typewriters, umbrellas and ice-cream makers — that she earned the nickname Lady Edison.

Apple’s Siri-ous Problem + How Starlink Took Over the World + Is A.I. Making Us Dumb?

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 07:00
In the A.I. era, does Apple need to get comfortable shipping less polished products?

Why I’m Feeling the A.G.I.

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 05:00
Three arguments for taking progress toward artificial general intelligence, or A.G.I., more seriously — whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist.

Mercedes’s Most Affordable Sedan Will Be Electric

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 14:17
The German luxury carmaker said its latest compact sedan solved problems that had kept people from buying electric vehicles.

How Generative A.I. Complements the MAGA Style

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 05:02
Online Trump supporters have embraced a unique form of irony that is hard to parse — and easy to deploy with new technologies.

Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 04:21
Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.

Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 21:37
An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.

Intel Names Lip-Bu Tan as New CEO Amid Turnaround Efforts

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 18:30
The semiconductor pioneer has appointed Lip-Bu Tan, a well-known tech investor and executive, as its new leader.

How to Spend Less Time on Social Media (or Leave It Altogether)

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 09:00
If you’re feeling overwhelmed but don’t quite have the willpower to curb your online habit, your phone can help you manage your time online.

Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic

Tue, 03/11/2025 - 16:03
The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The New York Times.

Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024

Tue, 03/11/2025 - 00:01
The added capacity for the year was the most from any single source in more than two decades.

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