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A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 05:02
A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.

Move Fast, but Obey the Rules: China’s Vision for Dominating A.I.

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 02:30
Beijing wants to lead the world in developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, but it also wants companies to adhere to an increasingly complex set of rules.

Energy Bills Have Soared Recently. How Can States Bring Costs Down?

Sat, 01/31/2026 - 05:00
Energy experts said that governors and legislatures have tools to keep electricity prices from rising further, and might even be able to lower them.

Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Company Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism to Focus on the Moon

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 18:47
The New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, which brought 92 people on trips to the edge of space, will cease flying for at least two years as the company prioritizes NASA contracts.

Tesla’s Model S, Soon to Be History, Changed the Auto Industry

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 10:52
The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.

Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 07:00
In Minneapolis, it has become a battle of phone versus phone.

The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 05:03
Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.

Apple Reports Record iPhone Sales Amid Holiday Bump

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 16:59
New phone designs, coupled with robust holiday spending, continued to lift iPhone sales in the quarter and drove the company to record profits.

OpenAI in Talks to Raise as Much as $100 Billion

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 15:53
OpenAI’s discussions with Microsoft, Nvidia, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and others could value it at $750 billion or more.

How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 11:13
A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar.

Amazon and Google Eat Into Nvidia’s A.I. Chip Supremacy

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 11:12
The rivals made billions of dollars in the business over the past year, showing other companies that Nvidia isn’t the only game in town.

Meta Forecasts Spending of at Least $115 Billion This Year

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 17:12
That would be a major jump from the $72 billion that the Silicon Valley tech giant shelled out last year, as it aims to compete in the artificial intelligence race.

Microsoft Continues to Spend Big on A.I. While Profit Jumps 60 Percent

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 17:08
The company said on Wednesday that revenue in the most recent quarter was $81.3 billion, but its share price dropped more than 5 percent in after-hours trading.

Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 16:08
The electric vehicle maker’s shares are near record highs as Wall Street focuses on the company’s plans for robots and self-driving cars.

With AlphaGenome, Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Blueprint

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 11:00
AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery.

Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 06:19
The e-commerce giant has been cutting costs while pouring resources into building data centers to compete in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.

How Computer Warfare Is Becoming Part of the Pentagon’s Arsenal

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 14:10
The military tested a new approach in Venezuela and during strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 11:29
Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.

Meta Campaigns to Change Opinions on Data Centers

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 11:29
The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in state capitals and Washington, with the message that data centers create jobs.

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 11:19
The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.

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