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Meta Faces EU Investigation Over Election Disinformation

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 07:00
The inquiry is intended to pressure the tech giant to more aggressively police Facebook and Instagram ahead of the European Union’s closely watched elections in June.

From Baby Talk to Baby A.I.

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 03:00
Could a better understanding of how infants acquire language help us build smarter A.I. models?

Binance’s Founder Plans a Comeback Even as He Faces Prison Time

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 00:00
Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act.

A.I. Start-Ups Face a Rough Financial Reality Check

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 00:01
The table stakes for small companies to compete with the likes of Microsoft and Google are in the billions of dollars. And even that may not be enough.

Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 00:01
Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft.

Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 00:01
Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft.

In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 05:05
The spending that the industry’s giants expect artificial intelligence to require is starting to come into focus — and it is jarringly large.

U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 16:03
The National Highway Safety Administration also released an analysis of crashes involving the system that showed at least 29 fatal accidents over five and a half years.

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:43
The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

TikTok on the Clock, Tesla’s Flop Era and How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 05:04
“A clock is ticking on one of America’s most famous apps.”

Deepfake of Baltimore Principal Leads to Arrest of School Employee

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 21:09
A high school athletic director in the Baltimore area was arrested after he used A.I., the police said, to make a racist and antisemitic audio clip.

How to Claim Your Part of a $5.6 Million Ring Settlement

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 19:20
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments to customers who had certain Ring home security cameras and accounts during a particular time period, the agency said.

F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 17:09
Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.

Alphabet’s Revenue Jumps 15% to $80.5 Billion

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 16:45
Google’s parent company topped revenue and profit estimates and said that it would offer a stock dividend for the first time.

Microsoft Reports Rising Revenues as A.I. Investments Bear Fruit

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 16:31
The tech giant’s quarterly results included strong growth in cloud computing, fueled by its services in generative artificial intelligence.

Honda Commits to E.V.s With Big Investment in Canada

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 15:12
The Japanese automaker, which has been slow to sell electric vehicles, said it would invest $11 billion to make batteries and cars in Ontario.

Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 13:57
REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down in 2019.

There Is No TikTok in China, Only Douyin. Here’s What It Is.

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 09:05
ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay.

TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:57
For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

How Pastor Chad Nedohin Helped Turn Trump Media Into a Meme Stock

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 05:05
Chad Nedohin, a part-time pastor, is among the fans of Donald J. Trump who helped turn Trump Media into a meme stock with volatile prices.

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