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Wed, 09/02/2026 - 05:03
In times of natural disasters and other dangers, special features tucked away on your iPhone or Android device could help make a difference.
Tue, 09/01/2026 - 22:47
Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.
Tue, 09/01/2026 - 13:03
Navigation companies face a new dilemma after President Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America.
Tue, 09/01/2026 - 05:01
Big technology and management changes are greeting John Ternus, whose long-serving predecessor, Tim Cook, will stay on as executive chair.
Mon, 08/31/2026 - 16:05
Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced millions of advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims.
Sat, 08/29/2026 - 05:02
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
Sat, 08/29/2026 - 05:00
Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.
Fri, 08/28/2026 - 18:19
The outcome contradicted an earlier appeals court decision. Federal regulators said the split rulings called for resolution by the Supreme Court.
Fri, 08/28/2026 - 11:29
Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.
Fri, 08/28/2026 - 09:46
Proposals for curbing social media use among children have wide support, but critics say they are ineffective.
Fri, 08/28/2026 - 07:00
Meta negotiated an unusual provision in their landmark settlement: If TikTok and YouTube also agree to penalties and changes to their products, Meta will pay more.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 22:28
The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up “for constitutionally protected expressive activities,” a federal judge in California wrote.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 14:54
Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta’s settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company’s social media platforms had harmed teenage users.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 13:11
In an open letter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others said a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 10:26
In “The Anxious Generation,” the sociologist laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 10:04
The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic’s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 09:31
Legislatures in nearly a dozen states have voted to legalize use of the technology, which can help homeowners reduce their rising electricity costs.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 05:03
Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don’t abide by the same rules.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 05:02
A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
Thu, 08/27/2026 - 05:01
Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move.
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