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California Governor Gavin Newsom Issues A.I. Safety Executive Order

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 13:27
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state to develop recommendations on safety measures, including requiring companies to build a “kill switch,” amid mounting concerns.

Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 10:23
Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.

Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 10:20
The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation.

A.I. Safety Goes Mainstream + a ‘Hard Fork’ Exit AMA

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 07:00
“It has been one of the fastest, most sudden shifts I’ve experienced.”

As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 05:00
“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.

Inside Microsoft and OpenAI, Worry About Damaging the Publishing Industry

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 19:16
Newly unsealed court documents show Microsoft employees discussing whether OpenAI was involved in the “largest theft of labor in human history.”

4 Strategies to Battle ‘Techflation’

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 10:27
With phone and computer prices soaring, it helps to know the true cost of owning electronics so you can bring those numbers down.

On ‘Cupertino,’ Robert and Michelle King Go Online

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 05:02
The prolific producers target tech bigwigs in their newest show. “They’re really the stupidest and dumbest people,” Robert King said.

How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 05:00
The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.

OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 20:12
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.

Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:50
The measures, which fall short of a breakup demanded by the government, effectively ensure that the tech titan’s business will continue largely unscathed.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 16:54
Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”

Cat Frazier, Whose Retro GIFs Celebrated a Weirder Internet, Dies at 35

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 05:03
She found a future in the internet’s past with a Tumblr blog of animated texts, a revolt against the clean minimalism of contemporary design aesthetics.

How to Use AI to Plan a Trip: Better Prompts for Travel Recommendations

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 05:02
Generic questions get generic answers, experts say, so to avoid mediocre recommendations, you’ll need to write smarter prompts. Follow these tips.

Age Limits for Social Media Outlined by European Union

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 04:20
A proposed law would bar children under 13 from using social media across the 27-nation bloc.

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown

Tue, 09/15/2026 - 20:19
On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.

Google’s Simulated Fruit Fly Brain Did Not Write This Article

Tue, 09/15/2026 - 18:00
But models of the insect’s nervous system have been trained to solve a Rubik’s Cube, play video games and even parallel park a car.

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I.

Tue, 09/15/2026 - 16:35
At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.

Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

Tue, 09/15/2026 - 15:12
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.

Two Chinese Firms Used Binance to Launder Iranian Oil Money, US Says

Tue, 09/15/2026 - 12:12
Federal prosecutors said proceeds from the sale of Iranian oil flowed through Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, to finance terrorism.

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