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At Check-In, Your Face Is Increasingly Your ID

Wed, 01/21/2026 - 10:47
Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns.

Snap Settles Lawsuit on Social Media Addiction, Avoiding a Landmark Trial

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 16:26
The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.

F.T.C. Appeals Loss in Meta Antitrust Case

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 16:20
The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.

Thing-Like Robotic Hand Makes Life Resemble ‘The Addams Family’

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:00
The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely.

An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 07:00
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.

Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 11:50
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.

The Rise of Prediction Markets

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 05:01
Billions of dollars are trading hands on sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes.

AI Attack Ad in Texas Senate Race Shows John Cornyn Dancing With Jasmine Crockett

Fri, 01/16/2026 - 19:29
A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate.

OpenAI Starts Testing Ads in ChatGPT

Fri, 01/16/2026 - 15:09
The company said on Friday that it would start serving ads in the free version of its chatbot over the next several weeks.

Trump and States Aim to Stop A.I. From Inflating Energy Bills

Fri, 01/16/2026 - 14:54
Demand from centers that power artificial intelligence has driven up electricity bills, frustrating consumers.

Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Vibecoded + An Update on the Forkiverse

Fri, 01/16/2026 - 07:00
“If we can’t win on social media, then we definitely can’t win on A.I.,” says Haidt.

Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout

Fri, 01/16/2026 - 00:00
The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images.

How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 17:25
Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.

State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 15:20
Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.

Coinbase, the Biggest U.S. Crypto Company, Asserts Its Power in Washington

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 11:04
The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his concerns, a sign of the company’s clout.

Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 08:47
Bowing to pressure, the company said it would restrict X users from generating explicit images of real people in jurisdictions where such content is illegal.

A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 05:02
Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.

Trump Imposes Limited Tariffs on Foreign Semiconductors

Wed, 01/14/2026 - 18:41
The tariffs will allow President Trump to take a cut of Nvidia’s chip sales to China while putting off a decision about imposing higher taxes on the chip industry.

OpenAI Teams Up With Cerebras in Chip Maker Deal

Wed, 01/14/2026 - 17:25
The agreement with the start-up Cerebras is the latest in a series intended to expand the A.I. company’s computing power.

California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok

Wed, 01/14/2026 - 14:28
The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law.

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