This could be a pivotal year in shaping what role artificial intelligence plays in American schools. Some families want Mayor Mamdani to hit the brakes.
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.
Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, but users must opt in to get them.
Actions by the president and the Pentagon appeared to drive a wedge between Washington and the tech industry, whose leaders and workers spoke out for the start-up.
The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.
The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers.
If Paramount can close its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Larry and David Ellison will influence nearly every corner of news, entertainment and tech.
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional.
Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late.
More than 100 Google A.I. employees sent a letter to Jeff Dean, a chief scientist, opposing Gemini’s use for U.S. surveillance and some autonomous weapons.
About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.
The Pentagon has imposed a Friday deadline over a demand that Anthropic provide unfettered access to its A.I. system without safeguards for military operations.
The plaintiff, a 20-year-old identified only as K.G.M., took the stand to testify against Meta and Instagram in a bellwether case over tech addiction.
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.
People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.
The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos targeting children. Our video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains why experts say that these videos could affect their cognitive development, and how parents can identify this type of content.
Many in Ukraine assume that the alerts are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the pressure-packed job.
Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information, lack plot structure and can be cognitively overwhelming — all of which could affect young children’s development.
As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
The requests followed Times reporting that the Department of Homeland Security had sent Meta and other companies subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on ICE.
Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years ago, it was just $4.4 billion.
A lo largo de más de 20 años, el financista desarrolló vínculos con ejecutivos de primer nivel, quedando al tanto de discusiones internas sobre liderazgo y decisiones empresariales sensibles.
The future of the field is still up for grabs.
Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online. We ran more than 1,000 tests and found several strengths and plenty of weaknesses.
Si China invade Taiwán e interrumpe sus exportaciones de chips a las empresas estadounidenses, la industria tecnológica de Estados Unidos, y la economía mundial, quedarían paralizadas.
The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles.
Online disinformation proliferated rapidly after the Mexican military killed the country’s top cartel leader, fueling fear and chaos among residents and tourists alike. Mexican officials say some A.I.-generated images and fake news reports may have been linked to criminal actors.
Can A.I. be useful while still allowing us to use our minds creatively? On this week’s episode of “The Ezra Klein Show,” the Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark shares his perspective.
What does it mean that A.I. systems like Claude seem, like many humans, to dislike violence and love cute animals? Ezra asks the Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark this week on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.
For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to succession discussions and other business.
A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teens think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.”
News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet.
A technical partnership embraces SambaNova Systems, which Intel’s chief, Lip-Bu Tan, helps lead as an investor and chairman.
If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.
The San Francisco start-up claimed that DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax used approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to train their own chatbots.
Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world’s largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on the platform.
The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.
An autonomous OpenClaw chatbot seeks revenge.
Artificial intelligence companies are urging teachers to prepare students for an “A.I.-driven future.” What that means varies from school to school.
Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast fashion.
Teachers say they want to equip high school students to drive artificial intelligence, rather than be mere passengers steered by chatbots.
Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.
Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public’s underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence. Will that burst the bubble?
Tech workers are increasingly worried that the artificial intelligence they are building will replace them. But some are optimistic that it is just one more tool to work with.
New A.I. sites could drive up your power bill. We look at possible solutions.
The state’s attorney general said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday that the company declined to use tools that recognize the material stored on iCloud.
Estamos entrando en un nuevo renacimiento del desarrollo de software. Todos deberíamos estar entusiasmados, a pesar de las incertidumbres que nos esperan.
The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The conflict has its roots in the foundational plan for Anthropic.
How artificial intelligence will be used in future battlefields is an issue that has turned increasingly political and may put Anthropic in a bind.
How Bell Labs shaped cellphones, satellites, video calls and A.I. technology.
The $1.2 billion deal comes as eBay looks to expand its appeal among younger users.
True crime obsessives, internet theorizers and livestreamers are complicating the investigation of the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
Meta’s chief executive said users spent a lot of time on Instagram because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury.
We interviewed our bot about what it learned on Moltbook, the A.I.-only social network.
Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.
Whether by app or old-school antennas, budget-friendly options abound.
The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.
Con las gafas inteligentes de Meta, empleados y comensales pueden aparecer en redes sociales sin haber dado su consentimiento.
Companies are realizing they can no longer simply promote themselves to potential customers. They have to win over the robots, too.
Billboards that wouldn’t make sense to people outside the tech industry have become common in the Bay Area. One company took the microtargeting game to another level.
How did our relationship to our phones become so antagonistic?
The recent detention of a visiting research scientist has renewed attention on a confusing exit ramp in Buffalo that sends drivers across the border.
The social media site was the subject of user complaints early Monday.
GLP1-s have exploded in popularity, and the body positivity movement is at a crossroads. What does loving yourself at any size mean now that weight loss is back in fashion — and becoming more accessible than ever? Can you still be body positive while wanting to lose weight? The former body positivity influencer Gabriella Lascano argues that the movement has lost its way and taken an extreme turn in recent years. But she says there’s a middle ground that still champions self-love and bodily autonomy while redefining them, too.
Future Olympic prospects are testing a device that can give them corrective advice in real time as they hurtle into the air.
The DHS is flooding social media companies with administrative subpoenas to identify accounts that are protesting ICE. Social media companies have pushed back but are largely complying. Our tech reporter, Sheera Frenkel, explains.
A researcher, professor and federal policy adviser, he guided students who went on to do groundbreaking work in connecting the world online.
A.I. translation has become a huge industry, but how accurate is it? Our tech reporter, Kashmir Hill, explores its successes and failures through a couple who relies on of A.I. translation to communicate.
Every great innovation has led to fears of mass unemployment.
A new feature on the Partiful app invites users to secretly identify a fellow partygoer as a crush. But do in-person gatherings really need help from Big Tech to facilitate a connection?
He speaks English. She speaks Mandarin. The secret to their happy marriage: Microsoft Translator.
Tengo profundas reservas sobre la estrategia de OpenAI para los anuncios en ChatGPT.
More than a decade into Beijing’s push for self sufficiency, Chinese firms are producing fewer, lower-performing chips than their foreign competitors.
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
Andrew Ferguson of the F.T.C. said in a letter to Apple that it might be violating consumer protection law by stifling conservative speech in its news aggregation service.
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.
What happens when the people building a new technology don’t want to use it?
The suspect in the British Columbia shooting had long been posting about mental health problems, substance abuse and a fascination with weapons and online violence.
The artificial intelligence start-up raised another $30 billion, and its valuation more than doubled since its last funding round in September.
Human intelligence — the thing we as educators are duty bound to defend and advance — is under attack.
A Times correspondent talks about life in China as it outpaces the United States in developing clean energy technology, self-driving cars and other innovations.
In a series of landmark trials, plaintiffs are alleging that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products. Our technology reporter Cecilia Kang describes what’s at stake for tech giants and social media users.
Her departure comes after months of mounting tension over her division’s work to determine whether companies violated antitrust laws.
Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.
The actor, who died on Wednesday, was most famous for “Dawson’s Creek,” but as he got older, he let fans into his real life as a father of six.
Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.
The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars. The clock is ticking.
Ads on ChatGPT aren’t a bad idea. But they have to be done the right way.
Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and dozens of interviews show.
In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.
The throttling of the communication app, used by more than 100 million Russians, endangers what remains of the country’s free internet.
The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury.
Lisa Gelobter, whose work helped shape the modern web, was also on the launch team at Hulu.
The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questions about what’s at stake. The answer: the future of the internet and its lifeblood, digital advertising.
Opening statements began in a trial claiming social media companies design addictive products that cause personal injury.
His departure came days after the company cut 30 percent of the staff. He will be replaced in the interim by Jeff D’Onofrio, the chief financial officer, the company said.
The billionaire’s decision to merge his A.I. start-up with his rocket company will test investors’ interest in giant combinations of unalike businesses.
What does Amazon’s top choice product designation really mean? The authors Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu describe how the ranking is not based on quality but on the extraction of our attention and money.
Slop, rage bait, brain rot. The authors Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain how today’s internet keeps us hooked and makes us angry, and what we can do about it.
People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.
More than 800 employees delivered a petition to management, condemning the Trump administration’s use of Google technology in immigration enforcement.
Technology stocks and Bitcoin are showing signs of a rebound after a disastrous week. But investors remain on edge about whether more pain is in store.
European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.
The prospect of disruptions from artificial intelligence has hung over the economy for years. But this week advances in software tools precipitated a sell-off on Wall Street.
Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain why the internet failed to live up to its early promise.
The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.
The heart devices do not track location, nor do they transmit across large distances.
The company reported a strong holiday quarter on Thursday. But its spending, like that at other big technology companies, is starting to make investors nervous.
The price of Bitcoin is now lower than when President Trump was elected in 2024, raising concerns of a new “crypto winter” in the industry.
The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.
Profits jumped 30 percent to $34.5 billion last quarter, and the tech giant is increasing its capital spending this year to as much as $185 billion.
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The attempted “Great Meme Reset” reveals how inescapable the incoherent internet has become.
Three economists debate the effects that artificial intelligence is having on the job market.
On The Times’s Visual Investigations team, Christiaan Triebert combines social media sleuthing and traditional reporting to piece together complex stories.
Crossplay, the first of its kind from The Times, pits puzzlers against each other on a shared board.
Moltbook, habitado solo por bots, se ha vuelto un fenómeno en Silicon Valley y un reflejo de las expectativas y miedos sobre el avance de la inteligencia artificial.
A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in Florida.
“A Reddit for A.I.” social media platform has taken the internet by storm. But we’re not having the right conversations about it.
Technological advances and an erosion of trust have transformed the way news unfolds online, distorting shared reality.
A little teasing has helped Danes manage their anger and anxiety over American threats to take a part of their territory. A Trump pincushion, anyone?
The self-driving car company, an arm of Google’s parent company, is rapidly expanding its service beyond a handful of cities.
El acuerdo entremezcla aún más las empresas de Musk y crea la empresa privada con mayor valoración del planeta.
The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.
In a shaky job market, Silicon Valley workers feel they lack the leverage needed to make their political views known.
A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.
Experts share their thoughts on the future of A.I. and how it will reshape society in the coming years.
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.
This is a presidency that is, by any measure, failing.
Strava logs all your fitness achievements — and then some.
Asking students to drill down on their schoolwork amid an array of digital distractions is inimical to learning.
The streaming platform unveiled its plan in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee.
The chief executive of Carvana, which sells used cars online, said President Trump’s tariffs could help his company by increasing demand for its vehicles.
The internet giant told employees on Monday that it expected them to return to the office full-time in January.
N.I.H. officials suggested federal record keepers helped them hide emails. If so, “that’s really damaging to trust in all of government,” one expert said.
Los expertos ofrecen consejos para reconocer las afirmaciones médicas falsas en internet y combatirlas en tus círculos cercanos, sin pelear con nadie.
Experts offer tips for combating false medical claims in your own circles.
A 24-year-old’s sudden death devastated his family — and caught the attention of the movement of vaccine opponents.
The company is requiring many employees to use an app that tracks their in-person attendance.
As it prepares to go public next week, Instacart shows that one secret to making money as a gig economy company is to become an advertising company.