The devices will be remotely wiped “to simplify processes and to reduce burden” of terminating thousands of federal workers before the agency is closed.
Aparentemente, añadir palabras a un chatbot puede costar decenas de millones de dólares. Pero algunos temen que el precio de no decir por favor o gracias podría ser mayor.
Israel developed new artificial intelligence tools to gain an advantage in the war. The technologies have sometimes led to fatal consequences.
Google’s parent company, which is battling the government to stay intact after losing two antitrust cases, also said quarterly profit rose 46 percent.
Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.
Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
Plus, how to actually fall asleep.
How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime.
Experts tell the stories of entrepreneurs and executives who have inched closer and closer to their governments.
Videos on the social media app, filmed at factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury goods directly, as tariffs drive up prices. Americans are receptive.
Jason Citron was a co-founder of the company, which is said to be working toward an initial public offering at some point this year.
The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.
From photo timers to music identifiers, here are a few new iPhone and Android tools to make your life easier.
The European Commission said the Silicon Valley companies violated the Digital Markets Act, a law meant to crimp the power of the largest tech firms.
In the landmark antitrust case, tech executives have harked back to a Silicon Valley age when social apps like Facebook, Path, Orkut and Google Plus boomed.
Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum long cheered the developments around it. Now, it’s taking a more nuanced approach.
Kevin Systrom said during testimony in a landmark antitrust trial that he believed Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, viewed Instagram as a threat.
The deal, with the private equity firm Thoma Bravo, will help the struggling aerospace manufacturer pay down debt and streamline its operations.
We explain why the government is trying to break up companies like Meta and Google.
Retail executives huddled with the president amid fears that tariffs could result in higher prices.
The suit is an indication that the commission’s close scrutiny of the tech industry will continue in the Trump administration.
The Justice Department said the best way to address the company’s monopoly in internet search was to force it to sell Chrome, among other measures.
Hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing pages such as Canada Proud is thriving on Facebook as the election nears.
On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s online search monopoly. The outcome could alter Google and Silicon Valley.
The long-running tech drama always felt as if it took place in a dystopian near future. How much of that future has come to pass?
Everything is under threat. What you care about can make it to the other side.
New restrictions on semiconductor exports to China are scrambling sales and fueling concerns that the Chinese tech giant will become a chip-making powerhouse.
The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said.
Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust.
El ecosistema de comercio electrónico de China ilustra cómo los aranceles de Trump solo refuerzan las industrias de ese país.
Aunque suban los precios de los celulares, tenemos muchas opciones más baratas, como comprar el modelo de teléfono del año pasado en lugar del último y mejor.
In her second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial over Meta’s power, Ms. Sandberg, the former chief operating officer, also said the company faced plenty of competition from TikTok.
Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act “by willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the online technology ad industry, the court said.
It was the second time in a year that a U.S. court found that the company had acted illegally to remain dominant.
The Fed chair signaled the central bank will stand pat on borrowing costs despite President Trump’s trade fight. Investors and the president aren’t happy.
These estimates, drawn from the location data of three billion Facebook users, provide a view of human migration in extraordinary detail.
The company also introduced a new tool that helps computer programmers use chatbots when writing code.
China’s success in artificial intelligence has the Trump administration and lawmakers weighing rules and investigations to slow Beijing’s progress in the industry.
The former chief operating officer took the stand in a landmark antitrust trial accusing Meta of quashing competition through acquisitions.
An Illinois couple who sell party supplies on Amazon have been frantically trying to understand and adapt to new costs caused by President Trump’s tariffs.
We waited too long to make laws around social media. A.I. has similar problems.
China’s e-commerce ecosystem illustrates how Trump’s tariffs only strengthen that country’s hand.
The restrictions are the first major limits the Trump administration has put on semiconductor sales outside the United States, toughening rules created by the Biden administration.
Las nuevas restricciones de China a la exportación de estos metales podrían repercutir en la producción de todo tipo de productos, desde luces LED hasta aviones de combate.
Moose fans are following the weekslong moose migration, which airs live on the national broadcaster. “This is reality TV at its finest,” a moderator of a zealous Facebook group said.
Starting in January, members of the airline’s AAdvantage loyalty program will have free access to wireless internet on 90 percent of its fleet, the company said.
The Meta chief executive testified in a landmark antitrust trial that it was business as usual when he bought rival apps. He denied he was trying to snuff out competitors.
The Internal Revenue Service issued a memo last month that said victims of certain impersonation and investment schemes might be eligible for a tax break.
For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.
For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.
Even if gadget prices surge, we have plenty of cheaper options, like buying last year’s phone model instead of the latest and greatest.
Geo Group, una compañía de prisiones que fabrica herramientas digitales de rastreo, se convierte en uno de los grandes ganadores empresariales del gobierno a medida que su tecnología se utiliza cada vez más en las deportaciones.
China’s new restrictions on exports of the metals could have an impact on the production of everything from LED lights to fighter jets.
People who once found right-wing ideas scintillating are having second thoughts as they watch Trump put those ideas into practice.
Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress more times than any other tech leader. He will testify again soon — as a witness in a federal antitrust trial. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for The New York Times, recalls some of Zuckerberg’s pa...
Tell us how location sharing has affected your relationship, and you might hear yourself in an episode of the Modern Love podcast.
Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on unknowable alternate versions of Silicon Valley history.
Mr. Zuckerberg went to court on Monday in a trial focused on his social media company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The case could reshape Meta’s business.
Meta’s chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial that started Monday could be more grueling, experts said.
Eric Slesinger made a career shift from the spy agency to venture capital, championing military start-ups as Europe beefed up its defenses amid an uncertain relationship with the United States.
Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.
The Trump administration is continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s what to know.
On Monday, Meta will face off against the federal government in a landmark antitrust trial over claims that it illegally quashed competition by buying Instagram and WhatsApp.
Products including smartphones and computers appeared to be getting a reprieve from at least some of the levies on China, which had been expected to take a big toll on tech companies like Apple.
A long list of electronic products got a reprieve for now from at least some of the levies on China, which had been expected to take a toll on tech giants like Apple.
Many Americans have purchased foreign-made products out of fears that companies could start to raise prices soon.
Federal lawmakers who benefited from crypto largess in the 2024 election are speedily advancing the industry’s agenda.
Incluso antes de la amenaza de los aranceles del presidente Trump, había dudas sobre la capacidad de la empresa para hacer realidad nuevas ideas.
Even before the threat of President Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.
The Trump administration has started purging the government’s digital memory. Democracies die without proper archiving and public records.
A set of popular apps helped China’s ByteDance develop a key component of advanced artificial intelligence: information on how a billion people use the internet.
The company moved most of its manufacturing to Vietnam from China to avoid tariffs. But the unpredictability of President Trump’s plans has thrown Nintendo for a loop.
With tariffs threatening to drive up the costs of most things, the new entry-level phones from Apple and Google present a timely opportunity to save some bucks.
In a legal filing, OpenAI asked a federal court to hold Mr. Musk responsible for any damage he has caused the firm, in the latest sign of their bitter feud.
The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
The recordings, along with works by Tracy Chapman, Elton John and the rock band Chicago, are among the 25 selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
Jo Ellis, a National Guard pilot, is suing an influencer who falsely identified her as the captain of a helicopter that collided with a passenger plane in January.
On her first visit to Morocco’s largest city, a visitor swears off her phone, the internet and even printed guides. Her aim? To get lost, learn as she goes, and reclaim the serendipity of travel.
In over a dozen books, he explored the failures of journalism and the internet, blaming capitalism and calling for the nationalization of Facebook and Google.
With inauguration donations and Mar-a-Lago visits, leaders of the biggest tech companies sought favor with the president in an attempt to steer regulation and tariffs, to little avail.
Los dispositivos minimalistas como el nuevo Light Phone III, un teléfono inteligente que no hace casi nada, llevan la promesa de ayudarnos a enfocarnos. Los costos son grandes.
The future of the popular video app is now at the center of a geopolitical tussle between Washington and Beijing.
The Silicon Valley giant had ordered employees to stay silent on the landmark case before reaching a settlement with a workers’ union over the issue.
The social media platform has experienced a return in advertisers and new exposure as an official source of government news.
Esta cuestionable medida de la inteligencia se está utilizando libremente en el discurso para justificar el poder de Silicon Valley y crear un nuevo sistema de clasificación humana.
Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, promise to help us focus. The trade-offs are big.
The questionable measure of intelligence has now been uncoupled from any test and loosed into the discourse to justify Silicon Valley’s power.
As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and historians said.
These businesses, including e-commerce platforms and payment processors, are pulling back on public offering plans and bracing for pain.
The app was facing a Saturday deadline to change its ownership or face a ban in the United States.
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, would not seem to be in the line of fire from tariffs. But President Trump’s trade actions are hitting even social networking businesses.
The two have long been divided on whether speech can be restricted, and when. Under the Trump administration, the gap is widening.
Dozens of companies are building robots that look like humans. One of them is training a machine to be a butler and will soon test them in homes.
European regulators are considering fining X and making demands for product changes, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.
The video app is barreling toward a Saturday deadline to change its ownership under federal law or face a ban in the United States.
The A.I. prediction world is torn between optimism and gloom. A report released on Thursday decidedly lands on the side of gloom.
The Meta chief, who was at the White House on Wednesday, has discussed the case with the president and his aides. A trial is set to start in less than two weeks.
After finally achieving profitability, the streaming platform wants to be a healthy alternative to “doom scrolling.”
The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter.
Service sectors make up the vast bulk of the American economy, which gives trading partners some clout in trade negotiations.
The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the spotlight through — of all things — TikTok.
A longtime visitor returns to the post-pandemic city, finding it as varied and sophisticated as ever, and newly powered by digital commerce, with challenges for travelers.
They are expected to convene on Wednesday to discuss a potential sale of the app, which faces a Saturday deadline to change its ownership structure.
The start-up’s valuation, which has nearly doubled in six months, shows continued enthusiasm for A.I. among investors.
A.I. “deadbots” and avatars are ushering in a new era of techno-spiritualism.
Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
The chairman, Brendan Carr, sent a letter to the company accusing it of violating equal employment opportunity regulations.
The deal combined two of Mr. Musk’s companies, which have been on different trajectories. The transaction valued xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, the billionaire said.
The Swedish retailer H&M said it was exploring the use of artificial intelligence in producing “digital twins” of models.
The start-up, which provides the processing power to help develop A.I. systems, faces questions about its debt and the overall economy.
Since 2021, the ruling military junta has severely restricted the internet and cut access to social media, digitally isolating the country.
The game’s most devoted solvers have unlocked creativity and complexity in the classic logic game.
We underestimate the manosphere at our peril.
The company, which originally expected its shares to be priced between $47 and $55, will ask for $40 a share in a sign of stock market uncertainty.
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, who were fired from the agency this month, accused President Trump in a lawsuit of executive overreach.
A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.
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.
The Democratic presidential challenger continues to espouse extreme ideas, but has dialed that messaging back in large public forums.
The candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination uses logical leaps and rhetorical devices to create false or misleading messages.
A late-summer rise in Covid-19 infections is bringing with it a wave of conspiracy theories.
Heavy reliance on online remote learning during the pandemic drew attention away from more equitable ways of teaching children at home, a UNESCO report says.
La operación de influencia comenzó al menos hace cuatro años y, según la empresa, abarcó miles de cuentas en Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X, Substack y sitios web chinos.
The campaign began at least four years ago and spanned thousands of accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Substack and Chinese websites, Meta said.
Two weeks after employees filed to organize, the company told some they had to change cities or would lose their jobs. It said the plan had long been in the works.
The iPhone maker’s recent quarter benefited from strong sales in its App Store and other services businesses.
After years of steady growth, many technology companies are laying off workers and giving up millions of square feet of office space in the city.
Overall iPhone sales were up, and revenue for the company’s services business set a record.
A day after nearly 1,100 people were laid off, the struggling company told its remaining workers to prepare for a series of changes.
The rule on price disclosure was written before widespread use of the internet. Regulators are considering an update.
They got lost in this weird moment, where the world is caught between crisis and normalcy, nostalgic for house parties — and Houseparty, too.
The analyst Dan Wang takes stock of how the country’s growth trajectory has changed.
As tech companies cut costs and move to remote work, their left-behind office furniture has become part of a booming trade.
With loosened rules around remote prescriptions, a psychedelic-like drug has become a popular treatment for mental health conditions. But a boom in at-home use has outpaced evidence of safety.
As the companies have shed jobs recently, many teams assigned to combat false and misleading information have taken a hit.
The chief executive, under pressure from activist investors, seeks to do well and do good — but his options are narrowing.
The outcome of a case in federal court could help decide whether the First Amendment is a barrier to virtually any government efforts to stifle disinformation.
California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.
Also, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket.
The drumbeat of layoffs in Silicon Valley is partly a result of how the pandemic upended the economy.
More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical advice.