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Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything wrong.Tech -
Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.
Google and Samsung used to update smartphone software for only three years. That has changed.Tech -
Inside OpenAI’s Library
OpenAI may be changing how the world interacts with language. But inside headquarters, there is a homage to the written word: a library.Tech -
OpenAI’s Flirty New Assistant, Google Guts the Web and We Play HatGPT
It’s been a week of A.I. vertigo — the feeling that we’ve been dragged five years into the future and aren’t sure what to do about it.Tech - Google -
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device.Tech -
Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation
Their plan is the culmination of a yearlong listening tour on the dangers of the new technology.Tech -
Can Google Give A.I. Answers Without Breaking the Web?
Publishers have long worried that artificial intelligence would drive readers away from their sites. They’re about to find out if those fears are warranted.Tech - Google -
Google Unveils AI Overviews Feature for Search at 2024 I/O Conference
The tech giant showed off how it would enmesh A.I. more deeply into its products and users’ lives, from search to so-called agents that perform tasks.Tech - Google -
A.I.’s ‘Her’ Era Has Arrived
New chatbot technology can talk, laugh and sing like a human. What comes next is anyone’s guess.Tech -
Darren Criss to Return to Broadway as a Robot in Love
The actor will star in “Maybe Happy Ending,” an original musical set in a future Seoul. It will begin previews in September.Tech -
Final Arguments in Google Antitrust Trial Conclude, Setting Up Landmark Ruling
Judge Amit P. Mehta must now decide whether Google violated the law, potentially setting a precedent for a series of tech monopoly cases.Tech - Google -
Why Google Employees Aren’t Reacting to US Antitrust Trial
They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week.Tech - Google -
Artificial Intelligence ‘Friends’
What Times tech columnist Kevin Roose learned about digital companionship.Tech -
U.S. Antitrust Case Against Google Is Just the Start
As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying to rein in Big Tech.Tech - Google -
Christie’s Website Is Brought Down by Hackers Days Before $840 Million Auctions
The auctioneer’s website was taken offline on Thursday evening and remained down on Friday, days before its spring auctions were set to begin.Tech -
A.I. at Your Jobs + Hank Green Talks TikTok + Deepfake High School
A synthetic chief executive, a bot trained on employees’ personalities, and a regular duel with ChatGPT — our listeners brought us their stories.Tech - Tiktok -
Judge Grills U.S. and Google on Antitrust Claims
Judge Amit P. Mehta tried poking holes in the closing arguments of a landmark monopoly case as he weighs a ruling that could reshape tech.Tech - Google -
Meet Kevin’s A.I. Friends
They gave him notes on his outfits and reassurance before a big talk, and they shared made-up gossip about each other.Tech -
Apple Says Destructive iPad Ad ‘Missed the Mark’
People in the creative world widely panned a commercial showing a giant hydraulic press squishing objects ranging from paint cans to a piano.Tech - Apple -
How the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef Crashed the Genius Website
The furious exchange of diss tracks and the rush to interpret each song briefly overwhelmed Genius, where users can annotate lyrics to songs.Tech -
Google Unveils AI for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules
The system, AlphaFold3, could accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.Tech - Google -
Meta and Google Are Betting on AI Voice Assistants. Will They Take Off?
Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more than a decade.Tech - Google -
Amazon Reports $143.3 Billion in Revenue for First Quarter of 2024
The company also reported that profit more than tripled, to $10.4 billion, topping Wall Street expectations.Tech -
Artificially Intelligent Help for Planning Your Summer Vacation
Travel-focused A.I. bots and more eco-friendly transportation options in online maps and search tools can help you quickly organize your seasonal getaway.Tech -
A New Diplomatic Strategy Emerges as Artificial Intelligence Grows
The new U.S. approach to cyberthreats comes as early optimism about a “global internet” connecting the world has been shattered.Tech -
OpenAI Releases ‘Deepfake’ Detector to Disinformation Researchers
The prominent A.I. start-up is also joining an industrywide effort to spot content made with artificial intelligence.Tech -
Art Market Seeks Its Footing After Stumbling Sales and a Hack at Christie’s
Declining sales and a cyberattack ignite new worries at spring art auctions.Tech -
Reddit Posts $575 Million Loss Tied to I.P.O. but Also Strong Growth
Reddit’s first earnings report as a public company showed leaps in users and advertising revenue, along with expenses related to its initial public offering.Tech -
Meet the Men Who Eat Meat
With the help of Joe Rogan, a social media trend with staying power emerged from a 2018 book, “The Carnivore Diet.”Tech -
U.S. Awards $120 Million to Polar Semiconductor to Expand Chip Facility
The grant is the latest federal award in a series stemming from the CHIPS and Science Act meant to ramp up domestic production of vital semiconductors.Tech -
Patient Dies Weeks After Kidney Transplant From Genetically Modified Pig
Richard Slayman received the historic procedure in March. The hospital said it had “no indication” his death was related to the transplant.Tech -
‘Smartphones on Wheels’ Draw Attention From Regulators
Modern cars are internet-connected and have hundreds of sensors. Lawmakers and regulators have concerns about what’s happening with all that data.Tech -
On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old
Advertisers of merchandise for young girls find that adult men can become their unintended audience. In a test ad, convicted sex offenders inquired about a child model.Tech -
Bumble Tells Women They No Longer Have to Make the First Move
As dissatisfaction with online dating grows, the app that put women in control is shifting course.Tech -
OpenAI Unveils New ChatGPT That Listens, Looks and Talks
Chatbots, image generators and voice assistants are gradually merging into a single technology with a conversational voice.Tech -
Meet My A.I. Friends
Our columnist spent the past month hanging out with 18 A.I. companions. They critiqued his clothes, chatted among themselves and hinted at a very different future.Tech -
TikTok on the Clock, Tesla’s Flop Era and How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer
“A clock is ticking on one of America’s most famous apps.”Tech - Tiktok -
How to Claim Your Part of a $5.6 Million Ring Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments to customers who had certain Ring home security cameras and accounts during a particular time period, the agency said.Tech -
GM to Retire the Chevy Malibu to Make More EVs
The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States.Tech -
Alphabet’s Revenue Jumps 15% to $80.5 Billion
Google’s parent company topped revenue and profit estimates and said that it would offer a stock dividend for the first time.Tech