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C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders

The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their secretive work.

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Goodbye TikTok, Ni Hao RedNote? + A.I.’s Environmental Impact + Meta’s Masculine Energy

“This is truly one of the funniest and most unexpected stories of the young year so far.”

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TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban

With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course.

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Apple Plans to Disable A.I. Summaries of News Notifications

The company’s Apple Intelligence system has erroneously characterized news stories, provoking a backlash from media companies.

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Bob Dylan Joins TikTok in What May Be Its Final Days

Dylan seemed to be in on the joke, posting an old black and white clip of himself saying “Good God, I must leave right away.”

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General Motors Is Banned From Selling Driving Behavior Data for 5 Years

An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission determined that consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers.

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TikTok Refugees Get Wry Welcome on RedNote, Another Chinese App

In their mass migration to the Chinese app RedNote, social media users make a gleeful mockery of the American government.

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Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban

The move is under discussion as the Chinese-owned app faces a Sunday deadline to find a new buyer or shut down in the United States.

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A.I. Military Start-Up Anduril Plans $1 Billion Factory in Ohio

The company said its Columbus plant could eventually produce tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons each year.

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The 2024 Good Tech Awards

In a year of continued A.I. progress, “founder mode” drama and a Trump election win, a few tech projects stood out for their clear benefits to humanity.

Dec. 30 - Tech

Social Media Companies Face Global Tug-of-War Over Free Speech

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s picks for the F.C.C. and F.T.C. have vowed to remove censorship online. That conflicts with European regulators who are pushing for stricter moderation.

Dec. 30 - Tech

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in New Funding

“A lot of compute is needed,” Mr. Musk said in a post about the financing, in which BlackRock, Fidelity and Sequoia participated.

Dec. 24 - Tech

Meta Goes MAGA Mode + a Big Month in A.I. + HatGPT

“I think this set of changes that the company announced this week are the most important series of policy changes that they have made in the past five years.”

Jan. 10 - Tech

Our 2025 Tech Predictions and Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions

Next year is going to be different: good and bad, but just different.

Jan. 3 - Tech

‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done

The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming administration and Silicon Valley.

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TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users

The Chinese-owned company said it will cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that it will not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.

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When the Word Is Not Just Flesh: Reporting on A.I. in Religion

A technology reporter came across a Facebook group called “A.I. for Church Leaders and Pastors,” and his interest was piqued.

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What is No One Misses TikTok?

TikTok’s cultural footprint in America is huge. Why is its potential disappearance being met with a shrug?

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Google Antitrust Case: Why Chrome May Be Sold and What Happens Next

The federal judge who ruled Google was a monopolist in search is weighing his options to fix the monopoly. Here’s what happens now.

Dec. 20 - Tech

Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit if TikTok Is Banned

Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready behind the scenes to welcome TikTok users, should the Chinese-owned app be banned from the United States.

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How Hallucinatory A.I. Helps Science Dream Up Big Breakthroughs

Hallucinations, a bane of popular A.I. programs, turn out to be a boon for venturesome scientists eager to push back the frontiers of human knowledge.

Dec. 23 - Tech

The Evolution of Home Beauty Device Trends

As the science of skin care continues to expand, some of those advances have landed directly in consumers’ hands. Is that a good thing?

Dec. 31 - Tech

Is Amazon’s Drone Delivery Finally Ready for Prime Time?

We flew to Arizona to test the recently debuted service ourselves.

Dec. 20 - Tech

Watch Duty, a Wildfire-Tracking App, Provides a Lifeline in Los Angeles

A nonprofit runs the app with volunteers and full-time employees, including retired firefighters and dispatchers, to provide live updates on fire conditions.

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Big Rockets, a Big Telescope and Big Changes in Space Await in 2025

Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead.

Jan. 1 - Tech

How Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer

Researchers say data from long-haul trucks and General Motors cars is critical for addressing traffic congestion and road safety. Data privacy experts have their concerns.

Dec. 22 - Tech

Can BAM Be a Trailblazer Again Through A.I.?

The Brooklyn organization, seeking new audiences and pushing boundaries, debuts Techne, four digital installations from the Onassis Foundation’s ONX Studio.

Jan. 5 - Tech

Donald Bitzer, Unsung Pioneer of Interactive Computing, Dies at 90

In the 1960s and ’70s, he developed the PLATO computer system, which combined instant messaging, email, chat rooms and gaming on flat-screen plasma displays.

Dec. 26 - Tech

TikTok, Facing a US Ban, Is Also Waging Legal Battles Around the World

TikTok is challenging a possible ban or forced sale to new owners in the United States, but has for several years been waging other fights in at least 20 countries.

Jan. 10 - Tech

Sam Altman’s Younger Sister Files Lawsuit Claiming He Sexually Abused Her

OpenAI’s chief executive and founder denies the allegations, which are similar to claims his sister has long made online.

Jan. 8 - Tech

Amazon Has Overhauled Its Drone Delivery. Will the Public Welcome It?

A recent visit to the company’s overhauled drone delivery program in Arizona left me impressed by the drones, but skeptical that the public will welcome them.

Dec. 20 - Tech

What’s Behind Meta’s Makeover Ahead of Trump’s Second Term?

Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the hollow identity at its core.

Jan. 8 - Tech

U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky

The United Automobile Workers union asked a federal labor regulator to conduct an election at a factory Ford jointly owns with a South Korean battery company.

Jan. 8 - Tech

Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics

With 211 million followers on social media, the multibillionaire seems intent on using his global platform to rattle British politics.

Jan. 7 - Tech

Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?

Meta is joining X and YouTube in shifting moderation to users. Are you ready?

Jan. 7 - Tech

Is the Tech Industry Nearing an A.I. Slowdown?

Companies like OpenAI and Google are running out of the data used to train artificial intelligence systems. Can new methods continue years of rapid progress?

Dec. 25 - Tech

Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round

The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.

Jan. 8 - Tech

AT&T to Credit Customers After Internet Outages

The announcement follows a year of high-profile internet blackouts that hit several companies.

Jan. 8 - Tech

Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term

The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. President-elect Trump and his conservative allies said they were pleased.

Jan. 7 - Tech

Texas Sues Allstate Over Its Collection of Driver Data

The lawsuit accuses Arity, an Allstate subsidiary, of collecting data about people’s driving behavior through mobile phone apps, leading to increases in drivers’ insurance rates.

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