Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 14:35
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.
The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 14:32
The robotic nerd depicted in “The Social Network” has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?
How a Virtual Assistant Taught Me to Appreciate Busywork
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 14:32
A new category of apps promises to relieve parents of drudgery, with an assist from A.I. But a family’s grunt work is more human, and valuable, than it seems.
Former Boeing Manager Says Workers Mishandled Parts to Meet Deadlines
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 14:32
Merle Meyers, who left Boeing last year after a 30-year career, said he was speaking publicly about his experience because he loved the company “fiercely.”
Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 07:21
After President Biden signs the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it, the legislation will face court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.
How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me)
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 21:36
This privacy reporter and her husband bought a Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since.
Tesla Earnings Report Could Add to Concerns About Its Strategy
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 21:01
Analysts expect first-quarter results to show a decline in profits, fueling worries that competitors will grab a bigger slice of slowing electric car sales.
G.M. Reports Big Jump in Profit on Gasoline Car Sales
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 19:08
General Motors has struggled with electric vehicles and in foreign markets but it is selling lots of combustion engine cars and trucks in North America.
In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Got Overwhelmed.
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 14:35
Project Maven was meant to revolutionize modern warfare. But the conflict in Ukraine has underscored how difficult it is to get 21st-century data into 19th-century trenches.
In Silicon Valley, You Can Be Worth Billions and It’s Not Enough
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 14:33
Andreas Bechtolsheim, the first investor in Google, has an estimated $16 billion fortune. He recently settled charges that he engaged in insider trading for a profit of $415,726.
Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:48
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.
Nina Jankowicz Forms New Group to Defend Disinformation Research
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 03:02
The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation.
Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 02:18
Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.
TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive’ Features
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 21:49
European officials threatened to fine TikTok and force it to remove some features, the latest regulatory challenge for the Chinese-owned social media app.
FIFA Said to Be Close to TV Deal With Apple for New Tournament
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 21:43
The agreement would give the tech company worldwide rights for a monthlong World Cup-style competition between top teams set to take place next year.
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 18:30
A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.
States Move to Ban Deepfake Nudes to Fight Sexually Explicit Images of Minors
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 14:31
Legislators in two dozen states are working on bills, or have passed laws, to combat A.I.-generated sexually explicit images of minors.
How Scam Calls and Messages Took Over Our Everyday Lives
Sun, 04/21/2024 - 19:07
To own a computer or smartphone — indeed, to engage with the digital world to any degree — is to be a mark. You can try to block, encrypt and unsubscribe your way out of it, but you may not succeed.
‘Catfish,’ the TV Show That Predicted America’s Disorienting Digital Future
Sun, 04/21/2024 - 12:30
For 12 years, the MTV reality series “Catfish” has traveled the U.S., presenting hundreds of intimate snapshots of what can go wrong when the heart mixes with technology.
Start-Up Founder Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fraud
Sat, 04/20/2024 - 12:06
Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent years.