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West Virginia Sues Apple, Claiming It Allows Sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material

West Virginia Sues Apple, Claiming It Allows Sharing of...

NYT > Technology, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

The state’s attorney general said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday that the compan...

Decoding the A.I. Beliefs of Anthropic and Its C.E.O., Dario Amodei

Decoding the A.I. Beliefs of Anthropic and Its C.E.O., ...

NYT > Technology, Feb 18, 2026 - 18:25

The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The con...

How to Watch Free Live Television on Your Phone or Tablet

How to Watch Free Live Television on Your Phone or Tablet

NYT > Technology, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

Whether by app or old-school antennas, budget-friendly options abound.

Elon Musk’s xAI Gets $3 Billion Investment From Saudi-Backed A.I. Firm

Elon Musk’s xAI Gets $3 Billion Investment From Saudi-B...

NYT > Technology, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

Humain, which was created by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year, said it...

What Do A.I. Chatbots Discuss Among Themselves? We Sent One to Find Out.

What Do A.I. Chatbots Discuss Among Themselves? We Sent...

NYT > Technology, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

We interviewed our bot about what it learned on Moltbook, the A.I.-only social n...

Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Social Media Addiction Trial

Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Social Media Addicti...

NYT > Technology, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

Meta’s chief executive said users spent a lot of time on Instagram because of it...

With Niche Tech World References, Vibe Hopes Its Billboards Reach Start-Up Insiders

With Niche Tech World References, Vibe Hopes Its Billbo...

NYT > Technology, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

Billboards that wouldn’t make sense to people outside the tech industry have bec...

Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo

Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo

NYT > Technology, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

Companies are realizing they can no longer simply promote themselves to potentia...

Could an Electronic Coach Help Ski Jumpers Leap Farther?

Could an Electronic Coach Help Ski Jumpers Leap Farther?

NYT > Technology, Feb 15, 2026 - 14:41

Future Olympic prospects are testing a device that can give them corrective advi...

Their Secret to a Happy Marriage? A Translation App

Their Secret to a Happy Marriage? A Translation App

NYT > Technology, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:54

He speaks English. She speaks Mandarin. The secret to their happy marriage: Micr...

David J. Farber, ‘Grandfather of the Internet,’ Dies at 91

David J. Farber, ‘Grandfather of the Internet,’ Dies at 91

NYT > Technology, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:54

A researcher, professor and federal policy adviser, he guided students who went ...

Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters

Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down ...

NYT > Technology, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:55

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernmen...

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its ...

NYT > Technology, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:55

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United Stat...

F.T.C. Chair Warns Apple Against Bias in Apple News

F.T.C. Chair Warns Apple Against Bias in Apple News

NYT > Technology, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:55

Andrew Ferguson of the F.T.C. said in a letter to Apple that it might be violati...

‘Something Big Is Happening’ + A.I. Rocks the Romance Novel Industry + One Good Thing

‘Something Big Is Happening’ + A.I. Rocks the Romance N...

NYT > Technology, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:55

“I do think we are reaching an inflection point in people’s feelings and senses ...

Anthropic Is Valued at $380 Billion in New Funding Round

Anthropic Is Valued at $380 Billion in New Funding Round

NYT > Technology, Feb 12, 2026 - 17:53

The artificial intelligence start-up raised another $30 billion, and its valuati...

Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Super PAC Operation to Counter OpenAI

Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Super PAC Operation to...

NYT > Technology, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will s...

Why Tech Giants Are Accused of Causing Social Media Addiction

Why Tech Giants Are Accused of Causing Social Media Add...

NYT > Technology, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

In a series of landmark trials, plaintiffs are alleging that Meta, TikTok, Snap ...

Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief

Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief

NYT > Technology, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

Her departure follows months of mounting tension over her division’s work to det...

OpenAI’s Biggest Challenge Is Turning Its A.I. Into a Cash Machine

OpenAI’s Biggest Challenge Is Turning Its A.I. Into a C...

NYT > Technology, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it i...

Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not ‘Clinically Addictive’ in Landmark Trial

Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not ‘Clinically Ad...

NYT > Technology, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was caref...

Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon

Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on t...

NYT > Technology, Feb 10, 2026 - 21:23

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a...

‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home

‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Wai...

NYT > Technology, Feb 10, 2026 - 21:23

A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soo...

A.I. Personalizes the Internet but Takes Away Control

A.I. Personalizes the Internet but Takes Away Control

NYT > Technology, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questi...

These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test

These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test

NYT > Technology, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes ...

A.I. Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For?

A.I. Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They...

NYT > Technology, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving ...

Meta and YouTube Created ‘Digital Casinos,’ Lawyers Argue in Landmark Trial

Meta and YouTube Created ‘Digital Casinos,’ Lawyers Arg...

NYT > Technology, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

Opening statements began in a trial claiming social media companies design addic...

Trump Unveils $12 Billion Critical Minerals Stockpile

Trump Unveils $12 Billion Critical Minerals Stockpile

NYT > Technology, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

The “Project Vault” initiative is intended to reduce U.S. reliance on China for ...

These Mathematicians Are Trying to Educate A.I.

These Mathematicians Are Trying to Educate A.I.

NYT > Technology, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes ...

After Merging xAI and SpaceX, Elon Musk Hopes He Can Win Over Wall Street

After Merging xAI and SpaceX, Elon Musk Hopes He Can Wi...

NYT > Technology, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

The billionaire’s decision to merge his A.I. start-up with his rocket company wi...

Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stor...

NYT > Technology, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

His departure came days after the company cut 30 percent of the staff. He will b...

A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

NYT > Technology, Feb 2, 2026 - 15:54

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorsch...

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Ex...

NYT > Technology, Feb 1, 2026 - 15:23

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting...

The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis

The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis

NYT > Technology, Jan 30, 2026 - 15:55

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not ...

Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT

Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky ...

NYT > Technology, Jan 30, 2026 - 15:55

In Minneapolis, it has become a battle of phone versus phone.

Apple Reports Record iPhone Sales Amid Holiday Bump

Apple Reports Record iPhone Sales Amid Holiday Bump

NYT > Technology, Jan 29, 2026 - 17:24

New phone designs, coupled with robust holiday spending, continued to lift iPhon...

Amazon and Google Eat Into Nvidia’s A.I. Chip Supremacy

Amazon and Google Eat Into Nvidia’s A.I. Chip Supremacy

NYT > Technology, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

The rivals made billions of dollars in the business over the past year, showing ...

How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC

How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC

NYT > Technology, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those component...

Meta Forecasts Spending of at Least $115 Billion This Year

Meta Forecasts Spending of at Least $115 Billion This Year

NYT > Technology, Jan 28, 2026 - 16:52

That would be a major jump from the $72 billion that the Silicon Valley tech gia...

With AlphaGenome, Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Blueprint

With AlphaGenome, Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode ...

NYT > Technology, Jan 28, 2026 - 15:54

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But t...

The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know

The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know

NYT > Technology, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that...

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of ...

NYT > Technology, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to a...

Yann LeCun, an A.I. Pioneer, Warns the Tech ‘Herd’ Could Hit a Dead End

Yann LeCun, an A.I. Pioneer, Warns the Tech ‘Herd’ Coul...

NYT > Technology, Jan 26, 2026 - 14:55

Yann LeCun helped create the technology behind today’s chatbots. Now he says man...

Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own

Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I...

NYT > Technology, Jan 26, 2026 - 14:55

Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $...

Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude’s New Constitution

Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explain...

NYT > Technology, Jan 23, 2026 - 15:55

“The question is not are these first couple of ads that we’re seeing from OpenAI...

Five Ways People Are Using Claude Code

Five Ways People Are Using Claude Code

NYT > Technology, Jan 23, 2026 - 15:55

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no c...

TikTok Strikes Deal to Create New U.S. Entity and Loosen App’s Ties to China

TikTok Strikes Deal to Create New U.S. Entity and Loose...

NYT > Technology, Jan 22, 2026 - 21:57

The Chinese parent company of the popular video app said a group of non-Chinese ...

TikTok Strikes Deal To Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

TikTok Strikes Deal To Split Off an American Version, E...

NYT > Technology, Jan 22, 2026 - 19:26

The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had sold a majority...

Why iPhone and Android Weather Apps Are Freaking Out About Winter Storm Forecasts

Why iPhone and Android Weather Apps Are Freaking Out Ab...

NYT > Technology, Jan 22, 2026 - 16:54

A foot of snow in New York? Two feet? Well, it’s complicated.

Elon Musk’s Grok A.I. Chatbot Made Millions of Sexualized Images, New Estimates Show

Elon Musk’s Grok A.I. Chatbot Made Millions of Sexualiz...

NYT > Technology, Jan 22, 2026 - 16:54

Over nine days, Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4 million images...