Nvidia’s Big Tech Rivals Put Their Own A.I. Chips on the Table
Chafing at their dependence, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are racing to cut into Nvidia’s dominant share of the market.
Hottest Job in Corporate America? The Executive in Charge of A.I.
Many feared that artificial intelligence would kill jobs. But hospitals, insurance companies and others are creating roles to navigate and harness the disruptive technology.
Ring to Stop Allowing Police to Request Videos From Security Cameras
Ring, a maker of internet-connected cameras that is owned by Amazon, said the police could no longer ask people to share video recordings using the company’s app, Neighbors.
23andMe Breach Targeted Jewish and Chinese Customers, Lawsuit Says
The class-action suit said the genetic testing company failed to notify customers whose personal information was compiled into “curated” lists that were sold on the dark web.
David L. Mills, Who Kept the Internet Running on Time, Dies at 85
He developed and implemented the protocol that synchronizes the digital clocks nestled within billions of networked devices.
Apple Takes Messaging Crackdown to Customers’ Macs
Beeper Mini customers were using their Mac computers to connect to iPhone messaging on their Android phones. Now, they say Apple has blocked the messaging service on their Macs.
Mediapocalypse Now, a16z’s Chris Dixon Defends Crypto, and HatGPT
Strangely a lot of pro wrestling in this episode.
Is Cryptocurrency Like Stocks and Bonds? Courts Move Closer to an Answer.
Federal judges are weighing whether digital currencies should be subject to the same rules as stocks and bonds. The outcome could shape crypto’s future in the U.S.
Fake Explicit Taylor Swift Images Swamp Social Media
Fans of the star and lawmakers condemned the images, probably generated by artificial intelligence, after they were shared with millions of social media users.
L.A. County to Pay $5 Million to Election Executive Wrongly Charged With Data Breach
Eugene Yu, the owner of an election software company, was arrested in 2022 on charges of breaching election data. Those charges were dropped weeks later.
Cruise Says Hostility Toward Regulators Led to Grounding of Its Autonomous Cars
A report by a law firm about an October crash found that executives failed to fully explain the incident, which the Justice Department is also investigating.
N.S.A. Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says
The disclosure comes amid congressional scrutiny and a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on commercial data brokers.
Microsoft, Amazon and Google Face F.T.C. Inquiry Over A.I. Deals
The agency plans to scrutinize Microsoft, Amazon and Google for their investments in the A.I. start-ups OpenAI and Anthropic.
Apple Overhauls App Store in Europe, in Response to New Digital Law
A new E.U. law taking effect in March forced Apple to loosen its grip on the App Store, changes it had long resisted.
Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers
Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting. The Biden campaign called his posts “profoundly irresponsible.”
That Spotify Daylist That Really ‘Gets’ You? It Was Written by A.I.
The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.
Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Its Video Game Division
The reductions come three months after the tech giant completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
The Sleepy Copyright Office in the Middle of a High-Stakes Clash Over A.I.
The office is reviewing how centuries-old laws should apply to artificial intelligence technology, with both content creators and tech giants arguing their cases.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the Big Shift in True Crime
Not long ago, true crime storytellers had little in the way of first-person footage captured in real time to rely on. Now, as much of our daily lives are documented, the genre is transforming.
That Spotify Daylist That Really ‘Gets’ You? It Was Written by A.I.
The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.