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TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been locked in a legal battle with Montana since the state passed the ban in April. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/VSEp5nK via IFTTT

Although Mr. Musk acknowledged that an extended boycott could bankrupt X, he suggested that the public would blame the brands rather than him for its collapse. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/TZhCquK via IFTTT

Online influencers, fossil fuel companies and some of the countries attending COP28 have nourished a feedback loop of falsehoods. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/6TPqzfx via IFTTT

Two years behind schedule, the electric model has an unusual design that sets it apart from rival pickups, which could limit its sales. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/uMx2Vvk via IFTTT

In a blog post, Mr. Altman, who was briefly ousted as chief executive, said he would focus on conducting A.I. research, improving products and building a new board. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/SnARzTc via IFTTT

Police departments have issued warnings about a new Apple setting that lets users exchange contact information by bringing their devices together. Tech experts say the fears are overblown. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/poIaCKr via IFTTT

General Motors will “substantially lower spending” on autonomous vehicle efforts in 2024 after accidents with its self-driving taxis in San Francisco. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/N3kJWUx via IFTTT

Some firms argue that a law aimed at popularizing electric vehicles risks turning the United States into an assembly shop for Chinese-made technology. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/chUgZtQ via IFTTT

The venerable magazine has experienced management upheaval and staff complaints in recent years. Now there’s a question over who wrote product reviews on its site. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/CRYlUwc via IFTTT

The company says it will start purging accounts, including services like Gmail and YouTube, that have been idle for two years or more. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/eC0IGWO via IFTTT

Amazon has been racing to shake off the perception that it is lagging in the push to take advantage of artificial intelligence. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/6jo50PH via IFTTT

American spy agencies have warned about the Emirati firm G42 and its work with large Chinese companies that U.S. officials consider security threats. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/EhbjuwN via IFTTT

Google has a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse content. The scanning process can sometimes go awry and tar innocent individuals as abusers. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/cxrnNVv via IFTTT

Meta “routinely documented” children under 13 on Instagram and “unlawfully” collected their data, according to a newly unsealed complaint. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/mCEDjlf via IFTTT

Internal documents show companies like Airbnb, Coca-Cola and Microsoft have halted ads, or are at risk of doing so, after Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/GieRar9 via IFTTT

Las preocupaciones por las armas capaces de matar sin intervención humana no son totalmente nuevas. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/NmdRHTf via IFTTT

The crypto exchange treated them as essential customers, the government said. U.S. authorities want the industry to understand how bad that is for business. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/OsgLuW6 via IFTTT

The announcement capped a tumultuous weekend for OpenAI, after Mr. Altman made a push to reclaim his job as C.E.O. of the artificial intelligence company. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/204GTze via IFTTT

On Friday, Mr. Altman was pushed out of the hot A.I. start-up he ran. But an intense pressure campaign and negotiations brought him back. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/QJ0D6OX via IFTTT

Who is off, and who is on? For now there are three members, including one holdover from the board that ousted Sam Altman as C.E.O. last week. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/MVt8pXd via IFTTT

The fight over OpenAI was at least partly about dueling visions of artificial intelligence. One side clearly won out. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/xe6fTgJ via IFTTT

Updates from Google and Apple can help you find efficient routes, locate nearby electric-vehicle charging stations or save a map for offline use. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/alm8sQt via IFTTT

The move caps a chaotic five days at the artificial intelligence company. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/5ZfWIl6 via IFTTT

Sam Altman attacked a member over a research paper that discussed the company, while directors disagreed about who should fill board vacancies open for months. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/reziYS7 via IFTTT

Under the deal, Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine and step down as chief executive of the company he created, the latest blow to the crypto world since the implosion of FTX last year. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/nGcZj8W via IFTTT

Sam Altman, the most prominent promoter of artificial intelligence, learned that it’s hard to be a visionary founder like the Apple legend. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/aoKp2wI via IFTTT

X asked a federal court to order the advocacy group to take down its findings, accusing it of “manipulating the algorithms.” from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/3LZQeN9 via IFTTT

Tim Sweeney, who runs the company that created Fortnite, testified in a case that, if he wins, could allow competing payment systems on the Play Store. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/os9KDOS via IFTTT

After 48 hours of furious negotiations, the A.I. company said Mr. Altman would not return to his job and that former Twitch C.E.O. Emmett Shear would be its interim boss. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/mE5DChH via IFTTT

Rarely has the U.S. government so depended on the technology provided by a single technologist with views that it has so publicly declared repugnant. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/eWHdrTj via IFTTT

Kyle Vogt, a founder of Cruise, resigned from the company on Sunday, weeks after it suspended all of its self-driving operations. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/HG9UZST via IFTTT

Disagreements over the board’s makeup appear to be a reason for the delay. Mr. Altman was forced out as chief executive by the company’s board on Friday. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/OGc8g5P via IFTTT

Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and Russia. The United States, China and others have taken note. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/v18qXpm via IFTTT

Mr. Altman was forced out of OpenAI on Friday, leading to an outcry from his supporters and the company’s investors. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/UifwsIF via IFTTT

The departure of the high-profile boss of the San Francisco company drew attention to a philosophical rift among the people building new A.I. systems. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/YcCydvJ via IFTTT

“Probably the most shocking tech story of the year.” from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/St4sZkT via IFTTT

The company’s interim C.E.O. has been managing the development and distribution of ChatGPT and DALL-E for years. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/IHSFwQ4 via IFTTT

Disney, Apple and Lionsgate halted marketing on X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk faced a furor over antisemitic abuse on his social media platform. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/itwQWKR via IFTTT

People who study social media say the conflict between Israel and Hamas has underscored the need for better data transparency from platforms. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/AUanrG6 via IFTTT

The tech entrepreneur had endorsed a social media post that echoed the conspiracy theory that had fueled the Tree of Life synagogue killer in 2018. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/TKxQLVh via IFTTT

In sympathy with striking mechanics, unions representing dockworkers, electricians and others in the country are refusing to do work for the electric carmaker. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/YlDXLRx via IFTTT

IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/o4b6kdn via IFTTT

The videos discuss a letter the former Al Qaeda leader wrote in 2002 in which he defended the Sept. 11 attacks and said Americans had become “servants” to Jews. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/QWFVK4n via IFTTT

TikTok faces escalating accusations that it promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. “Shame on you,” Sacha Baron Cohen said on the call. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/cfzENAp via IFTTT

Elon Musk’s private space company is hoping for a better performance on Friday of the giant rocket, which is the most powerful ever to fly. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/hOK8sY5 via IFTTT

Investors anticipate regulatory approval of an exchange traded fund linked directly to Bitcoin, which they hope will encourage more people to invest in the digital asset. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/tAmkKiJ via IFTTT

On TikTok, 2024 starts … now. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/qsbnjPC via IFTTT

Dorothy Wiggins needed a hobby after the death of her husband. Now she’s big on TikTok and Instagram. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/sYTloDw via IFTTT

Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, researchers said. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/A6JeRQL via IFTTT

We are overpaying for phone plans from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Budget wireless services, similarly fast and robust, can save thousands. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Kh8T0Nc via IFTTT

Meta’s rival to Twitter will now offer users — who signed up in droves at its launch — the option to delete. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/0Y9cAQZ via IFTTT

The tech giant, which is wrapping up its arguments in the federal monopoly trial, has framed itself as a good corporate citizen that has pushed innovation and helped consumers. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/CVnw2WQ via IFTTT

Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, is expected to testify on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks to defend his company against monopoly claims. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Xg9WTPF via IFTTT

A wave of regulation and industry action have placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/LBgSKDY via IFTTT

The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/9szNy8Y via IFTTT

Companies are looking to commercialize advances made by federally supported research labs in the quest for boundless energy. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Mo0k2Jd via IFTTT

The company codes its devices with software that complicates repairs by triggering safety warnings and malfunctions. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/XPWUCbA via IFTTT

An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/kEsajGI via IFTTT

The technology pioneer said he was back home in California after a brief stay in a Mexico City hospital. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/O0EDoUd via IFTTT

A first impression of Humane’s new magnetic Ai Pin: equal parts magical and awkward. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/MHaziqC via IFTTT

Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Can it live up to the hype? from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/jkvP2It via IFTTT

The devices can heat and cool homes more efficiently than furnaces and air-conditioners, but their sales have slowed because of higher interest rates and a slow rollout of federal incentives. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/DlZJtce via IFTTT

The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/cJZWzv0 via IFTTT

The social networking giant, which has long had a contentious relationship with political ads, is reckoning with a wave of generative A.I. tools. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/vYH7D6J via IFTTT

President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/c49aQsT via IFTTT

The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/4i1fsdo via IFTTT

Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising doubts about the effectiveness of federal incentives. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/CciOh3G via IFTTT

When not driving around, electric buses and other vehicles could help utilities by storing their solar and wind energy and releasing it to meet surges in demand. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/MEPQThj via IFTTT

With new “GPTs” service, anyone can build their own chatbot and instantly share it with friends, family and the general public. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/dg8FcBp via IFTTT

The Fortnite creator accuses Google of stifling app competition, a challenge on top of a federal suit claiming the tech giant abuses its search dominance. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/NsjqMc1 via IFTTT

Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentagon to embrace the technology remains a big challenge. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/l12gFNs via IFTTT

Amazon’s much-hyped drone project is dropping small objects on driveways. Some customers are not sure what it delivers beyond minestrone. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/7HjM2zE via IFTTT

The case against the founder of the failed FTX exchange had come to symbolize the excesses of the volatile cryptocurrency industry. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/wjUxMEZ via IFTTT

The prime minister’s conversation with the tech billionaire was part of an effort this week to present Britain as a leader in artificial intelligence. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/A2I7UpB via IFTTT

Interest in new iPhones and services such as music and cloud storage powered the quarter, but other businesses, such as Mac sales, slowed significantly. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/XxMzDeW via IFTTT

The trial for the founder of the collapsed FTX cryptocurrency exchange has moved more speedily than anticipated. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/bHBgOxu via IFTTT

The justices struggled to distinguish private conduct, which is not subject to the First Amendment, from state action, which is. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/LO68Xom via IFTTT

At a U.K. summit, 28 governments, including China and the U.S., signed a declaration agreeing to cooperate on evaluating the risks of artificial intelligence. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/qnYuTwj via IFTTT

The so-called iPhone giveaways marketed by Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T can make customers spend more on perks they don’t need. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/J6slmK0 via IFTTT

The vice president plans to flesh out a sweeping executive order President Biden signed this week and push toward global standards at a summit in London. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Ei60sXc via IFTTT