Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Persian Gulf.
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Which A.I. system writes the best computer code or generates the most realistic image? Right now, there’s no easy way to answer those questions.
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Instagram is testing a program that offers its top influencers the ability to interact with their followers over direct messages using a chatbot.
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The federal grants will support Samsung’s new chip manufacturing hub in Taylor, Texas, along with the expansion of an existing site in Austin.
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This Artificially Intelligent Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phone
The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.
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Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings.
Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.
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Meta’s Smart Glasses Are Becoming Artificially Intelligent. We Took Them for a Spin.
What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.
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Why Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends: Lessons From Roku
Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal action. It’s a reminder of how we need to protect ourselves.
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Time-Saving Tips for Using Your Phone as a … Telephone
The latest smartphone software includes tools to help you more easily connect with the people you want to contact — and avoid those you don’t.
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“We will be attacked,” the official responsible for fending off cyberthreats said. To prepare, organizers have been hosting war games and paying “bug bounties” to hackers.
By Tariq Panja
Another solution to a problem we didn’t know we had.
By Jessica Roy
Along with the departure of two senior executives, the cuts added to signs of turmoil at the electric car company.
By Jack Ewing
Mr. Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, has turned off many people with polarizing remarks on social media, and it may be affecting the automaker’s sales.
By Jack Ewing
Swiss brands and retailers now have a few options to determine what’s happening with the industry. Just a couple of years ago, they had almost none.
By Victoria Gomelsky
Mistral, a French start-up considered a promising challenger to OpenAI and Google, is getting support from European leaders who want to protect the region’s culture and politics.
By Liz Alderman and Adam Satariano
This fall, the company will begin allowing customers to replace broken parts with used iPhone components without its previous software limits.
By Tripp Mickle and Brian X. Chen
Jackson Hinkle’s incendiary commentary has generated over two million new followers on X since October — a surge that some researchers say is aided by inauthentic accounts.
By Steven Lee Myers and Tiffany Hsu
This year’s honor will go to Avi Wigderson, an Israeli-born mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who specializes in randomness.
By Cade Metz
The human work of teaching A.I. is getting a lot more complex as the technology improves.
By Yiwen Lu
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