Three-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17
The internet has transformed pornography, making it much easier to view and share than in the days of Playboy magazine and late-night cable television. For...
AI Is Becoming More Conversant. But Will It Get More Honest?
Mr. De Freitas, Mr. Shazeer and their colleagues did not build one bot that imitates Elon Musk and another that mimics Queen Elizabeth and a...
Brazil Riot and Jan. 6 Attack Followed a Similar Digital Playbook, Experts Say
On TikTok and YouTube, videos claiming voter fraud in Brazil’s recent elections have been recirculating for days. On the WhatsApp and Telegram messaging services, an...
A.I. Turns Its Artistry to Creating New Human Proteins
Our bodies naturally produce about 20,000 proteins, which handle everything from digesting food to moving oxygen through the bloodstream. Now, researchers are working to create...
The Hottest Gen Z Gadget Is a 20-Year-Old Digital Camera
Last spring, Anthony Tabarez celebrated prom like many of today’s high schoolers: dancing the night away and capturing it through photos and videos. The snapshots...
A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom
Five weeks ago, OpenAI, a San Francisco artificial intelligence lab, released ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions in clear, concise prose. The A.I.-powered tool immediately...
‘Alexa, Why Do We Keep Buying You?’
When Amazon released Alexa in 2014, the company had big dreams for the technology. The voice assistant, the company suggested, could succeed smartphones as the...
Southwest’s Meltdown Could Cost It Up to $825 Million
The meltdown that forced Southwest Airlines to cancel more than 16,700 holiday flights could cost the carrier between $725 million and $825 million, the airline...
TikTok Spied on Journalists and ChatGPT is Challenging Google
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Mercedes-Benz Plans to Build U.S. Electric Car Charging Network
Mercedes-Benz said Thursday that it would install a network of 2,500 high-powered chargers in the United States by 2027, a sign the German carmaker is...
New York Attorney General Sues Founder of Collapsed Crypto Bank
The New York attorney general, Letitia James, sued the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency bank Celsius Network on Thursday, accusing him of a scheme to...
Ford Sales Dipped in 2022, but Electric Vehicle Deliveries Surged
Ford Motor reported Thursday that its new-vehicle sales fell 2 percent in 2022 as shortages of computer chips and other supply disruptions slowed its production...
Tesla Sales in China Slump as Competition Intensifies
Tesla sales in China, the world’s largest car market and a crucial element of the company’s fortunes, slumped at the end of 2022 as domestic...
A Breach at LastPass Has Password Lessons for Us All
While many of us were unplugging from the internet to spend time with loved ones over the holidays, LastPass, the maker of a popular security...