Elon Musk Proposes ‘Cage Match’ With Mark Zuckerberg
Two of the world’s richest and most influential men, who happen to run rival social media networks, appeared to goad each other into agreeing to...
China’s Cloud Computing Firms Raise Concern for U.S.
In the digital cold war between the United States and China, American officials are increasingly turning their attention to a new target: Chinese cloud computing...
F.T.C. Accuses Amazon of Tricking Users Into Subscribing to Prime
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing it of illegally inducing consumers to sign up for its Prime service and then hindering them...
Twitch Star xQc Signs $100 Million Deal With Kick, a Rival Platform
One of Twitch’s most popular streamers said on Friday that he was joining a rival streaming platform, Kick, in a significant blow to the Amazon-owned...
Dolby Atmos Wants You to Listen Up. (And Down. And Sideways.)
Initially, Apple’s biggest challenge was that there was very little Atmos content available. In 2017, R.E.M.’s “Automatic for the People” became the first album mixed...
Your Memories. Their Cloud. – The New York Times
I have many fears as a mother. My kindergarten-age daughter recently learned a game on the school bus called “Truth or Force.” My youngest refuses...
‘Consciousness’ in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It’s the Last Word.
Was it truly conscious, though? The risk of committing to any theory of consciousness is that doing so opens up the possibility of criticism. Sure,...
What’s Behind All Those Tech Layoffs? A New Economic Reality
Eighteen months ago, the online used car retailer Carvana had such great prospects that it was worth $80 billion. Now it is valued at less...
Disinformation Researchers Raise Alarms About A.I. Chatbots
Soon after ChatGPT debuted last year, researchers tested what the artificial intelligence chatbot would write after it was asked questions peppered with conspiracy theories and...
Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says
Quantum computers today are small in computational scope — the chip inside your smartphone contains billions of transistors while the most powerful quantum computer contains...
G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election
On Capitol Hill and in the courts, Republican lawmakers and activists are mounting a sweeping legal campaign against universities, think tanks and private companies that...
Binance Reaches Deal With Government to Avert U.S. Shutdown
The Securities and Exchange Commission reached a deal with Binance late Friday that would allow the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange to keep operating in the...
Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing.
Research has not yet shown which sites, apps or features of social media have which effects on mental health. “We don’t have enough evidence to...
As U.S. and Chinese Officials Meet, Businesses Temper Their Hopes
In a meeting in Beijing on Friday, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, traded warm smiles with Bill Gates and praised Mr. Gates as “the first American...