Silicon Valley Battles States Over New Online Safety Laws for Children

Lawsuits filed by NetChoice, which represents companies including TikTok and Meta, have stalled protection efforts in three states.

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Microsoft Reports 33% Rise in Profit

Revenue was up 18% in the latest quarter, the tech giant said, as investors look for signs that it’s beginning to profit from artificial intelligence.

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Minute-Long Soap Operas Are Here. Is America Ready?

Popularized in China during the pandemic, ReelShort and other apps are hoping to bring minute-by-minute melodramas to the United States.

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Watch Me Lose My Job on TikTok

Some tech workers are filming their layoffs and sharing them on social media. They say it’s part catharsis, part transparency.

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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.

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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.

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Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry Into A.I. Deals by Tech Giants

The agency plans to scrutinize Microsoft, Amazon and Google for their investments in the A.I. start-ups OpenAI and Anthropic.

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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.

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Apple Expected to Remove a Health Feature From New Apple Watches

The Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 would no longer detect people’s pulse rate, to comply with a ruling by the International Trade Commission.

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YouTube Cuts 100 Employees as Tech Layoffs Continue

The layoffs are part of efforts by the video platform’s parent company, Google, to trim costs and bureaucracy as it embraces artificial intelligence.

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How to Cut Down Your Screen Time but Still Get Stuff Done

Google’s Routines and Apple’s Shortcuts combine multiple steps into one command to make your phone or tablet do more of the work for you.

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Synopsys Strikes $35 Billion Deal to Buy Ansys

The deal was the latest sign of changes in the tech sector, as artificial intelligence booms and sales of some hardware slows.

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Will Chatbots Teach Your Children?

New A.I. tools could enable a Silicon Valley dream: bots that customize learning for pupils. Prior attempts have not lived up to the hype.

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Microsoft Debates What to Do With A.I. Lab in China

Amid U.S.-China tensions, the company has faced questions over whether operating an advanced research lab in Beijing is politically tenable.

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The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips

A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China’s ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.

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Unity Software to Cut 25% of Its Work Force

The cuts follow a tough year in which the tech industry laid off tens of thousands of workers.

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Robots Learn, Chatbots Visualize: How 2024 Will Be A.I.’s ‘Leap Forward’

A.I. is set to advance at a rapid rate, becoming more powerful and spreading into the physical world.

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Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future

In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It’s already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan.

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I Was Addicted to My Smartphone, So I Switched to a Flip Phone for a Month

Was it inconvenient? Yes. Did T9 texting drive me crazy? Definitely. Was it worth doing? Absolutely.

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