Sunday, March 31, 2024

Daniel C. Lynch, Founder of Major Computer Exhibition, Dies at 82


After working on the earliest version of the internet, he saw its potential and founded a conference on computer networking equipment.


Katie Hafner | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Thursday, March 28, 2024

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.


Brian X. Chen and Mike Isaac | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

‘Hey, Meta, What Am I Looking At?’


What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals?


Brian X. Chen, Karen Hanley, Claire Hogan and Mike Isaac | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Friday, March 22, 2024

In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent


China has produced a huge number of top A.I. engineers in recent years. New research shows that, by some measures, it has already eclipsed the United States.


Paul Mozur and Cade Metz | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Apple Keeps Losing Patent Cases. Its Solution: Rewrite the Rules.


After losing two complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission, Apple has stepped up its lobbying to change the agency’s practices.


Tripp Mickle | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Apple and Google Are Discussing a Deal to Bring Generative A.I. to iPhones


A partnership would extend the long relationship between the companies that has helped deliver everything from maps to search on Apple’s devices.


Tripp Mickle, Nico Grant and Brian X. Chen | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Thursday, March 14, 2024

TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy


The video-sharing app has received unfair treatment in Washington. But the company’s biggest wounds are self-inflicted.


Kevin Roose | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Monday, March 11, 2024

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies


LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.


Kashmir Hill | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Friday, March 8, 2024

Sam Altman to Return to OpenAI’s Board of Directors


Mr. Altman was among new additions to the board announced on Friday, more than three months after he was briefly pushed out of the company.


Cade Metz, Tripp Mickle and Mike Isaac | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Facebook and Instagram Users Report Meta Services Are Down


People reported issues with the websites starting around 10 a.m. Eastern, according to Down Detector, a website that tracks user reports of internet disruptions.


Lola Fadulu | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Bitcoin Hits Record High, Completing a Stunning Comeback


Bitcoin’s price surged above $68,800, breaking the record the digital currency set in November 2021 when the crypto industry was booming.


David Yaffe-Bellany | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Saturday, March 2, 2024

The Paradox at the Heart of Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit


Mr. Musk says in his complaint that the company’s technology is now so good that it must be made freely available to the public — and held back from Microsoft.


Kevin Roose | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on A.I. Research From Microsoft


In his lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, Mr. Musk relies on a provocative paper from the start-up’s closest partner.


Karen Weise and Cade Metz | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Friday, March 1, 2024

What Elon Musk and Sam Altman Said About Each Other


Once united over the future of artificial intelligence, they have become increasingly estranged over the years.


Yiwen Lu and Tripp Mickle | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure