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White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive’ Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise
by Julian E. Barnes,Sheera Frenkel,Tyler Pager on April 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Friday’s meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic’s powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials believe could be critical for security.
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Cerebras, an A.I. Chip Maker, Files to Go Public as Tech Offerings Ramp Up
by Cade Metz on April 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public offerings.
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Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
by Tiffany Hsu on April 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.
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How Do You Measure an A.I. Boom?
by Kevin Roose on April 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.
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Through A.I. Glasses-Powered Translation, Korea’s Theaters Hope for a K-Pop Moment
by Hahna Yoon on April 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.
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A.I. Backlash Turns Violent + Kara Swisher on Healthmaxxing + The Zuck Bot Is Coming
by nytimes on April 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Is anti-A.I. radicalization a growing trend?
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Pentagon Seeks Help From Ford and G.M.
by Farah Stockman,Neal E. Boudette,John Ismay on April 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Concerned about the slow pace and high cost of weapons production, Pentagon officials have begun talks with General Motors and Ford Motor about producing certain parts.
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What Is ‘Jagged Intelligence’ and How Can It Reframe the AI Debate?
by Cade Metz on April 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A.I. has always been compared to human intelligence, but that may not be the right way to think about it. What it does well can help predict what jobs it may replace.
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They Were YouTube’s First Stars. Here’s What They Wish They’d Known.
by Maya Salam on April 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
MatPat, Miranda Sings, Grace Helbig and WheezyWaiter hit it big on YouTube long before it became a behemoth. They have thoughts about what it takes to succeed there.
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Sneaker Company Allbirds Plans to Pivot to A.I. Yes, A.I.
by Livia Albeck-Ripka on April 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
After selling its business for $39 million last month, the company said it planned to buy powerful computer chips and rebrand itself NewBird AI.
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Ford Says Doug Field, Who Led Company’s E.V. Push, is Leaving
by Neal E. Boudette on April 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Doug Field, a former Tesla and Apple executive, had returned to Ford Motor in 2021 to help develop new electric models and software.
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That Meeting You Hate May Keep A.I. From Stealing Your Job
by Noam Scheiber on April 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
As artificial intelligence makes many tasks easier, the human work of cajoling, arm-twisting and reassuring appears to be rising in importance.
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Snap Is Laying Off 16% of Full-Time Staff as It Embraces A.I.
by Kailyn Rhone on April 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The company, which owns the social media app Snapchat, said it was laying off about 1,000 employees as it increases its reliance on artificial intelligence.
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Ad Companies Settle With F.T.C. Over Claims of Harm to Conservative Sites
by David McCabe on April 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
WPP, Dentsu and Publicis settled claims they colluded on policies to combat misinformation, denying ad revenue to publishers on the right.
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We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem.
by Oliver Whang on April 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain.
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Spice Up Your Cooking Skills With Help From Your Phone
by J. D. Biersdorfer on April 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Recipe apps and artificial intelligence can give you a boost, but free tools already on your device can also assist with meal planning and preparation.
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How Older Adults Are Using VR to Counter Social Isolation
by Charley Locke on April 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding.
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Like Anthropic, OpenAI Will Share Latest Technology Only With Trusted Companies
by Cade Metz on April 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The maker of ChatGPT announced the limited release of GPT-5.4-Cyber, a technology designed to find security holes in software.
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Amazon Buys Globalstar for $10.8 Billion, Movingto Expand Its Satellite Internet Service
by Natallie Rocha on April 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The e-commerce giant is buying Globalstar, a satellite communications company, as it aims to expand its own satellite internet service to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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I Feel So Sorry for My A.I. Sunglasses
by Sam Anderson on April 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Plenty of people hate Mark Zuckerberg’s superintelligent, supercharged spectacles. I was ready to hate them, too.