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Trump Signs Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models
by Sheera Frenkel,Tripp Mickle on June 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The order, which signaled a shift from the hands-off approach the White House had previously taken toward A.I., followed debates over how to gain control of A.I. models without disrupting innovation.
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Scientists Find Way to Supercharge Dangerous Computer ‘Worms’ With A.I.
by Cade Metz on June 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers.
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Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.
by Mike Isaac on June 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The artificial intelligence company, which is racing OpenAI to the stock market, has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to technology that can automatically write computer code.
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Elon Musk Laid Out 602 Goals. We Counted How Many He Hit.
by Kirsten Grind,Jack Ewing,Aaron Krolik,Lily Boyce on June 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The billionaire has stated many plans for his businesses, but has delivered only some of what he said he would, when he said he would, according to a Times analysis.
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Meta Expands Safety Features for Teenagers
by Eli Tan on June 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The changes, after Meta’s legal losses in two child safety cases, are aimed at limiting harmful content shown to teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.
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My Two Sleepless Months With the Eight Sleep Pod
by Amy X. Wang on June 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The luxury gadget promises to hack sleep — and relationships. But can anything?
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Can Content Creators Get Rich Off A.I. Slop Like Tung Tung Tung Sahur?
by Oliver Whang on June 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Brainrot videos are mind-bendingly, bafflingly weird. They can also be a financial bonanza for their creators.
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How Box Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I.
by Kalley Huang on June 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Box, a Silicon Valley software maker, expects to have more employees, not fewer, as it hires A.I. architects, A.I. solutions managers and other new A.I.-related positions.
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Florida Sues OpenAI Over Chatbot Safety Concerns
by David McCabe on June 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The state became the first to sue the ChatGPT maker over claims that its technology posed a risk to children and that the company had failed to warn the public of dangers.
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Is A.I. Replacing Tech Workers or Providing an Excuse for Job Cuts?
by Kalley Huang on June 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Tech industry layoffs are accelerating, and executives have been quick to say it’s because their companies are doing more with artificial intelligence, even when there may be more to it.
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Is A.I. Replacing Tech Workers or Providing an Excuse for Job Cuts?
by Kalley Huang on June 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Tech industry layoffs are accelerating, and executives have been quick to say it’s because their companies are doing more with artificial intelligence, even when there may be more to it.
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China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk
by Julian E. Barnes on June 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.
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Chinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says
by Ana Swanson,Tripp Mickle on June 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
An analysis of six years of procurement records suggests that the People’s Liberation Army has openly tried to acquire restricted U.S. technology.
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Nvidia Has a Plan to Put Its Chips in Personal Computers
by Tripp Mickle on June 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The world’s most valuable company is chasing Intel and Apple as it tries to bring A.I. agents to laptops and desktops.
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Joby Demonstrated its Air Taxi in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet
by Niraj Chokshi on May 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Aviation start-ups and the Trump administration want to replace helicopters with electric aircraft, but the new vehicles still have to pass arduous tests before the public can use them.
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Powerful A.I. Super PACs Duel Over the Midterms: ‘This Is a War’
by Theodore Schleifer on May 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
One super PAC is allied with Anthropic. The other is tied to OpenAI. They’re both spending millions to influence this year’s elections.
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What’s Next for Blue Origin After Rocket Explosion
by Karen Weise on May 29, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Jeff Bezos was gaining ground on Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink. Thursday’s rocket explosion on a launchpad creates a major setback.
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Interesting Times: Why Are We Still Driving?
by Ross Douthat,Sophia Alvarez Boyd on May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future.
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Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up
by Mike Isaac,Cade Metz on May 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance.
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Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 4.8, a New, More Powerful Model
by Cade Metz on May 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The new system, called Opus 4.8, tops industry standard benchmarks in areas related to computer programming.