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Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science
by Katrina Miller on October 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago.
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A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?
by Ana Swanson,Tripp Mickle,Paul Mozur,Mara Hvistendahl on October 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.
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Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors
by Kenneth P. Vogel,David Yaffe-Bellany on October 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.
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Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.
by Alan Burdick on October 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For a new series, Times journalists are speaking with scientists whose research has ended as a result of policy changes by the Trump administration.
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22% Jump in Electricity Rates Dominates New Jersey Governor’s Race
by nytimes.com on October 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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What the Arrival of A.I. Video Generators Like Sora Means for Us
by Brian X. Chen on October 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Welcome to the era of fakery. The widespread use of instant video generators like Sora will bring an end to visuals as proof.
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Intel’s Big Bet: Inside the Chipmaker’s Make-or-Break Factory
by Tripp Mickle,Loren Elliott on October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The centerpiece of the company’s comeback hopes is a multibillion-dollar facility in the Arizona desert. Will it draw new customers?
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Intel’s Big Bet: Inside the Chipmaker’s Make-or-Break Factory
by Tripp Mickle,Loren Elliott on October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The centerpiece of the company’s comeback hopes is a multibillion-dollar facility in the Arizona desert. Will it draw new customers?
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His Lab Tested Cutting-Edge Spacecraft
by Katrina Miller on October 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Mason Peck, an aerospace engineer at Cornell, was trying to test innovative designs in spacecraft when a stop-work order hit.
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A.I. Companion Ads for Friend.com Flood NYC Subway, Fueling Backlash and Vandalism
by Stefano Montali on October 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism.
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Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend
by Amos Zeeberg on October 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.
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Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Physics
by Ali Watkins on October 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The prize was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.
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Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3
by Jack Ewing on October 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Elon Musk’s electric car company said the new versions would start at around $37,000 and $40,000, prices that bring its cars closer to comparable gasoline vehicles.
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Cyberattacks Upset British Life, Disrupting Car Factories and Grocery Stores
by Eshe Nelson on October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Jaguar Land Rover is the third big British brand to have its operations severely affected by a breach this year.
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Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.
by Evan Gorelick on October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.
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A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech
by Joseph Bernstein on October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.
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Supreme Court, for Now, Rejects Google Bid to Block Changes to App Store
by Abbie VanSickle on October 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The emergency order is the latest turn in a longstanding legal dispute between the tech giant and the creator of the popular game Fortnite.
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Elon Musk Gambles on Sexy A.I. Companions
by Kate Conger on October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In July, the billionaire’s A.I. company introduced two sexually explicit chatbots, pushing a new version of intimacy.
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U.S. v. Google: What Each Side Argued for Fixing Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly
by David McCabe,Megan Mineiro,Emmett Lindner,Cecilia Kang on October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Justice Department and Google wrapped up a two-week hearing that could have a major effect on online advertising.
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OpenAI Agrees to Use Computer Chips From AMD
by Cade Metz on October 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Weeks after a $100 billion agreement to use computer chips from Nvidia, OpenAI has signed a similar deal with a rival chipmaker.