How the War in Gaza Drove Israel’s A.I. Experiments
In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped plan the Oct. 7 massacres. But Israeli intelligence…
Google Parent Alphabet Reports 12% Increase in Revenue
Google might be threatened with a breakup after losing two antitrust cases, but in the meantime it can console itself with piles of money. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, posted results…
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.
The question of whether to be polite to artificial intelligence may seem a moot point — it is artificial, after all. But Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial…
If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights?
One of my most deeply held values as a tech columnist is humanism. I believe in humans, and I think that technology should help people, rather than disempower or replace…
Saying ‘Thank You’ to Chat GPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.
The question of whether to be polite to artificial intelligence may seem a moot point — it is artificial, after all. But Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial…
The Cybercriminals Who Organized a $243 Million Crypto Heist
A quiet honor student who had recently graduated from Immaculate High School in Danbury, Veer Chetal was about to begin studying at Rutgers University in New Jersey. In 2022, he…
On TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade War
Chinese manufacturers are flooding TikTok and other social media apps with direct appeals to American shoppers, urging people to buy luxury items straight from their factories. And amid the threats…
Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin
The flashy online announcement called it “the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World,” a chance to have “an intimate private dinner” with President Trump at his members-only golf club in…
Discord’s Jason Citron Steps Down as CEO of the Social Chat App
Jason Citron, a co-founder of the popular social chat app Discord, stepped down as the company’s chief executive on Wednesday, a significant management shake-up ahead of Discord’s potential public offering.…
YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’
The video is short — just 19 seconds — and not particularly compelling. A viewer would be forgiven for clicking away before it ends. The grainy footage, uploaded on April…