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The White House’s Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express
A few details from the White House’s A.I. plan have leaked to the news media, but the administration has officially communicated almost nothing.
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million Fine by New Mexico Judge
The penalty, imposed by a state judge, is on top of the $375 million fine ordered by a jury that found Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms.
French Streamers Convicted in Case Related to Kick Livestream Death
The two men, users of the platform Kick, received suspended sentences and fines.
F.C.C. Removes Limit on Broadcast TV Ownership
The move lifts a rule that said a single television-station owner could not reach more than 39 percent of U.S. households.
China’s Unitree Prices IPO in Bet Investors Are Ready for Humanoid Robots
Unitree Robotics wants to raise about $900 million in an I.P.O. that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology that wows but has yet to prove its viability.
Follow the Markets and Track Stocks With These Free Apps
Google Finance and Apple’s Stocks app have added new features over the years to make them more useful for tracking the markets and your investments.
TikTok Is Laying Off 250 Employees in Its Nashville Office
The office was home to members of the app’s content moderation team.
How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa
In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.
Google Names Demis Hassabis to New AI Role in a Leadership Shake-up
Minutes after four top researchers said they were leaving, Google said that Demis Hassabis, the Nobel-winning scientist who led the company’s A.I. lab, was stepping into a new job.
Four Top Google A.I. Researchers Form New Start-Up
Jeff Dean, who for years was one of Google’s most important executives, is leading the new artificial intelligence company with the backing of Google.
SpaceX’s Spending on A.I. Soars in First Results After I.P.O.
Elon Musk’s rocket company said its capital expenditures jumped nearly seven times from a year ago. Revenue also rose.
White House Readies A.I. Framework to Review Security Risks
The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.
In Lawsuit, NJ Accuses Amazon of Suppressing Pay for Delivery Drivers
The state attorney general said in an antitrust lawsuit filed on Tuesday that the company was abusing its market power to keep its delivery costs low.
Man’s Claim That Brakes Failed on Jaguar Was Scam to Avoid Car Payments, Court Rules
Nathan Owen called the police, saying he was trapped in a runaway car. A judge determined it was a lie and sentenced him to more than four years in prison.
A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.
White House Whipsaws Silicon Valley (and Itself) Over A.I. Rules
The Trump administration has struggled over how to approach to “open source” models, which are freely available to download and favored by Chinese companies.
What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?
A new field of “tokenomics” has emerged to measure the return on all the money companies are pouring into artificial intelligence.
SpaceX’s Stock Lockup Is Expiring. Prepare for a Bumpy Ride.
On Thursday, employees and other insiders at Elon Musk’s rocket company will be released from their first stock “lockup” and can start selling some of their shares.
If You Can’t Beat A.I., Outdress It, Tech Firms and Their Swag Say
Over the years, tech workers have proudly worn nerdy company-branded gear. But this generation of hot companies is getting fancy with its merch.
For a Day, Google Made It Easy to Spoof Satellite Imagery
A new Google Earth tool allowed the creation of A.I. deepfake maps. The tech giant quickly pulled it back after a backlash and concerns about disinformation risks.
How the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the Midterms
Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.
Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?
Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.
We All Do Errands. Noah Blau Films Them.
Fighting a traffic ticket. Hanging a curtain. Installing an air-conditioner. With his cult-hit online series, Noah Blau has made the mundane fascinating.
The German Auto Industry, a Pillar of the National Psyche, Is Trembling
The country’s iconic carmakers are struggling with tariffs, the growth of electric vehicles and intense competition from Chinese companies.
Open Model Wars + Claire Stapleton’s Dishy Google Memoir + Substack’s Slop Fight
“It just seems like the temperature is rising on Silicon Valley.”
Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble
The billionaire’s company took on ominous loads of debt to build data centers around the world. The implications go far beyond Oracle.
What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels
You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.
Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.
Big Tech’s A.I. Spending Keeps Rising. So Do the Jitters.
Amazon joined a procession of tech giants that ramped up their spending on artificial intelligence, as its capital expenditures soared 69 percent. Concerns over the industry’s spending are mounting.
Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations
The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.