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OpenAI Close to Landing $500 Billion Data Center With Backing From Nvidia (Mon, 27 Jul 2026)
The chipmaking giant is in talks with OpenAI to provide a $250 billion financial backstop for the project, which would be among the largest of the A.I. boom.
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Apple Regains Spot Over Nvidia as Most Valuable Public Company (Mon, 27 Jul 2026)
The company slipped by the chipmaker Nvidia, amid growing concern about costs associated with the artificial intelligence boom.
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Microsoft Unveils A.I. Cybersecurity Tools (Mon, 27 Jul 2026)
As some executives fret over the safety of new A.I. systems, protecting against them could be a big business for tech companies.
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How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal (Mon, 27 Jul 2026)
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
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An Anthropic Claude AI Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms (Tue, 28 Jul 2026)
Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more.
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Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices (Tue, 28 Jul 2026)
The program is an effort to make products more affordable as artificial intelligence sends some component prices soaring.
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In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I. (Tue, 28 Jul 2026)
CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.
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Police Say Binance Is Making It Harder to Fight Crime (Tue, 28 Jul 2026)
Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.
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Nvidia Forms Alliance to Back Open-Source A.I. Amid Debate Over Safety (Mon, 27 Jul 2026)
The company is continuing to back A.I. systems that can be freely used by others amid a continuing debate over the use of Chinese-made technology.
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Why Restarting a Nuclear Power Plant Can Be Much Harder Than Expected (Tue, 28 Jul 2026)
The first U.S. attempt at reopening a shuttered reactor has been held back by run-down equipment and a lack of planning.
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Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop (Sun, 26 Jul 2026)
As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users.
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A Son of Wealth Finds His Calling in a High-End Grocery Store (Tue, 28 Jul 2026)
How the scion Sammy Nussdorf found his calling among the carefully arranged shelves of Meadow Lane, his chic market in Lower Manhattan.
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Silicon Valley Splits Over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I. (Sat, 25 Jul 2026)
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing with the rest of the tech industry over whether “open-source” models from China should be freely available or restricted.
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QR Codes Make Their Way Down Wedding Aisles (Sat, 25 Jul 2026)
The technology, often associated with pandemic-era menus, is being used by more couples for ease, cost, expedience and sustainability.
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Meta Launches New Facebook Marketplace App Called Seller (Fri, 24 Jul 2026)
Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company’s strategy to innovate on its original social network.
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OpenAI Models Go Rogue + Kimi K3 Freakout + A.I. Superforecasting (Fri, 24 Jul 2026)
“The story that we’re talking about in this segment was science fiction until Tuesday, OK?”
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An A.I. Music F.A.Q.: Can I Remix Madonna? Is This All Legal? (Fri, 24 Jul 2026)
Advances in A.I. are making it possible to create all kinds of music from scratch, but they also raise questions about what is legal and who will actually listen.
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Judge Extends Pause for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal (Thu, 23 Jul 2026)
The court blocked the companies from closing the acquisition through mid-August, as a judge considers two lawsuits challenging it.
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Intel Benefits From a New Shift in A.I. Spending (Thu, 23 Jul 2026)
The Silicon Valley chipmaker’s revenue rose 25 percent in the latest quarter, its fastest growth in 15 years, as A.I. firms increasingly bought chips known as central processing units.
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Ford Will Use Apple Maps in New Self-Driving System (Thu, 23 Jul 2026)
In a first, Apple software will influence the way a new line of electric vehicles made by Ford Motor operates, and other automakers may follow.
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Nuclear Energy Revival Puts Westinghouse in Prime Position (Thu, 23 Jul 2026)
The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2017, stands to benefit from growing support for nuclear power and President Trump’s deal with Saudi Arabia.
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How to Use ChatGPT and Gemini Prompts to Find Out What They Know About You (Thu, 23 Jul 2026)
It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
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Clarity Act Mired In Debate Over Whether to Bar President From Selling Crypto (Wed, 22 Jul 2026)
Democrats and Republicans are haggling about the Clarity Act, a major bill pushed by the crypto industry, as it moves closer to a Senate vote.
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Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments (Wed, 22 Jul 2026)
Google’s parent company, which has spent heavily on artificial intelligence, also showed growth across its businesses, particularly in cloud computing.
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Tesla Profit Falls Even as Car Sales Rebound (Thu, 23 Jul 2026)
The company is selling more cars, but the company’s profit was down because of price cuts and higher expenses.
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Lawsuit Against Meta Over Social Media Addiction Is Dropped (Thu, 23 Jul 2026)
For Meta, the move was a reprieve after it and YouTube were found liable in another case in March of negligence and personal injury for their platforms’ addictive features.
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OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Hacked Into Hugging Face, a Digital Library (Wed, 22 Jul 2026)
The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems.
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