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Trump Signs Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models (Tue, 02 Jun 2026)
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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Meta Expands Safety Features for Teenagers (Tue, 02 Jun 2026)
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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Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. (Mon, 01 Jun 2026)
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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Florida Sues OpenAI Over Chatbot Safety Concerns (Mon, 01 Jun 2026)
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? (Mon, 01 Jun 2026)
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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How Box Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I. (Mon, 01 Jun 2026)
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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Chinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says (Mon, 01 Jun 2026)
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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China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk (Mon, 01 Jun 2026)
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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Nvidia Has a Plan to Put Its Chips in Personal Computers (Mon, 01 Jun 2026)
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 (Sun, 31 May 2026)
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’ (Sat, 30 May 2026)
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 (Fri, 29 May 2026)
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? (Fri, 29 May 2026)
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 (Thu, 28 May 2026)
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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A.I. Is Making Scams Hard to Spot. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. (Thu, 28 May 2026)
A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.
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I Tried to Sell My House With A.I. (Thu, 28 May 2026)
Over five frantic days, I gambled my family’s life savings on a hunch that A.I. could outperform a real estate agent.
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Teachers Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time (Wed, 27 May 2026)
The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school.
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Spencer Pratt Wants to Be Mayor. His Fans Want Him to Be Batman. (Wed, 27 May 2026)
What an A.I.-generated video of the former reality TV star teaches us about the future of political ads.
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Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos (Wed, 27 May 2026)
A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A.I. start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days.
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At the A.I. Epicenter, Technologists Dismiss Pope Leo’s Warnings About the New Technology (Tue, 26 May 2026)
Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual message on artificial intelligence arrived as Silicon Valley’s A.I. enthusiasts pursue their own spirituality through technology.
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