Technology

Trump Signals Skepticism of Google Breakup, Citing Competition With China

Trump Signals Skepticism of Google Breakup, Citing Competition With China

Nico Grant and David McCabe
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Politics

The former president also said he would do “something” to make Google “more fair” if he regained the presidency.


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Sperm Can’t Unlock an Egg Without This Ancient Molecular Key

Sperm Can’t Unlock an Egg Without This Ancient Molecular Key

Elizabeth Preston
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Politics

Using Google’s AlphaFold, researchers identified the bundle of three sperm proteins that seem to make sexual reproduction possible.


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Meet the Election Denier Forecasting a Trump Win in the 2024 Election

Meet the Election Denier Forecasting a Trump Win in the 2024 Election

Stuart A. Thompson
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Politics

Seth Keshel has become a darling among election deniers by factoring widespread voter fraud — the existence of which has been widely debunked — into his election predictions.


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The Cutting-Edge Hearing Aids That You May Already Own

The Cutting-Edge Hearing Aids That You May Already Own

Paula Span
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Politics

Apple is preparing to turn its AirPods Pro 2 into easy-to-use aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss.


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A Flood of A.I. Slop + Searching for Satoshi + the Hot Mess Express Returns

A Flood of A.I. Slop + Searching for Satoshi + the Hot Mess Express Returns

Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto and Pat McCusker
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Politics

There’s just so much slop that at a certain point it makes the internet basically useless.


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Google Must Open Android to Other App Stores, Judge Says

Google Must Open Android to Other App Stores, Judge Says

Nico Grant
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Politics

The internet giant was ordered by a federal judge to make a series of changes to address its anticompetitive conduct.


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A.I. Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton Reflects on Winning the Nobel Prize

A.I. Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton Reflects on Winning the Nobel Prize

Cade Metz
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Politics

The computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton spoke with The Times shortly after learning he had won the Nobel Prize for Physics.


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Bitcoin Documentary ‘Money Electric’ Reopens Search for Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin Documentary ‘Money Electric’ Reopens Search for Satoshi Nakamoto

Kevin Roose
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Politics

The identity of the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator has eluded sleuths for years. But does finding the real Mr. Nakamoto really matter?


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U.S. Weighs Forcing Google to Break Off Parts of the Company

U.S. Weighs Forcing Google to Break Off Parts of the Company

David McCabe
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Politics

They include making Google’s data available to rivals and forcing it to break off parts of the company, the Justice Department said in a court filing.


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Can Your Electric Vehicle Catch Fire During a Hurricane?

Can Your Electric Vehicle Catch Fire During a Hurricane?

Austyn Gaffney and Brad Plumer
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Politics

E.V. batteries that are submerged in saltwater can catch fire after the floods subside, but experts say it’s a rarity.


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How a Lobbying Group Is Arguing That Big Tech Protects Free Speech

How a Lobbying Group Is Arguing That Big Tech Protects Free Speech

Cecilia Kang
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Politics

NetChoice, backed by tech giants including Meta and Google, has successfully argued in court that Big Tech hosts protected speech.


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8 of the Most Celebrated Awards in Science Outside of Nobel Prizes

8 of the Most Celebrated Awards in Science Outside of Nobel Prizes

Katrina Miller and Teddy Rosenbluth
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Politics

The Nobel Foundation offers prizes in only three disciplines, but other awards have been created to honor scientists in different fields.


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Can California Regulate A.I.? + Silicon Valley’s Super Babies + System Update!

Can California Regulate A.I.? + Silicon Valley’s Super Babies + System Update!

Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Corey Schreppel and Diane Wong
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Politics

“In the United States, we have 50 laboratories of democracy and they’re called states.”


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OpenAI Adds $4 Billion Credit Line on Top of $6.6 Billion Investment Round

OpenAI Adds $4 Billion Credit Line on Top of $6.6 Billion Investment Round

Michael J. de la Merced and Mike Isaac
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Politics

The San Francisco company is gathering the billions its executives believe they will need to continue building new A.I. technology.


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Cerebras Files Prospectus for I.P.O.

Cerebras Files Prospectus for I.P.O.

Erin Griffith and Cade Metz
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Politics

The Silicon Valley company would be among the first A.I. companies to go public since the release of ChatGPT nearly two years ago.


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