Enlarge / Joaquin Phoenix talking with AI in Her (2013). (credit: Warner Bros.) In 2013, Spike Jonze’s Her imagined a world where humans form deep emotional connections with AI, challenging perceptions of love and loneliness. Ten years later, thanks to ChatGPT’s recently added voice features, people are playing out a small slice of Her in...
Google Search Boss Says Company Invests to Avoid Becoming ‘Roadkill’
At the start of its antitrust defense, Google attributed its success to relentless investment, countering government claims that it broke the law to stay ahead.
Inside Google’s Plan to Stop Apple From Getting Serious About Search
Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening.
Amazon Revenue Jumps as Consumer and Business Spending Improves
Investors were closely watching business spending with the company’s cloud computing division, which grew 12 percent in the most recent quarter.
U.S. Tries New Tack on Russian Disinformation: Pre-Empting It
The State Department’s Global Engagement Center is taking the unusual step of disclosing a covert Russian operation when it is barely off the ground.
Ford’s U.A.W. Deal Will Raise Costs While Easing Labor Strife
A tentative agreement gives union members at the carmaker their best terms in decades but could complicate Ford’s electric vehicle plans.
iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise
Enlarge / Private Wi-Fi address setting on an iPhone. (credit: Apple) Three years ago, Apple introduced a privacy-enhancing feature that hid the Wi-Fi address of iPhones and iPads when they joined a network. On Wednesday, the world learned that the feature has never worked as advertised. Despite promises that this never-changing address would be hidden...
Meta Posts 23% Growth as Ads Rebound, With Profit More Than Doubling
The internet company’s cost cuts also helped lift its financial performance in the most recent quarter.
The Challenges Facing Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers
They are set to start their defense on Thursday, with the FTX founder planning to testify in his criminal fraud trial. Hurdles include what Mr. Bankman-Fried’s former associates said on the stand.
Sam Bankman-Fried Set to Testify at His Fraud Trial
The FTX founder’s plan to take the witness stand sets up a dramatic few days of testimony at the federal courthouse in Manhattan.