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Social Media Addiction Trial Nears End. Society Long Ago Rendered Its Verdict. March 12, 2026
Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided.
A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully. March 12, 2026
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It March 12, 2026
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
A.I. Writes Buggy Code. A Silicon Valley Start-Up Wants to Fix It. March 12, 2026
Valued at $1.6 billion, a tiny start-up called Axiom is building A.I. systems that can check for mistakes.
Silicon Valley’s Image Takes a Dark Turn in Pop Culture March 12, 2026
In television and movies, depictions of nihilistic billionaires and amoral opportunists are replacing the quirky strivers of older shows like HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”
Are A.I.-Generated Videos Changing How We See Animals? March 11, 2026
By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.
A.I. Incites a New Wave of Grieving Parents Fighting for Online Safety March 11, 2026
Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE March 11, 2026
Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop.
Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network Just for A.I. Bots March 10, 2026
Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab.
Boeing Says Wiring Issue Will Delay Some 737 Max Deliveries March 10, 2026
The aerospace company said the delay would not prevent it from meeting its 2026 sales goal of about 500 Max jets.
From 2017: Frances Gabe, Creator of the Only Self-Cleaning Home, Dies at 101 March 10, 2026
Equal parts quixotic dreamer and accomplished visionary, Ms. Gabe made the house do its own scrubbing.
How Do You Use A.I. for Daily Life? March 10, 2026
We want to hear how artificial intelligence helps you with tasks like meal prep, translation and planning a trip.
Former Meta A.I. Chief’s Start-Up Is Valued at $3.5 Billion March 10, 2026
Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, founded by Yann LeCun and other ex-Meta researchers, has raised more than $1 billion from investors.
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos March 10, 2026
Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy March 10, 2026
More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label March 9, 2026
The artificial intelligence company filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense, saying it was being punished on ideological grounds.
Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s Dance With the Pentagon: What to Know March 7, 2026
Negotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
‘Designed to Wreak Havoc’: The Cheap Drones Shaping the War With Iran March 7, 2026
Iran has launched waves of Shahed drones to menace Persian Gulf nations. The U.S. has unleashed its own copycat on Iran. It’s a sign of how war is changing.
For OpenAI and Anthropic, the Competition Is Deeply Personal March 7, 2026
A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.
OpenAI’s Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop March 6, 2026
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”