Category: Computers and the Internet

When Your Apple Watch Becomes an Office Taskmaster

The New York Times – Business:
A proliferation of data from wearable technology is telling people how to optimize their job performance. Is that a good thing?
U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.

The New York Times – Business:
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?

The New York Times – Business:
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
An Amish Avatar and an A.I. Monk Are Pitching Supplements on Social Media

The New York Times – Business:
Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Increasingly, the influencers are fake.
The Former Coal Miner in the Middle of the A.I. Data Center Boom

The New York Times – Business:
Josh Payne, the chief executive of Nscale, raised $2 billion from investors. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Facebook executive, is joining his board.
Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles

The New York Times – Business:
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder

The New York Times – Business:
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches

The New York Times – Business:
Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, but users must opt in to get them.
Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War

The New York Times – Business:
The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
OpenAI Raises $110 Billion to Fuel Growth, Extending A.I. Boom

The New York Times – Business:
Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.
What Larry and David Ellison Would Own After Warner Bros. Takeover

The New York Times – Business:
If Paramount can close its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Larry and David Ellison will influence nearly every corner of news, entertainment and tech.
Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas

The New York Times – Business:
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.