Category: Computers and the Internet

A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks

Shoddy guidebooks are flooding Amazon. Their authors claim to be renowned travel writers, but are they A.I. inventions? And how big is the problem?
Digital Replicas, a Fear of Striking Actors, Already Fill Screens

The technology for morphing flesh-and-blood performers into virtual avatars has been improving for years. Now it has become an issue in the actors’ strike.
The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War

At 92, Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, can no longer stay in the shadows.
Amazon Posts 11% Rise in Revenue as Growth Improves

The retailer also swung to a profit in the second quarter.
Apple Revenue Drops 1% but Tops Wall Street Expectations

The iPhone maker’s recent quarter benefited from strong sales in its App Store and other services businesses.
When A.I. Lies About You, There’s Little Recourse

People have little protection or recourse when the technology creates and spreads falsehoods about them.
So What Do We Call Twitter Now Anyway?

With Elon Musk’s rebranding of the app, is Twitter’s name really retired? What about tweets? We unravel the terminology puzzle.
Tired of Dating Apps, Some Turn to Google Docs

Writers of so-called Date-Me Docs, which can read like 1,000-word versions of the personal ads of yore, hope for a more meaningful connection than a swipe might allow.
Uber Posts 14% Rise in Revenue as Growth Slows

The company’s growth decelerated as the rebound from the pandemic normalized and its freight business declined. It also swung to a profit.
Twitter Threatens to Sue Center for Countering Digital Hate Over Research

The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research.
An Internet Veteran’s Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology

Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists. Somehow, he’s still an optimist about the promise of technology.
Judge Rejects Hong Kong’s Bid to Ban Pro-Democracy Song From Internet

The authorities sought a court injunction that could have pressured Google and other tech firms to remove “Glory to Hong Kong.”