Category: Computers and the Internet

Cool? Or Just Clunky? The Fight Over Dashboard Touch Screens.

As luxury cars become rolling supercomputers, designers are wondering how big is too big.
A.I. Is Coming for Lawyers, Again

Previous advances in A.I. inspired predictions that the law was the lucrative profession most likely to suffer job losses. It didn’t happen. Is this time different?
The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin

Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price.
Why Leaked Pentagon Documents Are Still Circulating on Twitter and Discord

Twitter and the social media platform Discord have policies about how they would handle the material. But those rules have gray areas and can be unevenly enforced.
See How Real AI-Generated Images Have Become

Human eyes — and even technology — often struggle to identify images created by artificial intelligence. Experts fear that may hasten an erosion of trust in media, in government and in society.
Why Pope Francis Is the Star of AI-Generated Photos

Francis has become a recurring favorite to show in incongruous situations, such as riding a motorcycle and attending Burning Man, in A.I.-generated images.
How Elon Musk Is Changing the Twitter Experience

Nearly six months after buying Twitter, Mr. Musk has made tweaks that have altered what people see on the platform and how they interact with it.
In A.I. Race, Microsoft and Google Choose Speed Over Caution

Technology companies were once leery of what some artificial intelligence could do. Now the priority is winning control of the industry’s next big thing.
Chinese Officials Flock to Twitter to Defend TikTok

The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate.
Attacks on Dominion Voting Persist Despite High-Profile Lawsuits

Unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems still spread widely online.
This Historically Black University Created Its Own Tech Intern Pipeline

A new program at Bowie State connects computing students directly with companies, bypassing an often harsh Silicon Valley vetting process.
Bing Newcomb, Whose E*Trade Transformed Stock Trading, Dies at 79

The legally blind son of a janitor, he wrote a program that allowed people to buy and sell stocks on their home computers and co-founded a company that reaped its benefits.