Category: Computers and the Internet

The Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time

On Setlist.fm, users track what songs artists play at concerts (and more). The availability of so much data has changed the ways musicians and fans experience shows.
How Pinterest Is Courting Gen Z With ‘Safer’ Social Media

Bill Ready, the company’s chief executive, is shifting the virtual pinboard platform toward shopping and things that “make you feel better.”
Cal State Invited Tech Companies to Remake Learning With A.I.

Spurred by titans like Amazon and OpenAI, California State wants to become the nation’s “largest A.I.-empowered” university.
Did Cheating Accusations Have Anything to Do With the Death of a Daniel Naroditsky?

Daniel Naroditsky, a top American player with an online following, was found dead in Charlotte, N.C., after talking about being accused of cheating by a former world champion.
Starring in Videos Is No Longer a Job Just for the Social Media Team

Companies from Delta Air Lines to Portillo’s are asking all sorts of employees, sometimes through formal programs, to help build the brand.
AWS Cloud-Computing Outage Left Smart Bed Customers Without Sleep

The widespread outage involving the cloud-computing provider Amazon Web Services was particularly disruptive ensnared unexpected consumers earlier this week: People who just wanted to sleep well.
With ‘Vibecoding,’ A.I. Can Help Anyone Build an App

Bringing on artificial intelligence as a collaborator can make coding feel more accessible to those with little training in it, but there are trade-offs.
With ‘Vibecoding,’ A.I. Can Help Anyone Build an App

Bringing on artificial intelligence as a collaborator can make coding feel more accessible to those with little training in it, but there are trade-offs.
Trump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance

Changpeng Zhao, the richest man in crypto, admitted to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists and other criminals to move money on Binance.
G.M. Previews Talking Cars, Cheaper Batteries and Other New Tech

Drivers will be able to converse with an artificial intelligence assistant while cars largely drive themselves in certain situations, the company said.
Silicon Valley Has China Envy, and That Reveals a Lot About America

The fascination with China’s ability to build things America struggles with, from bridges to advanced tech, risks a dangerous miscalculation about what drives China.
Amazon, Snapchat, Roblox and Venmo Are Down: A Partial List of the Sites Affected by Outages

Major services were having issues, including WhatsApp, the official website for the British government and the payment app Venmo.