Category: Computers and the Internet

F.T.C. Intensifies Investigation of Twitter’s Privacy Practices

The commission is seeking an interview with Elon Musk, who has made major cuts at the company since acquiring it last year.
Elon Musk Says Twitter’s Finances Improving After Big Cuts

Twitter’s owner says the company is recovering after a sharp drop in ad sales. But its revenue is still far short of its level in 2021, before he took over.
White House Said to Consider Pushing Congress on Dealing With TikTok

In a strategy shift, the Biden administration is increasingly pointing to Congress to give it more legal power to deal with TikTok and other technology that could expose Americans’ sensitive data to China.
How Some Gen Z Instagram Users Post to Facebook: Unwittingly

Teenagers and young adults are flummoxed. The reason it keeps happening involves an online prompt and product design.
How A.I. Is Being Used to Detect Cancer That Doctors Miss

Hungary has become a major testing ground for A.I. software to spot cancer, as doctors debate whether the technology will replace them in medical jobs.
‘Dilbert’ Is Canceled but Cubicle Comedians Thrive, on TikTok

They weren’t fans of the comic strip, which was recently dropped from hundreds of newspapers, but their work builds on the office grind as comic premise.
As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology

Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.
Tech Is Allowing Businesses to Overcharge You in Tips

Payment apps and touch screens have made it easy for merchants to ask us for preset gratuity amounts. We don’t need to succumb to the pressure.
On TikTok, Stories About Dating and Ghosting Command Large Audiences

In a corner of the platform sometimes known as #DatingTok, young women find comfort and cachet by turning dating mishaps into viral content.
Third Top FTX Executive Pleads Guilty in Fraud Investigation

Nishad Singh, an FTX founder, pleaded guilty to criminal charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors investigating Sam Bankman-Fried.
‘Sometimes Things Break’: Twitter Outages Are on the Rise

Elon Musk’s repeated job cuts are stoking new fears that there aren’t enough people to triage Twitter’s problems.
Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.

One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them.