Category: Computers and the Internet
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SpaceX’s Stock Lockup Is Expiring. Prepare for a Bumpy Ride.
The New York Times – Business:On Thursday, employees and other insiders at Elon Musk’s rocket company will be released from their first stock “lockup” and can start selling some of their shares.
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If You Can’t Beat A.I., Outdress It, Tech Firms and Their Swag Say
The New York Times – On the Runway:Over the years, tech workers have proudly worn nerdy company-branded gear. But this generation of hot companies is getting fancy with its merch.
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For a Day, Google Made It Easy to Spoof Satellite Imagery
The New York Times – Business:A new Google Earth tool allowed the creation of A.I. deepfake maps. The tech giant quickly pulled it back after a backlash and concerns about disinformation risks.
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How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners
The New York Times – On the Runway:An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.
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Leopold Aschenbrenner Built a Hot A.I. Hedge Fund. Then it Melted Down.
The New York Times – Business:Situational Awareness, led by a 24-year-old, exploded onto the artificial intelligence scene — and then nose-dived.
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Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble
The New York Times – Business:The billionaire’s company took on ominous loads of debt to build data centers around the world. The implications go far beyond Oracle.
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Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
The New York Times – Business:An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
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Sick of A.I.-Generated Content? The ‘Slop Janitor’ Is Here to Help.
The New York Times – Business:Pangram, an A.I. detection start-up, promises near-perfect accuracy in sniffing out writing and imagery that wasn’t made by humans. It’s raising some big questions along the way.
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Sick of A.I.-Generated Content? The ‘Slop Janitor’ Is Here to Help.
The New York Times – Business:Pangram, an A.I. detection start-up, promises near-perfect accuracy in sniffing out writing and imagery that wasn’t made by humans. It’s raising some big questions along the way.
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In San Francisco, Some Home Sellers Now Ask for OpenAI or Anthropic Stock
The New York Times – Business:Even before OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they are distorting home sales in the San Francisco Bay Area, as people race to buy and sellers ask for stock instead of cash.