Category: Computers and the Internet

Maryland Passes 2 Major Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback

One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data.
How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.

OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.
Want to Invest in SpaceX or Stripe? There’s a Fund for That.

A new publicly traded fund allows individual investors to own a piece of 23 private tech companies, including Stripe, SpaceX, OpenAI and Discord.
TikTok Turns to Nuns, Veterans and Ranchers in Marketing Blitz

The video app is spending millions on ads as Congress considers a bill that could lead to a U.S. ban.
Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?

A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.
Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings.

Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.
¿Qué es un ‘timbre para peces’ y por qué deberías tocar uno?

Hay una cámara submarina en Utrech cuyas imágenes se transmiten en directo. Miles se han aficionado a la distracción y están fascinados por la oportunidad de ayudar a un pez a migrar.
Google to Delete Billions of Chrome Browser Records in Latest Settlement

The internet giant resolved a lawsuit that claimed it had deceived users by tracking their web activity in the Chrome browser’s private Incognito setting.
Will A.I. Boost Productivity? Companies Sure Hope So.

Economists doubt that artificial intelligence is already visible in productivity data. Big companies, however, talk often about adopting it to improve efficiency.
How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class

David Autor, an M.I.T. economist and tech contrarian, argues that A.I. is fundamentally different from past waves of computerization.
China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms

China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.
Daniel C. Lynch, Founder of Major Computer Exhibition, Dies at 82

After working on the earliest version of the internet, he saw its potential and founded a conference on computer networking equipment.