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Revealing Taste

A clever leak exposed the music habits of some famous people — and two Times journalists.

Deftones Persisted for Decades. A New Generation Is Feeling the Noise.

The band emerged in the ’90s nu metal scene and quickly expanded its range. Now it sits at the nexus of heavy music and nostalgia…

Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates

The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.

What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?

Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on unknowable alternate versions of Silicon Valley history.

Scowl Made Hardcore Purists Angry. Now the Band Is Doubling Down.

The punk band fronted by Kat Moss wound its way from a local scene to national attention. Its second album, “We Are All Angels,” unpacks…

Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir

An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.

The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0

Two decades after creating Digg, a community-focused social message board, Kevin Rose is reviving the site and teaming up with a founder of Reddit.

How Elon Musk Uses Internet Slang to Marshal His Army of Online Fans

Mr. Musk uses online slang to marshal his 200 million social media followers in support of his efforts to gut the federal government. But he…

Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A

In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also doubled down on recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its…

Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push

Much of the capital investment, a big jump from 2024, will fund expansion of Meta’s data centers, which provide the computing power needed by A.I….