A Hacker Stole OpenAI Secrets, Raising Fears That China Could, Too

Early last year, a hacker gained access to the internal messaging systems of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and stole details about the design of the company’s A.I. technologies. The hacker lifted details from discussions in an online forum where employees talked about OpenAI’s latest technologies, according to two people familiar with the incident, but […]

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Judge Backs Challenge to F.T.C.’s Noncompete Ban, at Least for Now

A federal judge on Wednesday backed an initial legal challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements, which is scheduled to take effect in September. Judge Ada Brown granted an injunction requested by several plaintiffs, saying the ban cannot be enforced against them pending a final ruling. But while the ruling is preliminary, […]

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How to Clean Up Your Phone’s Photo Library to Free Up Space

Are you getting ominous warnings about your phone’s storage? Have you ever whipped out your phone to show someone a certain photo and had to scroll for minutes to find it? If you’ve accumulated gigabytes of images over the years, streamlining your photo library and dumping other unnecessary apps and files can let you reclaim […]

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U.S. Awards $504 Million for ‘Tech Hubs’ in Overlooked Regions

The Biden administration on Tuesday awarded $504 million to a dozen projects across the country in a bid to transform communities that had been overlooked in the past into technological powerhouses. The grants will fund “tech hubs” that aim to bolster the production of critical technologies in regions including western Montana, Central Indiana, South Florida […]

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In Ukraine War, A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots

In a field on the outskirts of Kyiv, the founders of Vyriy, a Ukrainian drone company, were recently at work on a weapon of the future. To demonstrate it, Oleksii Babenko, 25, Vyriy’s chief executive, hopped on his motorcycle and rode down a dirt path. Behind him, a drone followed, as a colleague tracked the […]

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Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Florida and Texas Social Media Laws

The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a definitive resolution of challenges to laws in Florida and Texas that curb the power of social media companies to moderate content, leaving in limbo an effort by Republicans who have promoted such legislation to remedy what they say is a bias against conservatives. Instead, the justices unanimously agreed […]

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Meta’s Ad-Free Subscription Violates Competition Law, E.U. Says

When Meta introduced a subscription option last year that would allow users in the European Union to pay for an advertising-free experience of Instagram and Facebook, it was meant to fix regulatory problems the company faced in the region. The plan created new legal headaches instead. On Monday, European Union regulators said Meta’s subscription, which […]

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