NSO Group Ordered to Pay Meta $167 Million in Damages - Meta had sued the firm, NSO Group, for using its spyware to hack 1,400 WhatsApp accounts ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/technology/nso-meta-damages-whatsapp.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #compensationfordamages(law) #computersandtheinternet #cyberwarfareanddefense #cyberattacksandhackers #mobileapplications #computersecurity #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc #nsogroup

Elon Musk Tried Keeping Issues at His Texas Mansion Private, Emails Show - The tech billionaire’s staff were concerned that correspondence about his home in West La... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/technology/elon-musk-texas-neighbors.html #realestateandhousing(residential) #fencesandpropertybarriers #computersandtheinternet #freedomofinformationact #building(construction) #westlakehills(tex) #citycouncils #muskelon #zoning

OpenAI Backtracks on Plans to Drop Nonprofit Control - The company will become a public benefit corporation and the nonprofit that has controlle... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/technology/openai-nonprofit.html #corporatesocialresponsibility #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #nonprofitorganizations #softbankcorporation #altmansamuelh #openailabs

A.I. Hallucinations Are Getting Worse, Even as New Systems Become More Powerful - A new wave of “reasoning” systems from companies like OpenAI is producing incorrect infor... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/technology/ai-hallucinations-chatgpt-google.html #deepseekartificialintelligencecoltd #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #anthropicaillc #openailabs #vectarainc #research

Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors - Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learned the hard way what it’s lik... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/technology/elon-musk-texas-neighbors.html #realestateandhousing(residential) #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #securityandwarningsystems #fencesandpropertybarriers #highnetworthindividuals #computersandtheinternet #building(construction) #westlakehills(tex) #localgovernment #citycouncils

What’s Behind Technology’s Disembodied Female Voices? - If you listen to the many artificial, automated voices that have become prevalent online,... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t-magazine/ai-female-voices.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #summertravelissue2025 #tiktok(bytedance) #voiceandspeech #womenandgirls #socialmedia #chatgpt

How Misinformation and Partisan ‘New Media’ Changed a California Town - Residents of Oakdale, Calif., have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/technology/news-misinformation-facebook-oakdale.html #audio-neutral-informative #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #newsandnewsmedia #foxnewschannel #bonginodaniel #socialmedia #facebookinc #newspapers #epochtimes #vis-photo #cnn

Sam Altman’s Start-Up Launches Eye-Scanning Crypto Orbs in the U.S. - World, a start-up backed by Sam Altman, has launched in the United States with the goal o... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/technology/world-eye-scanning-crypto-orbs-launch-in-us.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #identificationdevices #computerandvideogames #virtualcurrency #eyesandeyesight #trumpdonaldj #biometrics #openailabs #start-ups #privacy

Google Plans to Roll Out Gemini A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13 - The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/technology/google-gemini-ai-chatbot-kids.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #googleinc #gemini

Justice Dept. Lawyers Say US Wants to Break up Google’s Ad Technology - In a hearing on Friday, lawyers for the Justice Depart. indicated the government would do... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/technology/google-advertising-technology-hearing.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #advertisingandmarketing #computersandtheinternet #decisionsandverdicts #onlineadvertising #justicedepartment #brinkemaleoniem #googleinc

Amazon’s Mixed Earnings Report Sends Share Prices Down - The company reported overall mixed results, sending share prices down in after-hours trad... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/business/amazon-revenue-earnings-tariffs.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #internationaltradeandworldmarket #computersandtheinternet #shoppingandretail #customs(tariff) #companyreports #cloudcomputing #amazon.cominc #jassyandrewr #trumpdonaldj #e-commerce

Apple Tops Wall Street Expectations With $24.78 Billion Profit - The iPhone maker’s sales rose 5 percent to $95.36 billion, also beating expectations for ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/technology/apple-earnings-profit.html #prices(faresfeesandrates) #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #mobileapplications #customs(tariff) #companyreports #cooktimothyd #appleinc #iphone #china

At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage - A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announc... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/politics/trump-cryptocurrency-usd1-dubai-conference-announcement.html #computersandtheinternet #worldlibertyfinancial #sunjustin(1990-) #virtualcurrency #zhaochangpeng #witkoffzach

How Google’s Antitrust Case Could Upend the A.I. Race - A landmark antitrust lawsuit about the past has turned into a fight about the future. - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/technology/google-antitrust-trial-ai.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #justicedepartment #chrome(browser) #searchengines #smartphones #webbrowsers #mehtaamitp #googleinc #chatgpt

Microsoft Profit Increases 18% While It Slows A.I. Spending - The tech giant’s revenue also grew 13%, topping Wall Street’s expectations. - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/technology/microsoft-earnings-ai-spending.html #infrastructure(publicworks) #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #cloudcomputing #companyreports #microsoftcorp #nadellasatya #datacenters #openailabs #software

Google’s Chief Says Breakup Proposal Would Hobble Business - Sundar Pichai told a federal judge that the government’s solution to fix its monopoly in ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/technology/google-ceo-antitrust-trial.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #justicedepartment #chrome(browser) #searchengines #googleinc

How to Protect Your Phone While Traveling Abroad - Here are some best practices for safeguarding sensitive personal data. - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/technology/personaltech/travel-burner-phone-cbp.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #android(operatingsystem) #computersandtheinternet #contenttype:service #mobileapplications #airportsecurity #cloudcomputing #smartphones #privacy #iphone

With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US - The prime example is Tether, a firm that regulators once targeted. Its chief executive re... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/technology/trump-crypto-tether.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #bankingandfinancialinstitutions #computersandtheinternet #mccarthykevin(1965-) #tetheroperationsltd #lawandlegislation #millerjeff(1974-) #virtualcurrency #hagertywilliamf #washington(dc)

House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump - The Take It Down Act, which united a coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers, cri... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/us/politics/house-revenge-porn-bill.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #indecencyobscenityandprofanity #computersandtheinternet #teenagersandadolescence #houseofrepresentatives #x(formerlytwitter) #lawandlegislation #tiktok(bytedance) #metaplatformsinc #klobucharamy #instagraminc

Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know - The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/science/amazon-kuiper-launch-ula.html #kuipersystems(amazon.cominc) #rocketscienceandpropulsion #computersandtheinternet #unitedlaunchalliance #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #amazon.cominc #satellites