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Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say

Ron Wyden and Edward Markey urged the F.T.C. to investigate how car companies handled the data from millions of car owners.

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When A.I. Fails the Language Test, Who Is Left Out of the Conversation?

The use of artificial intelligence is exploding around the world, but the technology’s language models are primarily trained in English, leaving many speakers of other languages behind.

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How US Chips Continue to End Up in Russian Missiles

Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.

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X Uses Community Notes on Election Posts, but Misinformation Spreads

The social media company will use its Community Notes program to moderate lies about the election, but cracks are already appearing.

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From Online Drug Lord to Crypto Entrepreneur, Blake Benthall Is Back in Business

After Blake Benthall was arrested for running Silk Road 2.0, the infamous illegal drug bazaar, things didn’t go the way you might expect.

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A Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean More of the Same on A.I. Regulation

The presumptive Democratic nominee has won concessions from Big Tech leaders on A.I., but she hasn’t successfully pushed Congress to regulate.

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Alphabet Reports 29% Jump in Profit as A.I. Efforts Begin to Pay Off

Google’s parent company narrowly topped revenue and profit expectations, driven by its search engine and cloud unit, and it said A.I. investments were “driving new growth.”

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Artificial Intelligence Has a Math Problem

A.I.’s math problem reflects how much the new technology is a break with computing’s past.

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Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart

Wiz’s chief executive said the company walked away from a “humbling offer” and would pursue an initial public offering instead.

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Congress Calls for Tech Outage Hearing to Grill CrowdStrike C.E.O.

The House Homeland Security Committee called on the chief executive of the cybersecurity firm to testify on the disruption.

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