Tag Archives: NYT

Can Musk Get Trump Elected? + Steve Ballmer’s Quest for the Facts + This Week in A.I.

This is totally unprecedented for a tech C.E.O.

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California A.I. Bill Is Tweaked

Silicon Valley companies still worry that state lawmakers are jumping the gun on regulating a still-unproven technology.

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Bowling, Selfies and the ‘Dougie’: Biden Woos Influencers at the White House

For its first conference on the creator economy, the Biden administration celebrated social media creators. The president lauded them as a “breakthrough in how we communicate.”

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Cisco to Cut About 7% of Staff in Second Round of Job Layoffs

The cuts could amount to about 6,000 jobs for the San Jose, Calif., maker of computer networking technology.

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U.S. Considers Breaking Up Google to Address Search Monopoly

The Justice Department and state attorneys general are discussing various scenarios to remedy Google’s dominance in online search, including a breakup of the company.

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Google Unveils Pixel 9 Phones to Beat Apple’s iPhone

The internet giant unveiled the next generation of Pixel phones, headphones and watches to stand out in a hardware market that has mostly ignored it.

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Musk’s Trump Talk on X: After Glitchy Start, a Two-Hour Ramble

Problems in the livestream renewed questions about X’s ability to handle big events, but it also showed how the platform can still grab attention.

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Tether Co-Founder Faces the Unraveling of a Crypto Dream

Brock Pierce arrived in Puerto Rico seven years ago, promising to use crypto magic to revitalize the local economy. Now he’s mired in legal disputes and fighting with his business partners.

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Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suits

Uber has spent millions trying to get a proposal on the Nevada ballot that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits against companies.

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Brands Love Influencers (Until Politics Get Involved)

Marketing firms are using artificial intelligence to help analyze influencers and predict whether they will opine about the election.

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