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Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future

In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It’s already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan.

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Switching to a Flip Phone Helped Me Cut Down on My Smartphone Addiction

Was it inconvenient? Yes. Did T9 texting drive me crazy? Definitely. Was it worth doing? Absolutely.

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U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple

Justice Department officials are in the late stages of investigating the iPhone maker, focusing on how Apple has used its other products and services to defend against threats to its core business.

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SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, NLRB Says

The National Labor Relations Board said the rocket company had wrongly dismissed eight people for a letter raising concerns about the chief executive.

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Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to ‘Beat’ Tetris

Willis Gibson, a competitive Tetris player prodigy from Oklahoma, advanced so far in the original Nintendo version of the game that it froze. “I can’t feel my fingers,” he said afterward.

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How Tracking and Technology in Cars Is Being Weaponized by Abusive Partners

Apps that remotely track and control cars are being weaponized by abusive partners. Car manufacturers have been slow to respond, according to victims and experts.

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An Artist in Residence on A.I.’s Territory

Alexander Reben is taking his tech-savvy perspective to OpenAI, a company that some in the art world believe is a threat to their future.

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Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law

The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where to draw legal lines.

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Michael Cohen Used Fake Cases Cited by A.I. to Seek an End to Court Supervision

Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction. He enlisted the help of Google Bard.

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Inside the News Industry’s Uneasy Negotiations With OpenAI

Several major publishers have been in talks to license content to the creator of ChatGPT, but agreement on the price and terms has been elusive.

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