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Personalized A.I. Agents Are Here. Is the World Ready for Them?

The age of autonomous A.I. assistants could have huge implications.

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You Paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple Still Controls It

The company codes its devices with software that complicates repairs by triggering safety warnings and malfunctions.

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Personalized GPTs Are Here, F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan on A.I. Competition, and Mayhem at Apefest

“On this podcast, we’re automating the haters.”

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Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone

Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Can it live up to the hype?

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Can A.I. and Lasers Cure Our Smartphone Addiction?

A first impression of Humane’s new magnetic Ai Pin: equal parts magical and awkward.

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Heat Pump Installations Slow, Impeding Biden’s Climate Goals

The devices can heat and cool homes more efficiently than furnaces and air-conditioners, but their sales have slowed because of higher interest rates and a slow rollout of federal incentives.

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Meta to Require Political Advertisers to Disclose Use of A.I.

The social networking giant, which has long had a contentious relationship with political ads, is reckoning with a wave of generative A.I. tools.

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Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp

The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer.

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A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales

President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

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Israel-Hamas War Has Stifled Speech At Google, Employees Say

Google has long been a hub for employee activism, including over the company’s business with Israel. But workers looking to express support for Palestinians say they face hostility.

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