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    Judge Backs Challenge to F.T.C.’s Noncompete Ban, at Least for Now

    A federal judge on Wednesday backed an initial legal challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements, which is scheduled to take...

    U.S. Awards $504 Million for ‘Tech Hubs’ in Overlooked Regions

    The Biden administration awarded $504 million on Tuesday to a dozen projects across the country in a bid to transform communities that had been...

    Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Social Media Laws in Florida and Texas

    The Supreme Court sidestepped a definitive resolution on Monday in a pair of cases challenging state laws aimed at curbing the power of social...

    Robots Get a Fleshy Face (and a Smile) in New Research

    Engineers in Japan are trying to get robots to imitate that particularly human expression — the smile.They have created a face mask from human...

    Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes.

    In January 2020, Robert Williams spent 30 hours in a Detroit jail because facial recognition technology suggested he was a criminal. The match was...

    Record Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators, Inside the Pentagon’s Tech Upgrade and HatGPT

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    AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Users Hit by Service Outage in Europe

    Many travelers from the United States lost a crucial tool to check maps, make reservations, use ride-hailing apps and more because of a cellular...

    A.I. Is Getting Better Fast. Can You Tell What’s Real Now?

    Leer en españolArtificial intelligence tools can create lifelike faces and realistic photographs — and they are getting better all the time. The...

    Cruise, G.M.’s Self-Driving Subsidiary, Names Marc Whitten as C.E.O.

    Cruise, the driverless car subsidiary of General Motors, said on Tuesday that a veteran of the video game industry will become its new chief...

    La inteligencia artificial mejora rápidamente. ¿Puedes distinguir lo que es real?

    Las herramientas de inteligencia artificial pueden crear rostros y fotografías realistas, y cada vez son mejores. Ahora aparecen regularmente imágenes falsas en...

    What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data

    Apple, Microsoft and Google are heralding a new era of what they describe as artificially intelligent smartphones and computers. The devices, they say, will...

    The Future of Netflix, Amazon and Other Streaming Services

    When the media titans Brian Roberts, John Malone and Barry Diller cast off in early February on Mr. Diller’s 156-foot, two-masted yacht, named Arriva,...

    CDK Global Cyberattack Disrupts Car Sales in U.S. and Canada

    Thousands of auto dealers across the United States and Canada are suffering disruptions to their operations as a result of cyberattacks on a provider...

    SpaceX debuts portable Starlink Mini for $599

    SpaceX unveiled Starlink Mini, a more portable version of its satellite internet product that is small enough to fit inside a backpack.  Early Starlink customers...

    Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Co-Founder Who Helped Oust Sam Altman, Starts His Own Company

    Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist who in November joined other board members to force out Sam Altman, the company’s high-profile chief...

    Nvidia, with $3.34 Trillion Market Cap, Becomes Most Valuable Company

    Move over, Microsoft and Apple. The stock market has a new king.On Tuesday, Nvidia leapfrogged two of tech’s most storied names to become the...