Cormac McCarthy

OpenAI Gives Its Agents a Voice

OpenAI is expanding its controversial stable of AI voices to include agentic models. Agentic models are the hot trend in generative AI, enabling...

How Blueprint Founder Bryan Johnson Sought Control Via Confidentiality Agreements

In a Netflix documentary released in January, Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur turned longevity guru, walked people through his morning routine. After tracking...

A.I. Action Plans + The College Student Who Broke Job Interviews + Hot Mess Express

Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadioWith all of Silicon Valley weighing in on the Trump...

Have Some Spare Cash? You’ll Need it for OpenAI’s New API

Reasoning models, which dedicate time to thoroughly thinking through prompts, are at the front of the generative AI pack. OpenAI announced on March...

Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE

Elon Musk declared last month that the federal government was engaged in “utterly insane” activity, claiming without evidence that it had distributed $100...

Latest Microsoft and NVIDIA Collaboration is a ‘Significant Leap Forward’

Microsoft and NVIDIA are deepening their collaboration to advance artificial intelligence, unveiling new technologies designed to enhance AI performance and scalability. Their latest...

SoftBank to Buy Silicon Valley Chip Start-Up Ampere for $6.5 Billion

SoftBank said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay $6.5 billion for the Silicon Valley chip start-up Ampere Computing, doubling down on...

Risking Trump’s Ire, E.U. Accuses Apple and Google of Unfair Practices

European Union regulators on Wednesday ramped up their efforts to force Apple and Google to change key parts of their businesses, despite potential...

The Baby Tech That One Parent Found Helped the Most

Last spring, when my wife and I were preparing to welcome our first child, we started a list of baby gear — a...

Reddit Becomes a Lifeline for Federal Workers Scared of Losing Their Jobs

On March 4, a Trump appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs circulated a memo to senior leadership. The agency, it said, would...

Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny

As questions continue to swirl around Washington about the future of TikTok, the name of one potential suitor for the popular video app...

Trump Fires Democrats on Federal Trade Commission

President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, a rejection of the corporate regulator’s traditional independence that...

Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.

In 2009, when Nvidia held its first developer conference, the event was something of a science fair. Dozens of academics filled a San...

Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

Google has agreed to buy Wiz, a fast-growing cybersecurity start-up, for $32 billion in the company’s biggest push to strengthen its cloud-computing business...

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