Cormac McCarthy

Six takeaways from a contentious online child safety hearing.

“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through,” Mr. Zuckerberg said. “No one should go through the things that your families have...

‘Your Product Is Killing People’: Tech Leaders Denounced Over Child Safety

Lawmakers on Wednesday denounced the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord, accusing them of creating “a crisis in America” by...

Watch Me Lose My Job on TikTok

“I am about to get laid off,” Folashade Ade-Banjo spoke to the camera while positioning her phone, “and you are about to see...

China Is Targeting U.S. Infrastructure and Could ‘Wreak Chaos,’ F.B.I. Says

Christopher A. Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, warned on Wednesday that China was ramping up an extensive hacking operation geared...

The Apple Vision Pro Is a Marvel. But Who Will Buy It?

Last week, I was ushered by an Apple employee through a security gate, past a manicured lawn, down a flight of stairs and...

Zuckerberg turns to face abuse victim families: ‘I’m sorry for everything you have all been through.’

Mark Zuckerberg stood to directly address relatives of online child abuse victims in the Senate gallery on Wednesday, a first for the chief...

News Outlet Blames Photoshop for Making Australian Lawmaker’s Photo More Revealing

A lawmaker in the Australian state of Victoria sat down to watch the nightly news on Monday, expecting to see herself featured as...

Law Enforcement Braces for Flood of Child Sex Abuse Images Generated by A.I.

Law enforcement officials are bracing for an explosion of material generated by artificial intelligence that realistically depicts children being sexually exploited, deepening the...

Microsoft Reports 33% Rise in Profit

Two weeks ago, Microsoft topped Apple as the most valuable public company. Last week, it surpassed $3 trillion in market valuation. Next week,...

Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Package Is Voided by Judge

A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday in favor of Tesla shareholders who sued to block the pay package that helped make Elon Musk,...

Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers

There are more than four million electric vehicles on American roads, but fewer than 1,000 of them are heavy-duty trucks. On Tuesday, the...

G.M. Profits Hurt by Unsold Electric Vehicles and Strike

General Motors said on Tuesday that its profit in the final three months of 2023 was depressed by losses stemming from unsold electric...

Amazon Scraps Deal to Buy Maker of Roomba Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

Amazon said on Monday that it was abandoning plans to buy iRobot, the maker of the self-driving Roomba vacuum, after regulators raised concerns...

Nvidia’s Big Tech Rivals Put Their Own A.I. Chips on the Table

In September, Amazon said it would invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, a San Francisco start-up working on artificial intelligence.Soon after, an...

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