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Snap Lays Off 10% of Its Work Force
The company laid off more than 500 of its employees on Monday, or about 10 percent...
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Fake and Explicit Images of Taylor Swift Started on 4chan, Study Says
The people on 4chan who created the images of Ms. Swift thought of it as a...
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Google’s Once Happy Offices Feel the Chill of Layoffs
Job cuts, which could continue throughout the year, have created a glum mood at what was...
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Why Is Big Tech Still Cutting Jobs?
Profits are up and the economy is strong. But the tech industry faces two challenges —...
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How A.I. Is Remodeling the Fantasy Home
Amid an intractable real estate crisis, fake luxury houses offer a delusion of one’s own.
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Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine
Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurrency operators from...
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He’s Lost His Marriage, His Followers and His Lamborghini
Ben Armstrong, better known as BitBoy, was once the most popular cryptocurrency YouTuber in the world....
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How X Is Trying to Win Over Influencers
Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of the platform formerly known as Twitter, is relying on her...
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How to Quit Your Smartphone
Readers who have taken the plunge said it had improved their lives, marriages and mental health,...
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A Shape-Shifting Plastic With a Flexible Future
The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a...
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Hard Fork: We Tried the Apple Vision Pro + Can Congress Protect Kids Online? + Cruise’s Crash
Introducing DJ TaskRabbit.
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Meta Reports Profits More Than Tripled and Issues Its First Dividend
The company’s quarterly revenue rose 25% as its costs fell after layoffs last year.
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Apple Sees First Quarterly Revenue Increase in a Year
The iPhone maker’s share price dropped in after-hour trading even though sales and profit topped Wall...
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Amazon Introduces Rufus, an AI Shopping Tool, and Reports Earnings
The tech giant introduced the Rufus chatbot. It has lagged behind others on introducing consumer-facing generative...
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TikTok and Universal Music Group: What’s Next for Users and Artists?
Universal Music Group, the biggest of the three major conglomerates, pulled songs by Taylor Swift, Drake...
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Developers Pan Apple’s New Plan for App Store in Europe
To comply with European regulations, Apple has proposed reducing its commission on app sales while adding...
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Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next?
The company’s board will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated...
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Is TikTok Over?
The app once offered seemingly endless chances to be charmed by music, dances, personalities and products....
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Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes.
After senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X and others, there may be momentum to...
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A.I. Fuels a New Era of Product Placement
Realistic-looking shampoo bottles and seltzer cans are popping up on videos from digital creators on TikTok...
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Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.
A start-up called Perplexity shows what’s possible for a search engine built from scratch with artificial...
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Takeaways From the Senate Hearing With Tech C.E.O.s on Online Child Safety
Senators aggressively questioned executives from major tech companies, especially Meta and TikTok, while Mark Zuckerberg spoke...
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Senators Denounce Tech Companies Over Child Sex Abuse Online
Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough...
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F.B.I. Director Warns of China Hacking Threat
In testimony before Congress, Christopher A. Wray, the agency’s director, said Beijing was preparing to sow...