Elon Musk’s X Faces EU Inquiry Over Sexualized AI Images Generated by Grok
[Regulators said the company’s lack of controls had led to the widespread use of deepfakes created with the chatbot Grok.
Month: January 2026
A Winter Lull in the Fighting? Not in the Age of Drone Warfare.
Shifts in tactics and technology in Ukraine mean that the pace of fighting is no longer decided by whether tanks can navigate frozen fields.
Brisk Sales at Goodwill Suggest Wary Shoppers in an Uncertain Economy
[Consumers are still spending, but they’re looking for ways to stretch their dollars as far as possible.
Memory and Speech Are Their Everyday Struggles. Then They Get to Sing.
At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives.
Voters See a Middle-Class Lifestyle as Drifting Out of Reach, Poll Finds
[Concerns about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic anxieties, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own
Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.
How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits.
Musetti blitzes Fritz to set up Djokovic showdown in Melbourne
Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti celebrates after winning his fourth round match against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: Fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti produced an inspired display to ease past American Taylor Fritz 6-2 7-5 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time, setting up a meeting with … Read more
Sinner fires up in the heat to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
Italy’s Jannik Sinner in action during his fourth round match against Italy’s Luciano Darderi. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner swept aside concerns about his heat tolerance as he breezed to a 6-1 6-3 7-6(2) win over fellow Italian Luciano Darderi on Monday to reach his fourth Australian Open quarter-finals. With the temperature rising to 33 … Read more
These Liberals Listen to Right-Wing Podcasts to Leave Their Media Comfort Zone
[To get outside their bubbles — and crib some tactics — members of a listening club are plunging themselves into a world they had once avoided.