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Google is piloting a new AI-powered coding tool called Opal, designed to help users build mini web applications by describing what they want to create in plain language. The tool, now accessible in the United States via Google Labs, is the latest in a growing wave of so-called “vibe-coding” platforms targeting both developers and non-technical … Read more
Readers of Vogue were left divided after spotting AI-generated models in a recent two-page Guess advertisement featured in the magazine’s August 2025 print edition. The ad, created by AI marketing agency Seraphinne Vallora, featured digital imagery of a blonde model wearing different outfits from the Guess collection, accompanied by fine print noting the campaign was … Read more
“Any historical understanding of the First Amendment would say this is just plainly unconstitutional.”
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is launching a pilot experiment that aims to use its Community Notes system to identify popular posts from users with differing opinions. The trial, announced on Thursday via the Community Notes X account, will involve selected contributors rating posts based on why they like or dislike a particular post, … Read more
The Silicon Valley chip company, which has been struggling, quantified the job cuts it is making as it seeks to turn its business around.
new video loaded: In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX By Selam Gebrekidan, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Hazell, Laura Salaberry and Malika Khurana•July 24, 2025 China has made it a national priority to catch up with SpaceX’s nearly 8,000 Starlink internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit, which it regards as a military threat. Despite successes … Read more
Conservatives, including President Trump, are accusing A.I. companies of left-wing bias, following a playbook that worked well against social media platforms.
In an “A.I. Action Plan,” the White House outlined steps it said would promote American dominance in the fast-growing technology.
The F.B.I. had raided the home of Jesse Powell in 2023 as part of an investigation into claims that he hacked into the online accounts of a nonprofit.
In the 1990s, the U.S. called Microsoft a bullying monopoly and sought to rein it in. The company lost in a landmark decision, but emerged intact.
