Tag: Computers and the Internet

Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Sentient

SAN FRANCISCO — Google placed an engineer on paid leave recently after…

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You Won’t Use That Cool Feature

Why, then, do companies keep adding functions that are handy for a…

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The Billionaires Behind a Push to Reinvigorate U.S. Chip-Making

Amid the debate about how the United States can bring more manufacturing…

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What Texas Gains by Investigating Twitter’s Fake Accounts

When Elon Musk said on Twitter last month that he planned to…

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Accused Capital One Hacker Stands Trial for Fraud and Identity Theft

Just as Amazon stores millions of physical goods in a dizzying array…

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How Updates in iOS 16 and Android 13 Will Change Your Phone

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Around this time every year, our smartphones become a…

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How ‘Trustless’ Is Bitcoin, Really?

In the same spirit, he wondered what treasures might be submersed in…

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How a Crisis Actor Conspiracy Theory Rises in Times of Tragedy

“I think this gives them a form of power,” he said of…

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Thefts, Fraud and Lawsuits at the World’s Biggest NFT Marketplace

Chris Chapman used to own one of the most valuable commodities in…

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