Tag: Computers and the Internet

Google Fires Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Conscious

SAN FRANCISCO — Google fired one of its engineers, Blake Lemoine, on…

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Jay Carney, Amazon’s Top Policy Executive, Will Join Airbnb

SEATTLE — Jay Carney, who was press secretary for President Barack Obama,…

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Meta tweaks Facebook app to act more like TikTok.

For most of Facebook’s history, its executives have executed a tried-and-true playbook:…

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You Can Be Both Dull and Innovative

Many of us are intrigued by wonders that scream “THE FUTURE” like…

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Streaming Is Sadder Now

It may not yet be noticeable when we flop on the sofa…

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Apple Agrees to $50 Million Settlement Over Butterfly Keyboard Complaints

Apple agreed on Monday to pay a $50 million settlement on a…

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Twitter Worker Accused of Spying for Saudi Arabia Heads to Trial

SAN FRANCISCO — While working at Twitter from 2013 to 2015, Ahmad…

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Loans Could Burn Start-Up Workers in Downturn

SAN FRANCISCO — Last year, Bolt Financial, a payments start-up, began a…

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Fighting a Brutal Regime With the Help of a Video Game

U Sein Lin, a retired history teacher in Myanmar, had never played…

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