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Received — 16 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Meta Withdraws $25 Million from Its Midterms Push

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By: Theodore Schleifer
16 October 2026 at 16:58
The company outlined a $65 million budget last year when it embarked on an effort to elect state politicians friendly to the A.I. industry.

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Meta’s annual conference last month in Menlo Park, Calif. The company received $22 million back from its American Technology Excellence Project and $3 million from a California advocacy group it funded.
Received — 15 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Tesla Debuts 2026 Roadster ‘Flying’ Electric Sports Car

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By: Jack Ewing
16 October 2026 at 05:04
Elon Musk’s company and other automakers, like Jaguar and Bentley, are trying to sell very expensive electric cars to people who usually prefer gasoline-fueled luxury and performance.

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Exhausted Parents Are Turning to A.I. Apps Despite the Risks

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By: Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Katie Van Syckle
15 October 2026 at 06:52
Even as alarm grows over the risks, families are embracing bots and agents to tackle the spiraling administrative tasks of modern child rearing.

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Lisa Green reads to Ollie at the library in Overland Park, Kansas on October 3, 2026.
Received — 14 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

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By: Emmy Martin
14 October 2026 at 22:27
The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

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The San Francisco offices of OpenAI. According to a court filing, a thumb-size recording device wrapped in toilet paper was found plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room.

Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter

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By: Lauren Hirsch and Sri Muppidi
14 October 2026 at 19:57
The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.

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Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, speaking to Marc Benioff, who runs Salesforce, last month in San Francisco.

Netflix, Facing Slowing Growth, Cuts 6% of Its Work Force

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By: John Koblin
14 October 2026 at 13:21
The streamer’s share price is down more than 40 percent over the last year as the company has struggled with stalling engagement.

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This is the company’s widest round of job cuts since 2022, when Netflix experienced a rare dip in subscriber figures.

Senators Question Meta’s Data Center Tax Strategy

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By: Kashmir Hill
14 October 2026 at 11:09
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, questioning the company’s $6.6 billion in tax breaks.

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Meta has claimed to the Internal Revenue Service that the data centers it is building across the country to power its new generative A.I. efforts are “experimental.”

Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with Researchers

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By: Dylan Freedman
14 October 2026 at 11:21
Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was invited to join the discussion.

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Tencent is one of the biggest tech companies in China.

22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.

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By: Erin Griffith
14 October 2026 at 13:35
As artificial intelligence bots spread, we are increasingly glimpsing how these digital entities interact and what they talk about with one another.
Received — 13 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

F.B.I. Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Bug in Office

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By: Emmy Martin
13 October 2026 at 21:33
OpenAI said that the employee had placed a device built to evade detection and that he had planned to secretly record meetings in other sensitive spaces.

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The San Francisco offices of OpenAI, where a recording device was discovered during a sweep of a conference room, the company said.

Apple Introduces HomeView, a $299 Tablet for the Home

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By: Kalley Huang and Emmy Martin
13 October 2026 at 13:23
Apple unveiled the device as it continues its foray into artificial intelligence and tries to prove it can still innovate.

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Apple unveils its new “Apple HomeView” and a suite of “HomeCollection” smart home devices during an event in New York City on Tuesday.
Received — 12 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Meta Unveils New Series of Advanced A.I. Models

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By: Eli Tan
12 October 2026 at 13:00
The new models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, are meant to compete with cutting-edge A.I. models from rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, revamped his company’s A.I. division last year after setbacks in developing the technology.
Received — 11 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Three Mark Zuckerbergs, Three Surprisingly Different Men

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By: Alissa Wilkinson
11 October 2026 at 05:01
Jeremy Strong in “The Social Reckoning,” Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” and the real Meta executive are all playing parts. But only one has changed his approach.

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From top, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeremy Strong.
Received — 10 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage

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By: David McCabe · Michael M. Grynbaum · Benjamin Mullin · Lauren Hirsch and Glenn Thrush
10 October 2026 at 22:40
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was examining whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.

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The White House briefing room last month.
Received — 9 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website

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By: Kate Conger · Mike Isaac · Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger
10 October 2026 at 14:01
The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.

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Broad Street in Philadelphia near the Police Department’s headquarters, with City Hall in the distance.

Elon Musk, Delta Airlines and a Feud Over In-Flight Wi-Fi

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By: Niraj Chokshi
12 October 2026 at 08:58
Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.

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Elon Musk’s satellite service has been the provider of choice for many major airlines looking to upgrade to faster internet.

Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals

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By: Max Read · Whitney Jones · Vjeran Pavic · Alyssa Moxley · Dan Powell · Chris Wood · Diane Wong and Marion Lozano
9 October 2026 at 07:01
“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”

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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent

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By: Eli Tan
9 October 2026 at 05:03
Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, with various iterations of the Muse avatar.

What to Know About the Facebook Whistle-Blowing Case Depicted in ‘The Social Reckoning’

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By: Sarah Bahr
9 October 2026 at 05:01
Aaron Sorkin’s sort-of sequel to the 2010 “Social Network” dramatizes a whistle-blowing case at Facebook. Here’s what to know.

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Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in a scene from “The Social Reckoning.”
Received — 8 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care

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By: Cade Metz
8 October 2026 at 18:48
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.

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After scheduling a visit with the hospital’s urgent care facility, the patients discussed their ailments with a Google chatbot before meeting with their doctors.

Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code

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By: Carolyn Y. Johnson and Kenneth Chang
8 October 2026 at 17:06
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.

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A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months

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By: Derrick Bryson Taylor
7 October 2026 at 22:05
Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.

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The case against Michael Smith, 54, was the Justice Department’s first involving fraud through A.I.-assisted music streaming. Mr. Smith used as many as 10,000 bot accounts to stream his music, the department said.
Received — 7 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology
Received — 6 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants

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By: Brad Plumer and Rebecca F. Elliott
6 October 2026 at 15:37
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.

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Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, said it would spend more than $4.3 billion to refurbish 11 reactors at six plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

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By: Zeyi Yang
6 October 2026 at 13:00
China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

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Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still struggles to recruit foreign researchers.

South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hackings on Its Banks

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By: Laura Chung and Jin Yu Young
6 October 2026 at 04:51
The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.

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Hana Bank was one of several financial institutions in South Korea affected by recent cyberattacks.
Received — 5 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Mixed Human Feelings After a Day at a Park Full of Robots

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By: Yan Zhuang and Jiwoong Hong
6 October 2026 at 13:51
I went to Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul to see how we might one day live with robots. It was part cutting-edge technology, part theatrics.

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Court Tosses ​​Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played

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By: Adeel Hassan
5 October 2026 at 15:15
An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played at a trial.

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Stacey Wales with an enlarged photo of her brother, Christopher Pelkey. She created a video using artificial intelligence to depict her dead brother speaking at the sentencing of his killer.
Received — 3 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology
Received — 2 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar

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By: Jack Ewing
2 October 2026 at 14:07
Sales of big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles have dipped as more Americans buy hybrids and smaller cars.

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Sales of the Chevrolet Silverado were up, but the growth came from a light-duty version of the truck. Sales of heavy-duty Silverados slumped as Americans shift away from full-size pickups and S.U.V.s.

Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centers

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By: Karen Weise
2 October 2026 at 08:56
The internet giant is the latest technology company trying to address increasingly hostile local sentiment toward data center projects.

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A data center owned by Amazon in Ashburn, Va.

Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs.

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By: Steven Lee Myers
2 October 2026 at 10:40
Russians are creating and spreading music glorifying the invasion of Ukraine, using platforms built in the United States.

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Russian society is becoming increasingly militaristic since the war in Ukraine began. These soldiers marched in Moscow in a parade in 2023.
Received — 1 October 2026 ⏭ NYT: Technology

Who’s to Blame When A.I. Goes Rogue?

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By: David McCabe
2 October 2026 at 05:21
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy.

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Amazon Settles Lawsuit Over Claims of Slow Deliveries to Low-Income Areas

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By: David McCabe
1 October 2026 at 15:17
The tech giant will refund $7.25 million in Prime membership fees to affected customers and pay an additional $1 million to settle the suit brought by the District of Columbia.

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The District of Columbia’s attorney general said in a 2024 lawsuit that Amazon had excluded two ZIP codes from its in-house Prime delivery services.

When Data Centers Cluster Together, How Dirty Are They? One County Wants Answers.

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By: Quinn Glabicki
1 October 2026 at 05:02
An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately.

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Seldom do local officials consider the cumulative effect that several data-center projects have on a region. Construction of a Texas data center near a residential community recently.
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