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Received — 16 September 2026 ⏭

Age Limits for Social Media Outlined by European Union

✇NYT: Technology
By: Adam Satariano and Jeanna Smialek
16 September 2026 at 04:20
A proposed law would bar children under 13 from using social media across the 27-nation bloc.

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Teens using their phones in Valence, France, this summer. The EU Kids Act would restrict social media use for children under 15.

The Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers

✇NYT: Science
By: Cade Metz
16 September 2026 at 05:02
“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk.

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Jeff Clune a computer scientist and researcher at the University of British Columbia in Canada and founder of Recursive Superintelligence, one of two $4-billion start-ups chasing recursive self-intelligence.

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown

✇NYT: Technology
By: Eli Tan
16 September 2026 at 13:22
On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.

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Mark Zuckerberg in July. In a social media post on Tuesday, he said that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.
Received — 15 September 2026 ⏭
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Received — 13 September 2026 ⏭

Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac
13 September 2026 at 23:12
The debate over the safety of artificial intelligence grew personal as key tech leaders said calls for government regulation were self-serving and misplaced.

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OpenAI offices in San Francisco. Sam Altman, the company’s chief executive, agreed with the Anthropic chief’s call to slow down artificial intelligence advancements.
Received — 12 September 2026 ⏭

Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown

✇NYT: Technology
By: Mike Isaac
12 September 2026 at 20:15
In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

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Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, in February. “Over the last few months, I have become convinced that fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence,” he wrote in an essay.

Inside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence Doomsday

✇NYT: Technology
By: Mike Isaac and Kate Conger
13 September 2026 at 22:31
Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.

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A demonstration of Anthropic’s Claude Cowork A.I. agent in May. The company’s employees have been talking about the risks of artificial intelligence after a colleague, citing dangers, resigned this week.
Received — 11 September 2026 ⏭

Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger and Michael H. Keller
11 September 2026 at 05:01
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk bought X, which was then known as Twitter, in 2022 and vowed to remove child sexual abuse material from the site, calling it “Priority #1.”
Received — 10 September 2026 ⏭

Why is Apple’s New Foldable iPhone Duo $1,999?

✇NYT: Technology
By: Brian X. Chen
10 September 2026 at 13:20
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.

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Apple’s iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 when it arrives in October to compete with Samsung’s $1,900 Galaxy foldable.
Received — 9 September 2026 ⏭

Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang
9 September 2026 at 18:04
At the company’s annual September product event, Apple also demonstrated its work on artificial intelligence and other new devices.

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Apple chief executive John Ternus introduced Duo, a foldable iPhone, on Wednesday.

Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger
9 September 2026 at 20:12
Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.

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A protest outside Anthropic’s offices in San Francisco.

How Amazon’s Zoox Is Taking On Waymo in San Francisco

✇NYT: Technology
By: Emmy Martin
9 September 2026 at 18:14
The Amazon-owned driverless car company is a distant second to Waymo. Its pitch to riders? Wine pop-ups, festival sponsorships and a car built to be filmed.

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Zoox, owned by Amazon, offers free rides in San Francisco, which has become a center for autonomous vehicle experiments.

Antiquated HTML snippets and artefacts

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By: Thom Holwerda
8 September 2026 at 18:06

With ever-changing devices, browsers, operating systems, form factors, specifications, personal preferences, tooling, and corporate interests, the web is in a constant state of flux. As a result, so is the HTML we write. For every line of the HTML specification itself that has changed since the language’s inception, there are many more bits of HTML that have seen what I’ll call ‘environmental’ changes. Adaptations to differing browsers, extensions, integrations, and systems which we find HTML existing in.

This article doesn’t cover once-specced but now obsolete bits of HTML but instead looks at all the snippets that have wormed their way into websites as result of, or in combat against, third-party integrations, browser competition, vendor extensions, and platform-specific hacks. The bits of HTML that were included for reasons, and which have been forgotten for present irrelevance. The snippets that live on only in the markup of sites from bygone eras and in the minds of those who fought during the browser wars.

↫ Declan Chidlow

I don’t do any HTML or website development, and even I clearly recognise quite a few of these. Especially the countless relics of the large technology companies trying to worm their way into the various web standards of decades ago serve as a stark reminder of how many times they tried and failed – which should tell you something about all the times they tried and succeeded.

Received — 8 September 2026 ⏭

Meta Introduces Muse, an A.I. Agent That Can Send Your Emails and Book Your Travel

✇NYT: Technology
By: Eli Tan
8 September 2026 at 15:00
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, acts as a personal digital assistant that connects to Facebook and Instagram, as well as third-party apps such as Spotify and OpenTable.

Apple Expected to Unveil a Folding iPhone at Annual Launch Event

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang
8 September 2026 at 12:03
Fans of the company’s products widely believe it will unveil a folding smartphone at its annual launch event on Wednesday.

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The look of Apple’s iPhones hasn’t changed that much over the years.

Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple’s New Siri A.I.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang and Brian X. Chen
8 September 2026 at 05:04
For the company’s new artificial intelligence system to take off, it will need plenty of support from the makers of popular apps on Apple’s phones.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

The new Siri is a revamp of Apple’s A.I. technology.
Received — 5 September 2026 ⏭

Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur
5 September 2026 at 17:11
Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.

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Teresios Bundi, who ran an essay-writing business catering to overseas students, said his experience with artificial intelligence was a warning for online gig workers.
Received — 4 September 2026 ⏭

F.B.I. Investigates Sale of Millions of Stolen Driver’s Licenses

✇NYT: Technology
By: Christine Hauser
4 September 2026 at 17:11
The blog Krebs on Security reported on an identity theft service trying to sell scans of licenses and other documents belonging to people in Canada and the United States.

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The F.B.I. is looking into the sale of stolen scanned identity documents.
Received — 3 September 2026 ⏭

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kevin Roose
4 September 2026 at 12:12
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

© Daniel Zender

How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face

✇NYT: Technology
By: Dylan Freedman
4 September 2026 at 11:15
Researchers investigating how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure weren’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.

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Hjalmar Wijk, METR chief scientist, left, and Ajeya Cotra, METR researcher, at their research center in Berkeley, Calif.

Nvidia Buys Hugging Face in $12.9 Billion Deal

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang · Lauren Hirsch and Kate Conger
3 September 2026 at 14:38
The acquisition of the start-up is an indication of Nvidia’s growing role as Silicon Valley’s central banker and its emphasis on open-source technology.

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, has overseen the company as its quarterly profits have increased tenfold. The company is spending those resources on acquisitions, including of Hugging Face.

Why the Courts Are Hesitant to Punish Tech Giants Like Meta and Google

✇NYT: Technology
By: Steve Lohr
3 September 2026 at 11:04
After finding antitrust violations, federal courts have been reluctant to impose harsh sanctions. They fear meddling in markets where technology is racing ahead.

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Creating effective remedies is difficult for the courts, particularly because of the rapid pace of change in the tech industry.

Which Investors Will Get Rich From Anthropic’s IPO?

✇NYT: Technology
By: Erin Griffith
3 September 2026 at 05:02
When Anthropic goes public in a blockbuster offering, which investors will profit? The answer says a lot about how much start-up investing has changed over the years.

© Simon Bailly

Received — 2 September 2026 ⏭

Uber Lays Off 10% of Employees in Sweeping Reorganization

✇NYT: Technology
By: Emmy Martin
2 September 2026 at 13:47
The layoffs affect about 3,300 workers, as Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi bets on a “leaner organization.”

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Uber headquarters in San Francisco.

In a Big Win, Google Won’t Have to Break Up Its Ad Tech Business, Court Rules

✇NYT: Technology
By: David McCabe and Tripp Mickle
2 September 2026 at 16:50
In a long-awaited decision, a federal judge said Google must change its ad tech business to address antitrust issues, but did not disclose the measures.

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The government had asked the court to require Google to sell off parts of its business.
Received — 1 September 2026 ⏭

Missouri Voters Appear to Recall City Councilman Over Data Center Support

✇NYT: Technology
By: David McCabe and Lauren McCarthy
1 September 2026 at 22:47
Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.

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Organizers of the recall vote said the councilman, John Perkins, had failed to engage the public while the city negotiated with the developer of a data center project.

John Ternus Replaces Tim Cook as Apple CEO

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang
1 September 2026 at 05:01
Big technology and management changes are greeting John Ternus, whose long-serving predecessor, Tim Cook, will stay on as executive chair.

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John Ternus, right, who became Apple’s chief executive on Tuesday, with Tim Cook, who held the job for 15 years, at the Sun Valley Conference in Idaho in July.
Received — 31 August 2026 ⏭

FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practices

✇NYT: Technology
By: Karen Weise
31 August 2026 at 18:26
Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced more than a million advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

The Federal Trade Commission and the states said Amazon misled brands and sellers into paying more for ads; the company is denying the accusations.

Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.

✇NYT: Science
By: Cade Metz
31 August 2026 at 21:10
Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

© Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times

Received — 29 August 2026 ⏭

How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan
29 August 2026 at 07:00
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

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Meta’s $17.1 billion agreement with states followed losses in court over claims that the social media is addictive and harmful to children.
Received — 28 August 2026 ⏭

Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment

✇NYT: Technology
By: David Streitfeld
28 August 2026 at 14:52
Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.

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Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion over a decade and make changes to its social media properties to make them less compulsive for young people.
Received — 27 August 2026 ⏭

OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger
27 August 2026 at 13:55
In an open letter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others said that a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and that organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.

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Sam Altman of OpenAI, which has joined more than 100 tech companies in publishing an open letter warning of a wave of cyberattacks driven by artificial intelligence.

“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement

✇NYT: Technology
By: Emma Goldberg
27 August 2026 at 11:49
In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.

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Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book on the harms to children from social media was a best seller.

Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic’s A.I.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Eli Tan and Kalley Huang
27 August 2026 at 10:04
The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic’s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain

✇NYT: Technology
By: Mike Isaac
27 August 2026 at 16:48
Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don’t abide by the same rules.

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To settle the suits, Meta agreed to drastically rein in children’s’ access to marquee products like Instagram and Facebook.
Received — 26 August 2026 ⏭

Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang
26 August 2026 at 18:48
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, made a big bet years ago on chips and software for artificial intelligence.

What’s Changing For Teens on Instagram and Facebook After Meta Settlement

✇NYT: Technology
By: Eli Tan
26 August 2026 at 14:22
Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.

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Meta said that it would change how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook as part of a landmark settlement with 47 states.

What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?

✇NYT: Technology
By: Emmy Martin
27 August 2026 at 12:16
The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.

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Meta’s entire stock value stands at $1.45 trillion. The $17.1 billion penalty is about 1 percent of that.

Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit

✇NYT: Technology
By: Karen Weise
26 August 2026 at 20:24
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.

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Bill Gates is the latest in a string of tech luminaries to call out the risks of artificial intelligence.
Received — 25 August 2026 ⏭

Instagram Chief Says ‘No Silver Bullets’ for Teen Safety in Bellwether Trial

✇NYT: Technology
By: Emmy Martin and Cecilia Kang
25 August 2026 at 18:38
Adam Mosseri testified in a case brought by states that claim the Meta-owned app created addictive features to hook young users.

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Adam Mosseri, the chief executive of Instagram, arriving at federal court in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday.
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