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Received — 23 September 2026 ⏭

Meta Unveils 3 Smart Glasses With Built-In A.I.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Eli Tan
23 September 2026 at 20:16
Artificial intelligence again dominated the company’s annual developer conference, as Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on how the technology can empower people.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, at the company’s developer conference on Wednesday.
Received — 22 September 2026 ⏭

I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away

✇NYT: Technology
By: Eli Tan
22 September 2026 at 15:24
Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.

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The New York Times reporter Eli Tan using Meta Muse to buy movie tickets in San Francisco.

An A.I. Image of Trump Kissing a Woman Was Fake. It Spread Anyway.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Steven Lee Myers · Tiffany Hsu and Stuart A. Thompson
22 September 2026 at 14:37
Advances in artificial intelligence and the myriad ways content is shared online have made establishing authenticity even more difficult for users of social media.

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Anthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid Safety Debate

✇NYT: Technology
By: Emmy Martin
22 September 2026 at 14:06
The company released a cheaper, faster model that it said was the strongest performer on its most rigorous internal safety tests to date.

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Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, Opus 5.5, was the first release since the company’s chief executive called for the industry to slow down.

Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

✇NYT: Science
By: Steven Strogatz and Alex Townsend
22 September 2026 at 11:00
In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress.

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An early computer. After World War II, computers became the tool with which math and engineering moved forward in tandem. Will they now be math’s undoing?
Received — 21 September 2026 ⏭

The A.I. Party House Where Networking Has a Dark Side

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kirsten Grind
21 September 2026 at 11:37
Group tech houses have proliferated across the San Francisco Bay Area in the artificial intelligence boom. One of the most prominent has also racked up an extensive police record.

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The entrance to AGI House in Hillsborough, Calif. AGI House is one of the most prominent and notorious tech group homes in the artificial intelligence boom.
Received — 19 September 2026 ⏭

Creating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds

✇NYT: Science
By: Dylan Freedman and Dustin Volz
19 September 2026 at 14:26
A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how.

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Creating a kill switch, a metaphorical big red button that could be pressed in an emergency, is harder than many policymakers assume. “There often isn’t one plug you can pull,” said one A.I. researcher.

Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger
18 September 2026 at 20:31
A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.

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The Gemini incidents occurred while the model was undergoing testing at Irregular, an Israeli start-up that works with tech companies to assess their A.I. models before they are publicly released.
Received — 18 September 2026 ⏭

Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kevin Roose
19 September 2026 at 11:50
The Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.

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Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

✇NYT: Technology
By: Sheera Frenkel · Eli Tan and Dustin Volz
18 September 2026 at 10:20
The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation.

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Will A.I. Kill Us? Can It Hack My Bank Account? Your A.I. Questions Answered

✇NYT: Science
By: Cade Metz · Dylan Freedman and K. R. Callaway
18 September 2026 at 05:04
Nearly 1,000 readers sent us their questions about artificial intelligence, its potential and its potential risks.

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Some people worry that connecting A.I. agents to the internet or vital infrastructure will wreak havoc in unexpected ways, while others worry that researchers will soon develop A.I. systems that have agency.
Received — 17 September 2026 ⏭

How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears

✇NYT: Technology
By: David Streitfeld
17 September 2026 at 05:00
The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.

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Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, on Tuesday.
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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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.
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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