Cherie Shields, a high school English teacher in Oregon, told me that she had recently assigned students in one of her classes to use ChatGPT to create outlines for their […]
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Back to news homeSam Bankman-Fried Responds to Fraud Charges: ‘I Didn’t Steal Funds’
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency executive, on Thursday made his first detailed response to the criminal charges filed against him last month, arguing that the millions of customers of his […]
FAA Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System
Tens of thousands of flights were delayed or canceled around Christmas when frigid weather and storms made travel treacherous. But the weather was mostly fine on Wednesday morning when flights […]
Twitter Said to Consider Selling User Names to Boost Revenue
Twitter has considered selling user names to generate new revenue as its owner, Elon Musk, tries to resuscitate the company’s business, two people with knowledge of the plan said.Twitter employees […]
With Many Retailers Offering Online Sales, Phony Sites Blend In
Stacie Odeneal, a 43-year-old child-welfare lawyer in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and mother of three, does most of her shopping on Instagram and Facebook because she finds it convenient. Late on the […]
Three-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17
The internet has transformed pornography, making it much easier to view and share than in the days of Playboy magazine and late-night cable television.For teenagers, that’s created a deluge of […]
Facebook’s Bridge to Nowhere
Facebook’s departure was a slow fade, but its last gasp came in May 2021, when Ms. Bowen, who had led the project since 2017, left the company. In a farewell […]
A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom
Five weeks ago, OpenAI, a San Francisco artificial intelligence lab, released ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions in clear, concise prose. The A.I.-powered tool immediately caused a sensation, with more […]
‘Alexa, Why Do We Keep Buying You?’
When Amazon released Alexa in 2014, the company had big dreams for the technology. The voice assistant, the company suggested, could succeed smartphones as the next essential consumer interface.Alexa, which […]
A Breach at LastPass Has Password Lessons for Us All
While many of us were unplugging from the internet to spend time with loved ones over the holidays, LastPass, the maker of a popular security program for managing digital passwords, […]