What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data
Apple, Microsoft and Google are heralding a new era of what they describe as artificially intelligent smartphones and computers. The…
How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety
In April 2019, David Ginsberg, a Meta executive, emailed his boss, Mark Zuckerberg, with a proposal to research and reduce…
The Future of Netflix, Amazon and Other Streaming Services
When the media titans Brian Roberts, John Malone and Barry Diller cast off in early February on Mr. Diller’s 156-foot,…
These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online
Deb Schmill has become a fixture on Capitol Hill. Last week alone, she visited the offices of 13 lawmakers, one…
Cyberattack on CDK Global Disrupts Car Sales in U.S. and Canada
Thousands of auto dealers across the United States and Canada are suffering disruptions to their operations as a result of…
260 McNuggets? McDonald’s Ends A.I. Drive-Through Tests Amid Errors
In the nearly three years since McDonald’s announced that it was partnering with IBM to develop a drive-through order taker…
A Surgeon General Warning, The Disinformation Battle and The Rise of CryptoPACs
Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube The Surgeon General is calling for warning labels…
TikTok Lays Out Past Efforts to Address U.S. Concerns
TikTok, the popular video app facing a new law that could lead it to being banned in the United States,…
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Co-Founder Who Helped Oust Sam Altman, Starts His Own Company
Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist who in November joined other board members to force out Sam Altman,…
On Titan Submersible Anniversary, World Rethinks Deep Sea Exploration
When five men died on June 18, 2023, in the implosion of the Titan submersible during a dive to the…