OpenAI’s Flirty New Assistant, Google Guts the Web and We Play HatGPT
Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube This week, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o, its newest A.I.…
Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91
Robert H. Dennard, an engineer who invented the silicon memory technology that plays an indispensable role in every smartphone, laptop…
Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them
Last summer, as they drove to a doctor’s appointment near their home in Manhattan, Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage…
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
Engineers and scientists have an enduring fascination with spider silk. Similar to typical worm silk that makes for comfy bedsheets,…
EU Investigates Facebook and Instagram Over Addictive Effects on Children
European Union regulators on Thursday opened investigations into the American tech giant Meta for the potentially addictive effects Instagram and…
An A.I. Robot Named Sophia Tells Graduates to Believe in Themselves
When it comes to choosing a commencement speaker, colleges and universities take different approaches. Some go local, selecting well-known figures…
Netflix and the N.F.L. Sign a Three-Season Deal
Netflix is no longer simply in the “sports-adjacent” business. On Wednesday, the streaming giant announced a three-season deal with the…
Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.
Every smartphone has an expiration date. That day arrives when the software updates stop coming and you start missing out…
Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation
A bipartisan group of senators released a long-awaited legislative plan for artificial intelligence on Wednesday, calling for billions in funding…
Inside OpenAI’s Library – The New York Times
The two-story library has Oriental rugs, shaded lamps dotting its desks and rows of hardbacks lining its walls. It is…