Category: AI

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion

The funding is part of an A.I. frenzy, as investors aggressively plow enormous sums into fast-growing start-ups at sky-high valuat...

Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It ...

Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their succe...

California Tech Executives Plot Against Rep. Ro Khanna ...

It’s hard right now to be a progressive Democrat in the heart of America’s tech industry.

Anthropic Said to Be in Talks to Raise Funding at a $35...

The artificial intelligence start-up, which competes with OpenAI, is aiming to raise around $10 billion amid talk of a potential i...

Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager...

The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. ch...

Can A.I. Match Molière’s Wit? These Researchers Think S...

Scholars and artists at Sorbonne University trained artificial intelligence to imitate the French playwright’s themes, structures ...

The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2026

From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch.

Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CE...

John Ternus, a low-profile but influential executive at Apple, could be next in line to replace the company’s longtime chief execu...

G.M. Books a $7.1 Billion Loss as It Scales Back E.V. A...

General Motors said it was writing down the value of battery and electric vehicle factories after changes in federal policy underc...

New Jersey Is Latest State to Ban Student Phones in Sch...

The restrictions, signed into law by Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Thursday as one of his final acts in office, will take effect during...

Google Co-Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page Reduce Ti...

Sergey Brin is joining his Google co-founder, Larry Page, in reducing ties to the state where they built their fortunes.

Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey ...

“This is a story about how a tool can be used to try to affect politics and in particular to minimize women, denigrate them and pu...

Google’s Ex-CEO Backs Start-Up Approach to Big Telescop...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories.

Grok, Elon Musk’s A.I., Is Generating Sexualized Images...

Late Thursday, Mr. Musk’s chatbot, Grok, limited requests for A.I.-generated images on X to paid subscribers of the social media s...

Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry ...

The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicl...