Goodbye ‘Geeky Hunk’? Gmail Users Can Now Change Their Usernames.
Users who have been saddled with now-cringe email handles since the mid-2000s can now change them without losing any data under a policy Google announced on Wednesday.
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Apple’s Fitness Chief, Who Was Accused of Harassment, Is Retiring
The high-profile executive was a key figure in the company’s expansion into fitness technology and services.
A.I. Companies Shatter Fund-Raising Records, as Boom Accelerates
OpenAI, Anthropic, Waymo and other artificial intelligence companies hauled in $297 billion in funding in the first three months of the year.
SpaceX Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.
An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.
Peppa Pig and Transformers owner Hasbro hit by cyber-attack
The firm says its operations remain open but says the hack “may result in some delays”.
WhatsApp Whistle-Blower Suit Is Dismissed
The former head of security for the messaging app, owned by Meta, had accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk. A judge said there was not enough evidence that he was fired for his claims.
Can Science Predict When a Study Won’t Hold Up?
Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds.
Claude Code users hitting usage limits ‘way faster than expected’
Anthropic, the company behind the AI coding assistant, said it was fixing a problem blocking users.
Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city
Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.
One of Apple’s First Employees Looks Back at 50 Years
In 1976, 14-year-old Chris Espinosa rode a moped to his job demonstrating computers made in Steve Jobs’s childhood home. The company has changed a bit since then.
OpenAI Adds Another $12 Billion to Latest Funding Round
The start-up has raised a total of $122 billion in a funding round that values the company at $730 billion.
How Instagram’s ‘PG-13’ Branding for Teens Unraveled
The social media giant, under legal pressure from the Motion Picture Association, has retreated from its use of the movie rating in its marketing.
A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.
Whoop, a Wearable Health Device Maker, Raises $575 Million
With elite athletes like LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo as investors, the company, now valued at $10 billion, is courting everyday health enthusiasts.
What to Know About California’s Executive Order on A.I.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued an order requiring safety and privacy guardrails for artificial intelligence companies contracting with the state.
States Plow Ahead With A.I. Regulation, Defying Trump
The battle over who should regulate artificial intelligence is turning into an epic clash between President Trump and states like California and Utah.
Democrats Examine Elon Musk’s Role in Suspension of Business Disclosure Law
Lawmakers have asked the Treasury Department for information on how Mr. Musk may have influenced the decision to end enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
From Foe to Ally: The S.E.C. Is Now Writing Crypto-Friendly Policies
The embrace of crypto by financial regulators under President Trump has entered a new, cozier phase.
Kris Jenner’s image spreads in Chinese social media good luck trend
Hundreds of thousands of posts have been shared in the past three days as users hope for prosperity
New Political Group to Push Trump’s A.I. Agenda in Midterms
The group, Innovation Council Action, says it plans to spend at least $100 million. It will be led by a former administration official.
What Is YouTube’s Dominance Doing to Us? We Asked Its C.E.O.
Neal Mohan on A.I. slop, parental controls and his platform’s impact on our lives.