YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters
More than a decade after the platform cracked down on copyright infringement, thousands of unlicensed movies, TV shows and live sports are available.
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Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence
Peter Kyle says the Alan Turing Institute should prioritise boosting the UK’s AI capabilities.
Hard Fork Live, Part 2: CEOs of Stripe and Skip
More from our first live show taping, including a robot pants demo and audience questions.
‘There is a problem’: Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts
After Meta said some Facebook Groups were wrongly suspended, users tell the BBC the impact it is having – and say it’s a wider problem.
Microsoft to Lay Off About 9,000 Employees
The reductions followed cuts of about 6,000 positions last quarter, and were indicative of a tightening job market at big technology companies.
Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All
To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do.
Tesla Sales Fall as Elon Musk Focuses on Self-Driving Cars
The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.
How to Organize Your E-Books on Kindle, Apple and Google and Nook
If the e-book app on your phone or tablet is overflowing and full of outdated files, use these tools to tidy it up.
Solar Industry Says Republican Policy Bill Would Cede Production to China
A revival of U.S. solar panel manufacturing that began during the first Trump administration could end with the phasing out of tax incentives for clean energy.
Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles
The airline was hit by a cyber attack on a platform storing names, email addresses and phone numbers.
Defeat of a 10-Year Ban on State A.I. Laws Is a Blow to Tech Industry
All but a handful of states have some laws regulating artificial intelligence.
Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default
The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online.
China Bans Some Portable Batteries From Flights as Safety Concerns Grow
Airlines and governments around the world have tightened restrictions on the devices after a series of accidents. The ban in China has caught some travelers off guard.
Singapore police can now seize bank accounts to stop scams
The new law was passed to combat Singapore’s worsening scam problem, but some have said it is too intrusive.
He Made Billions on Google and PayPal. Now, He’s Betting on News.
Michael Moritz co-founded The San Francisco Standard, a local news organization. It is acquiring Charter, a start-up focused on the future of work.
Tech firms face demands to stop illegal content going viral
Tech platforms could be forced to prevent illegal content from going viral, under more online safety measures proposed by Ofcom.
Trump Wants America to Make iPhones. Here’s How India Is Doing It.
India is carving out a new space for Foxconn and other high-end manufacturers, just as President Trump demands American companies do at home.
Trump says he has ‘a group of very wealthy people’ to buy TikTok
Trump says he thinks China’s president will probably approve a sale to the unidentified group.
Interesting
A reporter who writes about A.I. finds her work is catching on — with the Chatbot she often writes about.
At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash
The over-the-top party in the photogenic Italian city mixed Hollywood, Silicon Valley and political overtones.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Narrow CZI’s Focus to Science Efforts
The tech titan and his wife once had sprawling ambitions for their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Now their efforts in politics, education and housing have been cut back to focus on science.