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Google said it wouldn’t target ads to children anymore, but multiple reports suggest it’s still happening.


Maybe they’re not?


Canadian users of Facebook and Instagram will no longer be able to see or share news links because of a new law.


Companies like OpenAI and Google could make unthinkable profits from successful AI. Will they share the wealth?


The AI debate splitting the tech world, explained.


AI systems train on your data. What can you do about it?


A handful of AI companies have made safety commitments. Is that enough?


A court has temporarily stopped a judge’s order forbidding the White House from contacting social media companies from taking effect.


A new congressional report about an internet privacy violation might actually lead to consequences.


Get something you didn’t need on Prime Day? You’re not alone.


With 100 million users, Mark Zuckerberg is already winning his fight against Elon Musk — at least in the cage match that is social media.


Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter alternative is going live.


There’s more to the housing affordability crisis than Airbnb.


Amazon and Walmart are a little bit evil and make us a little bit evil, too.

At Cannes Lions, the year’s biggest ad event, you couldn’t escape talk of ChatGPT or Midjourney, even at the yacht parties.


Just in time for Prime Day!


How small tech companies are using remote work to compete with the big guys.


Microsoft is facing a US antitrust suit. Again.


We know what the Vision Pro does, but we’re still wondering why you would buy it. Apple seems confused, too.


Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and other tech companies are trying new ways to label content made by AI.

Apple’s new goggles aren’t for normals. Not yet, anyway. So why does Apple want to show them off?


After laying off nearly 10,600 people in recent months, the CEO said “this has been a particularly thrashy period” in a leaked Q&A.


Clarence Thomas did something right, for a change.


But the future of the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal is still looking dark, thanks to the UK.

The exciting new AI transforming search — and maybe everything — explained.


Get ready for Google AI in all your apps.


Why Meta is cautiously following the hype.


Borrowing money is just a few taps away on an iPhone. What could go wrong?


Software engineers made up the biggest portion of tech layoffs in 2023.


The tech CEO addressed tough questions from employees a day after mass layoffs.


The company started notifying laid-off employees early Wednesday morning in the second recent round of mass cuts.


Rupert Murdoch’s company doesn’t like paying the $787 million settlement. But now it’s back to business as usual.


They stayed true through Zunes, Windows Phones, and the original Bing. Now Microsoft’s fans are enjoying its big AI moment.


Phone call? Lol. Voice note? Sure.


What we know about the bank failure and fallout.


The new tool, Bard, arrives six long weeks after Microsoft’s BingGPT release.


Microsoft and Google are rolling out AI features to write your memos and emails for you. But they’re far from perfect.


But layoffs that last months are worse, as Mark Zuckerberg may soon find out.


What you need to know about GPT-4, the latest version of the buzzy generative AI technology.

