What Meta’s $17 Billion Settlement Means
Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta’s settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company’s social media platforms had harmed teenage users.
OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing
In an open letter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others said that a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and that organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.
Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.
Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move.
“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement
In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.
Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain
Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don’t abide by the same rules.
Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle
A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
California Lawmakers Pass Plug-In Solar Bill
Legislatures in nearly a dozen states have voted to legalize use of the technology, which can help homeowners reduce their rising electricity costs.
Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic’s A.I.
The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic’s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.
Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.
What’s Changing For Teens on Instagram and Facebook After Meta Settlement
Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.