Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology

100 Zeros, a collaboration between Google and Range Media Partners, aims to give the tech giant a foothold in movies, TV and emerging forms of entertainment.
Google Releases New Gemini Model With Guardrails Amid A.I. Safety Debate

For safety reasons, Gemini 4 Argon will initially be available only to some companies and organizations focused on cybersecurity defense before it is more widely released, Google said.
F.T.C. Investigates OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms

The agency will examine whether A.I. labs have broken federal laws prohibiting companies from unfair and deceptive practices.
How to Listen to Your Favorite Music, Online or Off the Grid

Streaming services can introduce you to a wonderland of nearly unlimited audio, but downloading your digital collection has advantages.
He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley

Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves

President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.
OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
OpenAI Unveils Dots, New A.I. Agents to Rival Meta’s Muse

The ChatGPT maker unveiled agents that act as assistants, just weeks after Meta released Muse, as it faces scrutiny over incidents involving its technology.
Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.