Tech

A foot of snow in New York? Two feet? Well, it’s complicated. Source link

Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama. Source link

Over nine days, Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4 million images, of which at least 41 percent were sexualized images of women. Source link

This month, resolve to revive or relinquish those old music players and point-and-shoot cameras — and retrieve any files trapped on the devices. Source link

Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns. Source link

The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability. Source link

The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Source link

The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely. Source link

Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion. Source link

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Source link