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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes (Thu, 22 Oct 2026)
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.
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How Mark Zuckerberg Pushed Meta to Shield Him From California’s Proposed Wealth Tax (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
The billionaire told Meta’s board that he planned to list his Silicon Valley home for sale. The company remade its stock structure to help him pay the tax if voters pass it.
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How the A.I. Boom Is Driving Up Sales of Gray Paint (Thu, 22 Oct 2026)
Tech companies are painting data centers with gray coatings on top of gray concrete and steel to resist fire, rust and static electricity. That has made data centers a fast-growing market for paint makers.
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A.I. and Its Dangers Are Embedded In the Midterm Elections (Thu, 22 Oct 2026)
The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.
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PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline (Thu, 22 Oct 2026)
Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.
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Anthropic Joins the A.I. Agent Race With Claude Duet (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
The tool, which is not yet widely available, will compete with OpenAI’s dots and Meta’s Muse. It is built for work and not personal errands.
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Meta Earnings Show Increased A.I. Spending, Even as Cash Pressures Grow (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.
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GM Aims to Bring ‘Eyes-Off’ Driving to AI-Powered Cars Within 2 Years (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
General Motors is seeking help from artificial intelligence to keep up with Chinese companies that introduce vehicles very quickly.
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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.
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How The New York Times Reports on A.I. Images (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
A Times reporter and editors discuss the challenges of sifting through what’s real and what’s not in pursuit of the news.
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UK to Headphone Dodgers on Trains: Shush (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.
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China Criticizes U.S. Ban on DeepSeek A.I. in Government Systems (Tue, 20 Oct 2026)
The response came after Homeland Security ordered the removal and exclusion of products developed by the Chinese company.
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SpaceX Swings to a Profit, as A.I. Business Grows (Tue, 20 Oct 2026)
Elon Musk’s rocket company said its artificial intelligence spending had soared, but revenue more than doubled from its Starlink internet satellite service and A.I. products.
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Netflix Is Great at Making Money. Its Problem Is Keeping Viewers Hooked. (Tue, 20 Oct 2026)
The streaming service reported a 12 percent increase in quarterly revenue, but acknowledged that stagnant viewership, particularly in the U.S. and Canada, was a major concern.
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Boeing’s Large 737 Max Jet Secures U.S. Approval (Tue, 20 Oct 2026)
After years of delay, the Federal Aviation Administration certified the 737 Max 10, the largest version of Boeing’s most popular plane.
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Joel Kaplan, Meta’s Global Policy Chief, to Leave After 15 Years (Tue, 20 Oct 2026)
Joel Kaplan, a former adviser to George W. Bush known for his Republican ties, had helped Meta build its relationship with the Trump administration.
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Google Reports Cloud Disruptions in Europe (Tue, 20 Oct 2026)
The disruptions began around 7 a.m. in London after what the tech giant called a “power event.”
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Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say (Mon, 19 Oct 2026)
Saudi officials paid for his wife and son to fly out of the U.S. and offered to cover his bail, according to court filings. A judge ordered the engineer to remain in custody.
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Elon Musk Says He Will Give a SpaceX Share to ‘Every Kid in America’ (Mon, 19 Oct 2026)
Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings accounts for children.
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Meta Withdraws $25 Million from Its Midterms Push (Fri, 16 Oct 2026)
The company outlined a $65 million budget last year when it embarked on an effort to elect state politicians friendly to the A.I. industry.
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Why No One Can Look Away From Elizabeth Holmes (Mon, 19 Oct 2026)
“I felt like there were some moments in the film where she was just brazenly lying.”
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Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Times (Wed, 21 Oct 2026)
Our reporters share a compendium of debuts, discoveries and (sometimes overdue) appearances in the paper.
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