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How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Microsoft Executives (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to succession discussions and other business.
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The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.
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Racing to Catch Up With Nvidia, AMD Signs Chips-for-Stock Deal With Meta (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
The multibillion-dollar deal is AMD’s latest move to catch up to Nvidia in the lucrative world of selling artificial intelligence chips.
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Intel Strikes Deal With a Chip Start-Up Its C.E.O. Invested In (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
A technical partnership embraces SambaNova Systems, which Intel’s chief, Lip-Bu Tan, helps lead as an investor and chairman.
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Podcasts? TV Talk Shows? Netflix Just Hopes They’re Hits. (Wed, 25 Feb 2026)
The podcasts in the streamer’s debut crop, including “The Pete Davidson Show,” have revived metaphysical questions about the definition of the medium.
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Can A.I. Detection Tools Really Spot Fake Images and Videos? (Wed, 25 Feb 2026)
Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online. We ran more than 1,000 tests and found several strengths and plenty of weaknesses.
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Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles.
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Pentagon Gives Anthropic an Ultimatum Over the Company’s A.I. Model (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
Anthropic insists on limits on how its technology is used and could be labeled a supply chain risk if it fails to accept the military’s demands.
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Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.
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More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.”
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Anthropic Accuses 3 Chinese Companies of Harvesting Its Data (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
The San Francisco start-up claimed that DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax used approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to train their own chatbots.
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Pentagon Summons Anthropic Chief in Dispute Over A.I. Limits (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
The artificial intelligence company has demanded that some guardrails be put in place as it negotiates a contract with the Defense Department.
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Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Will Be Honorary Chairs of the Met Gala (Wed, 25 Feb 2026)
The news came tucked into the second page of a recent news release.
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Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world’s largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on the platform.
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Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Group Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.
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Need an Outfit? Pickle Clothing Rental App Helps Users Stay on Trend. (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast fashion.
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‘A.I. Literacy’ Is the New Drivers’ Ed at This Newark School (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
Teachers say they want to equip high school students to drive artificial intelligence, rather than be mere passengers steered by chatbots.
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People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much. (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public’s underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence. Will that burst the bubble?
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The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express (Fri, 20 Feb 2026)
This would be an unprecedented escalation against a U.S. company.
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His Team Devised Ways to Keep World Cup Crowds Safe (Fri, 20 Feb 2026)
Michael Silevitch leads a research center dedicated to protecting busy public spaces. Last April, he was instructed to “end all work” immediately.
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A.I. Isn’t Coming for Every White-Collar Job. At Least Not Yet. (Fri, 20 Feb 2026)
Tech workers are increasingly worried that the artificial intelligence they are building will replace them. But some are optimistic that it is just one more tool to work with.
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West Virginia Sues Apple, Claiming It Allows Sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (Thu, 19 Feb 2026)
The state’s attorney general said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday that the company declined to use tools that recognize the material stored on iCloud.
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Decoding the A.I. Beliefs of Anthropic and Its C.E.O., Dario Amodei (Wed, 18 Feb 2026)
The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The conflict has its roots in the foundational plan for Anthropic.
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Defense Department and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety (Wed, 18 Feb 2026)
How artificial intelligence will be used in future battlefields is an issue that has turned increasingly political and may put Anthropic in a bind.
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