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AI Supercharges Deepfake Nudes—Unleashing a New Form of Bullying Among Kids

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

As ‘nudify’ tools proliferate online, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims.

By: Georgia Wells, Rachel Wolfe

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Amazon CEO’s Talks With U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:46:00 GMT

Information Andy Jassy shared with the Trump administration sparked an abrupt, sweeping move to halt foreign access to the company’s powerful AI tools.

By: Amrith Ramkumar, Robert McMillan

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Inside the Room Where America’s Brightest Game Out How to Avoid an AI Apocalypse

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT

What happened when 40 leading minds huddled to envision U.S. society in 2030 and how artificial intelligence will shake up the economy and jobs.

By: Lauren Weber

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SpaceX’s Engineering Secret? A College Car-Racing Club

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Leaders at the space and AI company share ties to a Cornell University team where they honed their engineering skills.

By: Micah Maidenberg

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The Job That AI Was Supposed to Kill Needs More Humans Than Ever

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Court reporters outmatch the technology in skill, but their profession faces another crisis: a shortage of workers.

By: Allison Pohle

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Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:34:00 GMT

All Fable 5 and Mythos 5 users have lost access after the Trump administration declared the models security risks.

By: Amrith Ramkumar, Robert McMillan

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OpenAI Investigated by Coalition of State Attorneys General

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:32:00 GMT

The company was served with a subpoena seekingr documents covering a wide range of its activities and impact on users.

By: Georgia Wells, Keach Hagey

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Corning Is Riding High on the AI Boom—and Planning Ahead in Case It Goes Bust

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

CEO Wendell Weeks remembers the dot-com crash and other hard times, and those lessons have taught him to hedge even the most optimistic data-center bets.

By: Christopher Mims

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How Top Economists Think AI Will Change the Job Market

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:55:00 GMT

Plus, FIFA’s World Cup grass experiment and why Citigroup is rolling out tokenized shares.

By: Conor Grant

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What the House of the Future Will Look Like, Room by Room

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Technology will continue to transform homes, from AI-enhanced security to disappearing appliances to the bathroom as health coach.

By: J.S. Marcus

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AI Is Turbocharging the Spamosphere, Amping Up Prolific Text-Message Scams

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Google sued swindlers accused in losses totaling $1.9 billion.

By: Amrith Ramkumar, Robert McMillan

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The Parents Having Kids After 40

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:50:00 GMT

Plus, the rise of America as a soccer nation, working in microshifts and Spielberg’s new alien film

By: Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo

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Siri AI’s Secret Weapon: It’s Always Right There

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT

Apple’s assistant got a face-lift and a brain transplant. But if it’s a success, credit will be due to its familiarity and accessibility.

By: Nicole Nguyen

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The Wearable Showdown: Oura Ring 5 vs. Fitbit Air vs. Whoop MG vs. Apple Watch

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Our columnist tests out the latest fitness trackers for your wrist, finger and elsewhere, with a focus on sleep monitoring and heart-rate accuracy.

By: Nicole Nguyen

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Don’t Troll the Scam Texts. You’re Only Helping the Scammers.

Thu, 28 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT

It may be fun, but replying to “smishing” texts can confirm your number is active, expose personal details and make you a target for future fraud.

By: Heidi Mitchell

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His Chatbot Nearly Ruined Him. To Recover, He Had to Destroy It.

Mon, 25 May 2026 20:58:00 GMT

Unrequited love drove a 57-year-old man to an AI. Delusions of grandeur followed.

By: Julie Jargon

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Johnson & Johnson CEO Says Cure for Certain Cancers Is Realistic Goal

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:20:00 GMT

Joaquin Duato said AI was already helping the company develop medicines faster, but the extent to which it boosts its bottom line has yet to be seen.

By: Adrià Calatayud

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Johnson & Johnson to Buy Firefly Bio for $1 Billion

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:01:00 GMT

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy biotechnology company Firefly Bio for $1 billion in cash in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s oncology pipeline.

By: Colin Kellaher

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Incyte to Buy Vega Therapeutics For Up to $2 Billion

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:34:00 GMT

Incyte has agreed to buy Vega Therapeutics for up to $2 billion in a deal that expands the biopharmaceutical company’s hematology portfolio into bleeding disorders.

By: Colin Kellaher

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Scientist Edits Human Embryo Genes, but Questions Remain

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:46:00 GMT

Columbia University associate professor Dieter Egli says his group has precisely edited genes in an embryo, a landmark scientific move that is highly controversial.

By: Alex Janin, Aylin Woodward

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Eli Lilly, Ascidian Sign $1.9 Billion Kidney-Disease Treatment Deal

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Eli Lilly signed a collaboration and licensing agreement worth up to $1.9 billion with Ascidian Therapeutics to research and develop kidney-disease treatments.

By: Katherine Hamilton

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Opinion | Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:43:00 GMT

The SpaceX IPO is a credit to Elon Musk and American capitalism.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | A Hypersonic Missile on a Beer Budget

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:42:00 GMT

The U.S. needs affordable weapons to meet the threat from China and other adversaries. The defense company Castelion is attacking the challenge.

By: Kate B. Odell

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Opinion | Pope Leo’s Encyclical on AI Is Too One-Sided

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:11:00 GMT

“Magnifica Humanitas” lacks the nuance of previous papal encyclicals.

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Opinion | Time Runs Out for the Alarm Clock

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:23:00 GMT

Who needs one when your smartphone can rouse you from sleep?

By: Brenda Cronin

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Opinion | God of Instant Gratification

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:29:00 GMT

One appeal of AI as a religion is that it offers immediate answers on a screen.

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Opinion | Will the Pope Owe an Apology to AI?

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:41:00 GMT

Slaves were self-evidently human, yet the church got it wrong. All the more reason for humility now.

By: Cameron Berg

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SpaceX’s IPO Proves the Power of Elon Musk’s ‘Superlative’ Strategy

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

The rocket company might never accomplish everything it has told investors, but it has met the original goal of reigniting interest in space.

By: Tim Higgins

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SpaceX, Now Worth $2.1 Trillion, Pulls Off Goldilocks Debut

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:26:00 GMT

Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as investors bought into the moonshot AI vision in a remarkably smooth IPO.

By: Becky Peterson, Corrie Driebusch, Micah Maidenberg

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Blake Lively Awarded Legal Fees in Dispute With Justin Baldoni

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:11:00 GMT

The order was a partial victory for Lively, but the judge ruled the actress can’t recover damages in connection with Baldoni’s countersuit against her.

By: Molly Reinmann

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Musk Confidant Antonio Gracias Set for $68 Billion SpaceX Win

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:26:00 GMT

Gracias and his firm Valor Equity Partners are the second-largest SpaceX shareholder.

By: Becky Peterson

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The Teachers Getting $50,000 Bonuses Thanks to a Massive Meta Data Center

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:16:00 GMT

The jump in sales tax receipts in the Louisiana parish provides a new talking point in the debate over the AI construction boom.

By: Ben Eisen, Meghan Bobrowsky

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Amazon CEO’s Talks With U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:46:00 GMT

Information Andy Jassy shared with the Trump administration sparked an abrupt, sweeping move to halt foreign access to the company’s powerful AI tools.

By: Amrith Ramkumar, Robert McMillan

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Amazon Says Its Data Centers Used 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:36:00 GMT

The company said water use at sites it owns and operates directly fell 2% from 2024 levels, even while it expanded its data-center footprint.

By: Anvee Bhutani

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SpaceX’s Engineering Secret? A College Car-Racing Club

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Leaders at the space and AI company share ties to a Cornell University team where they honed their engineering skills.

By: Micah Maidenberg

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OpenAI Investigated by Coalition of State Attorneys General

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:32:00 GMT

The company was served with a subpoena seekingr documents covering a wide range of its activities and impact on users.

By: Georgia Wells, Keach Hagey

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Inside the Room Where America’s Brightest Game Out How to Avoid an AI Apocalypse

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT

What happened when 40 leading minds huddled to envision U.S. society in 2030 and how artificial intelligence will shake up the economy and jobs.

By: Lauren Weber

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The Best AirPods, and How to Choose Which Pair Is Right for You

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:44:00 GMT

Breaking down Apple’s wireless headphone lineup.

By: Nick Guy

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The Best Mattress Toppers for Every Type of Sleeper

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:50:00 GMT

Does your mattress need an upgrade? We tested mattress toppers to find the best for all sleeping positions.

By: Medea Giordano

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Best Robo Advisors of 2026

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:43:00 GMT

Explore the leading robo advisors of 2026, comparing features, fees and services to find the right automated investment platform for your financial goals.

By: Miranda Marquit

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