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Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

How AI is making it easier to design new toxins without being detected
Artificial intelligence can design toxic proteins that escape biosecurity cracks, sparking concerns over potential misuse.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

Everything is fake on Silicon Valley's hottest new social network
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

This social app can put your face into fake movie scenes, memes and arrest videos
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

Shutdown guts U.S. cybersecurity agency at perilous time
The lead U.S. agency for protecting the electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking has furloughed most of its staff.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

How companies might avoid Trump's new $100,000 visa
The new fee targeted at new H-1B visas could spur employers to seek other paths to acquiring high-skilled workers abroad.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

How companies might avoid Trump's new $100k visa
The new fee targeted at new H-1B visas could spur employers to seek other paths to acquiring high-skilled workers abroad.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

I broke ChatGPT's new parental controls in minutes. Kids are still at risk.
Parents don't just need half-baked settings. They need AI companies to bake safety into their products.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 01, 2025

Your old Google smart home gadgets are about to get chattier. Here's why.
After nearly a decade, Google's vision of the smart home is getting an AI overhaul.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 01, 2025

They were desperate for a baby. They turned to cutting-edge robots.
One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 01, 2025

Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

10 ways to keep children safer and happier online
The internet is still a minefield for kids, and parents feel outmatched. A growing movement of advocates say they have better fix-it ideas like these.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

DoorDash's Dot delivery bots might be coming to a bike lane near you
Instead of short-range city deliveries, DoorDash's new delivery robot is meant to ferry supplies through suburbia.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

One force is propping up the economy. Fears are growing it won't last.
Artificial intelligence may be Silicon Valley's latest speculative bubble — with major risks for the rest of the economy.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

Police are drowning in data. Could a chatbot help?
Start-up Longeye offers an AI chatbot for police designed to help them spot clues and patterns in digital evidence such as phone recordings or online chatlogs.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 29, 2025

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit over post-Jan. 6 suspension
YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit alleging it unfairly blocked President Donald Trump's account after the Jan 6. Capitol attacks.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 29, 2025

I discovered ChatGPT's best new feature: Quitting things for you
Artificial intelligence "agents" are now capable enough to do annoying tasks like cancelling subscriptions. Just make sure you can undo any mistakes.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 27, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel had to answer to the FCC. Internet comedians answer to the algorithm.
On social media, some comedians have audiences larger than network TV - and new pressures to navigate.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

Trump's "all American" TikTok deal gives big stake to Middle East investors
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted President Trump's crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by Trump's White House.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

Trump's ‘all American' TikTok deal gives big stake to Middle East investors
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted President Trump's crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by Trump's White House.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

TikTok deal sparks criticism over foreign involvement, price tag
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted President Trump's crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by Trump's White House.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

AI is taking on live translations. But jobs and meaning are getting lost.
New artificial intelligence-driven capabilities are expected to accelerate the shift from translation done by humans to machines.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

U.S. government scrambles to stop new hacking campaign blamed on China
U.S. cybersecurity officials ordered civilian federal agencies to check for vulnerable Cisco equipment being exploited by attackers targeting the government.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

What the sale of TikTok means for you
Will you need to download a new app? What's happening with TikTok's proposed new owners such as Larry Ellison's Oracle? Here's what you need to know.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

Trump signs order advancing TikTok deal, in boost to corporate allies
A Tiktok deal would create an American version of the popular video app owned by some of the president's wealthiest supporters.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

How to get a refund from the Amazon Prime settlement
Who is eligible for a refund from Amazon, and how much money might you get.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

Amazon will refund $1.5 billion to Prime subscribers in $2.5 billion FTC settlement
The online retailer will refund $1.5 billion to subscribers to its Prime service as part of a larger settlement over claims it deceived consumers into signing up.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

Amazon will refund $1.5 billion to Prime subscribers in $2.5 billion settlement with FTC
The online retailer will refund $1.5 billion to subscribers to its Prime service as part of a larger settlement over claims it deceived consumers into signing up.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

Musk's xAI accuses rival OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in lawsuit
The filing marks an escalation of Elon Musk's legal battle with the maker of ChatGPT, which competes with his company's Grok chatbot.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

I took the new AirPods for a run. They did a lot more than play music.
I've spent the past two weeks testing Apple's new Airpods Pro 3 to get a sense of what's changed, what's helpful and what might leave you feeling a little uncomfortable.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 24, 2025

After Trump targets H-1B visas, can India lure back skilled workers?
Indian leaders say the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas could be a boon for domestic industry. Others say the country will struggle to absorb more skilled workers.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 23, 2025

America can't quit smartphones. Smart glasses won't help.
We keep hoping that a magical technology can liberate us from what we don't like about technology.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 23, 2025

Want to retain young talent? Start offering financial advice.
Financial wellness tools are popular with Gen Z and Millenials. Company benefit managers are taking notice.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 23, 2025

Trump turns Biden's TikTok law into a big win
Biden officials said selling TikTok would safeguard it from political influence. Now, critics of a spinoff deal to Trump allies say that aim could be subverted.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 20, 2025

Artificial intelligence ushers in a golden age of hacking, experts say
Hackers are using AI's immense capabilities to find ways into more networks -- and turn their victims' AI against them.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 19, 2025

Trump and Xi bless long-awaited deal to spin off U.S. TikTok
An American version of the popular app will be partially owned by a consortium of Trump-allied investors, people familiar with the deal said, sidestepping a legally mandated ban the president has repeatedly pushed off.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 19, 2025

OpenAI won't say whose content trained its video tool. We found some clues.
Tests by The Washington Post show OpenAI's video generator Sora can mimic Netflix shows, TikTok clips and movies, suggesting it used versions of the originals.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 19, 2025

The internet culture behind the Kirk shooting suspect's ‘big meme'
The Charlie Kirk shooter's engravings have been mined for clues of a motive. For those steeped in meme culture, they show only that he was "terminally online."

Washington Post Tech
Sep 19, 2025

Inside the Space Force as it prepares for a new kind of war
An exclusive look at a Space Force training exercise offered rare insights into how the secretive branch is preparing to fight the next war in space — an arena that for decades was regarded as a peaceful sanctuary.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 19, 2025

Inside the Space Force's race to prepare for orbital combat
An exclusive look at a Space Force training exercise offered rare insights into how the secretive branch is preparing to fight the next war in space — an arena that for decades was regarded as a peaceful sanctuary.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 18, 2025

Nvidia investing $5 billion in Intel, weeks after U.S. government takes stake
The AI leader's infusion comes after the Trump administration engineered a deal to assume a 10 percent stake in the struggling chipmaker's operations.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 18, 2025

Russia leverages Kirk shooting for propaganda as false claims surge
Researchers say state-controlled media outlets in Russia and elsewhere have sought to use the conservative influencer's killing to amplify divisions in the U.S.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 18, 2025

Nvidia takes $5 billion stake in Intel
The investment comes weeks after the Trump administration engineered an extraordinary deal to assume a 10 percent stake in the struggling chipmaker.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 18, 2025

Teachers got mad about a cheat button in Chrome. Now Google's pausing it.
Google quietly added a "homework help" button to the world's most-used web browser. Educators say it makes cheating too easy.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 17, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg is still betting his metaverse bet will pay off
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pitched augmented-reality and virtual-reality devices for more than a decade. They're still struggling to take off.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 17, 2025

The iPhone Air is slim and sleek, but not right for everyone
In our tests, the $999 iPhone Air proved to be tough, but its camera and battery are limiting.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 17, 2025

Anti-Trump influencers flood the White House's new TikTok account
The rocky rollout of the president's official presence on the social platform showcases the challenges he faces among younger people online.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 17, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg is still looking for his metaverse bet to pay off
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pitched augmented-reality and virtual-reality devices for more than a decade. They're still struggling to take off.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 16, 2025

Senators weigh regulating AI chatbots to protect kids
Parents told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that chatbots had harmed their teens, even contributing to deaths by suicide.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 16, 2025

AI firm DeepSeek writes less-secure code for groups China disfavors
Research by a U.S. security firm points to the country's leading player in AI providing higher-quality results for some purposes than others.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 16, 2025

Can a robot lawn mower survive New York City?
Rowdy tourists and migrating birds share a park with a Roomba-like grass clipper. What could possibly go wrong?

Washington Post Tech
Sep 16, 2025

More employers fire workers over Kirk posts as pressure from right mounts
Actions by employers have stirred a debate over employees' speech rights, the role of pressure campaigns and what is appropriate public debate after an violent event.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 16, 2025

A teen contemplating suicide turned to a chatbot. Is it liable for her death?
A lawsuit filed by the parents of 13-year-old Juliana Peralta against Character AI is the latest to allege a chatbot contributed to a teen's death by suicide.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 16, 2025

A company ordered helium from the moon. No, it's not science fiction.
Why the future of supercomputing may depend on moon mining missions.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 16, 2025

Moon helium deal is biggest purchase of natural resources from space
The feasibility of moon mining is not yet proven, but the future of supercomputing may depend on the ability to extract Helium-3 from the lunar surface.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 15, 2025

Your iPhone is getting a big update. Here's what to do with iOS 26 first.
iOS 26 may take some getting used to, but finding these changes first can help ease the transition.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 15, 2025

Trump, Bessent say U.S. and China have agreed on TikTok sale
China confirmed a "basic consensus" on a deal for changing TikTok's ownership, months after the president pushed his administration to ignore the app's legally mandated ban.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 15, 2025

Nvidia broke antitrust law, China says on second day of U.S. trade talks
Beijing's targeting of Nvidia, the American AI chip giant, ratcheted up tensions as negotiators for the two countries met for trade talks in Spain.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 15, 2025

Senators pressure Jeff Bezos over Amazon schedules they say squeeze workers
Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren wrote to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, alleging the company's shift scheduling practices are unfair to workers.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 15, 2025

SpaceX built a docker from bike parts. The story explains its dominance.
The previously untold story of the docking system's reinvention helps explain how Musk and SpaceX built a culture that allowed them to disrupt the industry.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 15, 2025

Here's what the data says people ask ChatGPT
OpenAI released the first detailed public study on who uses its chatbot and what they most often ask it to do.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 14, 2025

A new challenge for emergency workers: Learning how to handle a robotaxi
Police and firefighters are getting trained on how to respond to emergencies involving self-driving cars — or pull them over in a traffic stop.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 13, 2025

Tech worker dissent over Gaza bubbles inside Amazon, Microsoft and Google
An Amazon employee said he was suspended for saying it must cut ties with Israel over the Gaza war. Microsoft and Google have fired workers for similar protests.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 13, 2025

Elon Musk eyes next target after cars, rockets and robots
The tech entrepreneur has upended one business after another. Now he may be going after our phone networks.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 12, 2025

Don't buy a new iPhone. Do this instead.
Save money and the planet with a phone makeover inside and out. (When was the last time you cleaned your filthy phone?)

Washington Post Tech
Sep 12, 2025

‘My kid has seen this. Now what?': Parents reel as Charlie Kirk video goes viral
Gory social videos of Charlie Kirk's shooting have inundated children, leaving parents feeling powerless and disturbed.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 11, 2025

Another wave of return-to-office crackdowns is coming
More companies are cracking down on flexibility and requiring more in-office work, with some threatening consequences for noncompliance.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 10, 2025

Larry Ellison surpasses Elon Musk as world's richest person
A huge surge in the value of Oracle hoists the enterprise software company's co-founder into the top spot above Tesla's chief executive.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 10, 2025

The new iPhone fails to deliver on its most important new feature
AI is now what makes a phone feel smart. In side-by-side tests, Google's latest Pixel handled everyday tasks the iPhone still can't.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 10, 2025

NASA discovers ‘clearest sign of life that we've ever found on Mars'
Detailed analysis of images of speckled rocks found by NASA's Perseverance rover has found a "potential biosignature."

Washington Post Tech
Sep 10, 2025

The new iPhone 17 already feels two years old
AI is now what makes a phone feel smart. In side-by-side tests, Google's latest Pixel handled everyday tasks the iPhone still can't.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 09, 2025

Ex-Meta workers tell Congress tech giant stifled research on youth harm
Two former Meta employees told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday the social media giant suppressed critical research on risks young users face in VR.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 09, 2025

We want better battery life in phones. Apple's iPhone Air did the opposite.
The iPhone Air probably has worse battery life than its predecessors. But other companies are using new battery technology to pack in more juice.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 09, 2025

The iPhone 17, Air and everything else revealed at the Apple Event
New iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods are on the horizon, even as Apple stares down tariffs and plays catch-up in AI.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 09, 2025

Apple unveils new thinner iPhone Air
New iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods are on the horizon, even as Apple stares down tariffs and plays catch-up in AI.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 09, 2025

She took Biden to the Supreme Court over free speech. She says Trump is worse.
First Amendment lawyer Jenin Younes backed anti-vaccine activists against the Biden administration's covid restrictions. Now she is ready to sue the Trump administration for suppressing free speech.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 09, 2025

This free-speech defender makes enemies left and right
First Amendment lawyer Jenin Younes backed anti-vaccine activists against the Biden administration's covid restrictions. Now she is ready to sue the Trump administration for suppressing free speech.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 09, 2025

What to expect at the Apple event, including a likely thinner iPhone
New iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods are on the horizon, even as Apple stares down tariffs and plays catch-up in AI

Washington Post Tech
Sep 08, 2025

Ex-WhatsApp security boss sues Meta, alleging it ignored privacy risks
The engineer said Meta violated terms of an earlier settlement with the FTC that required a robust security program and that stealing accounts remained too easy.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 08, 2025

AI is supercharging Gen Z workers — if they can land a job
AI is changing jobs for young people, helping them take on bigger responsibilities while also diminishing the number of entry-level roles.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 07, 2025

Cloud storage isn't always perfect. You need a local backup, too.
Cloud storage services are convenient -- and sometimes fickle. Make them a part of your back up plan, not the whole thing.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 06, 2025

Automation comes for tech jobs in the world capital of AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has made himself a cheerleader for AI's potential to disrupt work while also laying off staff.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 05, 2025

AI firm Anthropic reaches landmark $1.5B copyright deal with book authors
The company behind the chatbot Claude avoided trial over claims it improperly downloaded millions of books.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 05, 2025

How to use ChatGPT without giving up your data
Chatbots typically save your conversations and use your data to train their AI. But there's a hack to use the chatbots with more privacy guardrails.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 05, 2025

Tesla offers Elon Musk pay package worth $1 trillion — with conditions
The electric-vehicle maker's board proposed a compensation agreement that would dramatically increase the CEO's personal wealth over the course of a decade.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 05, 2025

Tesla offers Elon Musk pay package worth $1 trillion
The electric vehicle-maker's board proposed a compensation agreement that would dramatically increase the CEO's personal wealth over the course of a decade.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 05, 2025

‘Coop on a stoop': Videos of toddler sitting down on a curb go viral
A California toddler's daily routine of sitting on a curb and watching cars has captured the hearts of millions on TikTok

Washington Post Tech
Sep 05, 2025

Humanoid robots are looking for work. Who will hire them?
A frenzy of investment from Amazon, Meta and other companies has created a crowd of new humanoid robots.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 05, 2025

Humanoid robots were a sci-fi dream. Suddenly they're everywhere.
A frenzy of investment from Amazon, Meta and other companies has created a crowd of new humanoid robots.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 03, 2025

FTC fines Pornhub for failing to police child sex videos
The consumer protection agency and the state of Utah announced that the major porn distributor will pay $5 million to settle the charges.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 03, 2025

Chappell Roan and Timothée Chalamet chatbots sent risqué messages to teen accounts on top AI app
Chatbot mimics of Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan and Patrick Mahomes on the popular app Character.AI sent inappropriate messages to teen accounts, nonprofits found.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 03, 2025

Fake celebrity chatbots sent risqué messages to teens on top AI app
Chatbot mimics of Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan and Patrick Mahomes on the popular app Character.AI sent inappropriate messages to teen accounts, nonprofits found.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 03, 2025

5 tips for getting better answers from AI
Librarian-approved techniques for getting the most out of AI searches.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 02, 2025

ICE reactivates contract with previously banned spyware vendor
The Biden administration had barred Paragon Solutions from U.S. government use after finding that the company's software had been used unethically elsewhere.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 02, 2025

Judge bars Google from exclusive search deals but says it can keep Chrome
Judge Amit Mehta rejects prosecutors' call to break up the Silicon Valley giant as he lays out remedies for his finding last year that it has an illegal monopoly in search.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 02, 2025

ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen user's death by suicide
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it will add parental controls that can detect "acute distress," after a lawsuit alleging the chatbot aided a teen's death by suicide.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 02, 2025

Trump to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama
The impending announcement marks the latest twist in a years-long partisan battle over the agency's home.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 02, 2025

Amazon to receive first public dollars from Arlington for HQ2
The Northern Virginia county's subsidies were set up with the expectation that Amazon would boost hotel tax revenue. That didn't happen until this year.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 02, 2025

5 ways job seekers can improve their AI literacy
Tips from employers and job experts that can help you showcase your AI skills.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 02, 2025

5 ways jobseekers can improve their AI literacy
Tips from employers and job experts that can help you showcase your AI skills.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 01, 2025

Masterful photo edits now just take a few words. Are we ready for this?
For better or worse, Google's Gemini chatbot just got a "Nano Banana" AI image editing boost.

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