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Washington Post Tech
May 08, 2025

AI execs used to beg for regulation. Not anymore.
Under the Biden administration, OpenAI and its rivals asked the government to regulate AI. Under Trump, they talk of accelerating to beat China.

Washington Post Tech
May 08, 2025

Even as Trump vows tech upgrade, FAA's leaders are fleeing via DOGE cuts
President Donald Trump's own policies have prompted departures of key staff and hurt morale at the aviation agency, complicating multi-billion dollar modernization plans.

Washington Post Tech
May 08, 2025

Trump accelerates upgrades of air traffic control systems amid FAA departures
President Donald Trump's own policies have prompted departures of key staff and hurt morale at the aviation agency, complicating multi-billion dollar modernization plans.

Washington Post Tech
May 08, 2025

See how Shein outfits cost more under Trump's trade war
Fast-fashion retailer Shein's prices for women's clothing are significantly higher than late last year, as Trump's tariffs increase the cost of Chinese goods.

Washington Post Tech
May 08, 2025

Small-time Trump coin buyers have seen their investments collapse
Nearly 67,000 crypto novices have pulled out their debit cards to bet on Trump's crypto venture, a Post analysis found. So far it's been a monumental bust.

Washington Post Tech
May 08, 2025

Sister creates AI video of slain brother to address his killer in court
Stacey Wales played the AI-generated video of her brother as a victim impact statement during the sentencing of his killer in an Arizona court.

Washington Post Tech
May 06, 2025

Spyware maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp
Jury orders huge punitive damages against NSO, the Israel-based maker of spyware already banned from use in U.S.

Washington Post Tech
May 06, 2025

Spyware-maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp
A jury ordered huge punitive damages against NSO, the Israel-based maker of spyware already banned from use in the U.S.

Washington Post Tech
May 06, 2025

Administration's altered Signal chats pose new cyber risks, experts say
Hackers say they have breached the message archiving system Trump officials have adopted since the Signal chat debacle in March.

Washington Post Tech
May 06, 2025

Is a revolution coming to your iPhone apps, or a nothingburger?
We're on the cusp of the biggest collective experiment in mobile apps and their prices in the history of smartphones. Here's what to expect.

Washington Post Tech
May 05, 2025

Sam Altman hands Elon Musk a win, scrapping OpenAI's for-profit plan
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it will no longer seek to restructure into a for-profit company separate from its nonprofit board, a move Elon Musk had sought to block.

Washington Post Tech
May 05, 2025

Sam Altman hands Elon Musk a win, scrapping OpenAI's plan to go for-profit
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it will no longer seek to restructure into a for-profit company separate from its nonprofit board, a move Elon Musk had sought to block.

Washington Post Tech
May 05, 2025

OpenAI scraps plan to transition into a for-profit company
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it will no longer seek to restructure into a for-profit company separate from its nonprofit board, a move Elon Musk had sought to block.

Washington Post Tech
May 05, 2025

The Internet says goodbye to Skype, and thanks for all the calls
After 21 years, Microsoft is hanging up on Skype. In its heyday, the calling service connected millions around the world.

Washington Post Tech
May 05, 2025

Zuckerberg's new Meta AI app gets personal in a very creepy way
Our tech columnist reveals how Meta's chatbot remembers everything, even what you might not want it to.

Washington Post Tech
May 05, 2025

Cosmetics are a U.S. manufacturing success story. Tariffs pose a threat.
A rare U.S. retail sector that until recently ran a foreign surplus frets over how to protect profits in the ever-shifting headwinds of Trump's trade policy.

Washington Post Tech
May 04, 2025

These young people see meme coins as their best shot at the American Dream
Some younger Americans are investing in volatile meme coins as conventional paths to financial security feel out of reach.

Washington Post Tech
May 04, 2025

Inside the life of a 24/7 streamer: ‘What more do you want?'
A lonely young woman in Texas has streamed every second of her life for three years and counting. Is this life, or a performance of one?

Washington Post Tech
May 03, 2025

Men vs. gorilla vs. the rest of us: Why masculinity contests go viral
The premise sparked arguments, countless memes and even a simulation of the hypothetical battle. Mr. Beast joked on X: "Need 100 men to test this, any volunteers?"

Washington Post Tech
May 03, 2025

Texans to vote on turning SpaceX headquarters into city named Starbase
Voters will decide whether to create a municipality with a small local government in the once-quiet Boca Chica Village area.

Washington Post Tech
May 03, 2025

Texans vote on turning SpaceX headquarters into city named Starbase
Voters will decide whether to create a municipality with a small local government in the once-quiet Boca Chica Village area.

Washington Post Tech
May 03, 2025

Texans vote to turn SpaceX headquarters into city named Starbase
Voters will decide whether to create a municipality with a small local government in the once-quiet Boca Chica Village area.

Washington Post Tech
May 02, 2025

The math doesn't work anymore for the internet's favorite $50 sweater
Internet retailer Quince has won fans with its $50 cashmere crew neck. It may now cost more than $50 just to import that sweater to the United States.

Washington Post Tech
May 02, 2025

Soviet-era spacecraft once bound for Venus expected to crash to Earth in May
Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth's atmosphere around May 10 and could arrive intact.

Washington Post Tech
May 02, 2025

Visit this store for a free iris scan to ‘prove' you're human, not AI
Stores promoting a biometric identity system called World opened stores where people can scan their irises to obtain "proof of personhood."

Washington Post Tech
May 01, 2025

Tariffs could add $900 million to Apple's costs, CEO Tim Cook says
Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly addressed the impact of tariffs on the iPhone maker's business for the first time on an earnings call Thursday, saying they could add $900 million to the company's overall costs.

Washington Post Tech
May 01, 2025

FAA offers incentives for air traffic controllers in bid to ease shortage
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy is hoping that bonuses for new recruits and controllers near retirement will speed efforts to reduce a 3,000-person shortfall.

Washington Post Tech
May 01, 2025

Tesla board chair voices confidence in Musk despite company turmoil
The board's chair says the company has full confidence in the CEO's ability as he winds down his DOGE work and rededicates himself to running Tesla.

Washington Post Tech
May 01, 2025

The neurodivergent worker's guide to return-to-office
How to navigate office policies, accommodations and tough conversations about your neurodivergent brain.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 30, 2025

Apple violated court's order to loosen app store rules, judge says
A judge referred Apple for potential criminal investigation, saying it breached an order to allow flexibility in how consumers make digital purchases from apps.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 30, 2025

Reddit slams ‘unethical experiment' that deployed secret AI bots in forum
The platform's chief legal officer called out the University of Zurich team that deployed bots on r/changemyview to study how AI can influence opinions.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 30, 2025

House GOP proposes removing antitrust authority from FTC
An amendment from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan would make the Justice Department the sole federal enforcer of competition law.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 30, 2025

House GOP wants to strip FTC of its antitrust powers
An amendment from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan would make the Justice Department the sole federal enforcer of competition law.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 30, 2025

House GOP wants to strip out FTC's antitrust powers
An amendment from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan would make the Justice Department the sole federal enforcer of competition law.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 29, 2025

How one viral trend created the internet as we know it
A decade-old online stunt, which is having a comeback, helped give rise to the TikTok meme era -- and the end of social media as a place for your friends.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 28, 2025

Congress passes bill to fight deepfake nudes, revenge porn
Trump is expected to sign into law a bill that would force online platforms to take down nonconsensual intimate images.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 28, 2025

Tech tips for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (and everyone else)
From the proper way to use Signal to making sure you're following security rules at work, here are tech tips for anyone with a sensitive job.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 27, 2025

These autistic people struggled to make sense of others. Then they found AI.
For autistic people, experiencing confusing social interactions can be common. Autistic Translator claims to help some people make sense of their social mishaps.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 26, 2025

Government customer service shake ups have the less tech-savvy on edge
The government and private companies are rushing to add more technology and AI to customer service, but it's not for everyone.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 26, 2025

Government customer service shake-ups have the less tech-savvy on edge
The government and private companies are rushing to add more technology and AI to customer service, but it's not for everyone.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 26, 2025

Government customer service shakeups have the less tech-savvy on edge
The government and private companies are rushing to add more technology and AI to customer service, but it's not for everyone.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 25, 2025

U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,' threatens nonprofit status
Ed Martin sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation accusing it of spreading propaganda

Washington Post Tech
Apr 25, 2025

Wikipedia's nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney
Ed Martin sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation accusing it of spreading propaganda

Washington Post Tech
Apr 25, 2025

Beware of Facebook posts for ‘tariff relief' payments. They're lies.
I regret to inform you about the latest deception that's enabled by Facebook and Instagram.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 24, 2025

Intel to cut jobs and spending after award of $7.9 billion in federal grants
The troubled American semiconductor giant said it will cut spending despite benefiting from a Biden-era program designed to boost U.S. chip production.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 24, 2025

Intel to cut jobs and spending after getting $7.9 billion in federal grants
The troubled American semiconductor giant said it will cut spending despite benefiting from a Biden-era program designed to boost U.S. chip production.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 24, 2025

How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions
iNearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 24, 2025

Intel cuts spending after receiving $7.9 billion in federal grants
The troubled American semiconductor giant said it will cut spending despite benefiting from a Biden-era program designed to boost U.S. chip production.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 24, 2025

Elon Musk had the government in his grasp. Then it unraveled.
The billionaire head of the U.S. DOGE Service clashed with Trump Cabinet officials well before he announced he would soon head back to Tesla.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 23, 2025

Anti-trans posts pass muster under Meta's new hate-speech rules
Meta leaders Joel Kaplan and Nick Clegg told the social media company's Oversight Board last year that videos reposted by Libs of TikTok should be treated carefully.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 23, 2025

Videos disparaging trans women aren't hate speech, Meta board says
Meta leaders Joel Kaplan and Nick Clegg told the social media company's Oversight Board last year that videos reposted by Libs of TikTok should be treated carefully.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 23, 2025

E.U. says Apple and Meta broke competition law, imposes hefty fines
Apple and Meta were fined nearly a combined $800 million, and Apple was ordered to change aspects of its business model within 60 days.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 23, 2025

Thrifting apps see rush of traffic as tariffs hit
As tariffs on Chinese goods threaten to raise prices for clothes, shoes and furniture, Americans are turning to resellers such as Poshmark, Depop and eBay for bargains.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 23, 2025

A growing coalition joins Elon Musk's war on OpenAI
OpenAI's plans to restructure away from its founding mission is meeting opposition from legal scholars, former employees, labor groups and Elon Musk.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 22, 2025

Musk says he will step back from DOGE, refocus on Tesla after earnings plunge
Tesla announced quarterly earnings down 71 percent from a year earlier, amid tariff threats and protests over CEO Elon Musk's role in pushing government cuts.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 22, 2025

Instagram co-founder says Meta's Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told a federal judge Tuesday that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg underinvested in the photo-sharing app after it was sold to Meta.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 22, 2025

The government wants you to get paid not to use Google search
A novel experiment suggests that Google's monopoly can be tamed with habit-altering tactics. Government authorities are listening.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 22, 2025

Draft executive order outlines plan to integrate AI into K-12 schools
A policy under consideration by the White House and seen by The Post instructs federal agencies on how to incorporate artificial intelligence into classrooms.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 21, 2025

Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘thaw' Google's search monopoly by forcing Chrome sale
A federal trial over what steps Google needs to take to remedy its internet search monopoly opened in Washington.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 21, 2025

A judge could force Google to sell Chrome. What you need to know.
Last year, Google was found to have an illegal monopoly in search. A court will hear arguments for what consequences it should face.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 20, 2025

Thieves took their iPhones. Apple won't give their digital lives back.
Some iPhone theft victims are taking their cases to court to get their digital lives back.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 20, 2025

Your iPhone is a target for thieves. Do this to help protect your data.
By taking a few precautions, you can dramatically reduce the fallout that comes with a lost or stolen iPhone.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 19, 2025

The workers who feel left behind by return-to-office policies
As more companies require workers to return to an office five days a week, anxiety is rising for some of the millions of people who identify as neurodivergent — those whose brains function differently such as with ADHD, autism or dyslexia.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 19, 2025

The 40-something single dad shaping liberal media from his laptop
Acyn Torabi dominates social media with fast-cut clips of political mayhem. Are they news, or something else?

Washington Post Tech
Apr 18, 2025

Why is Mark Zuckerberg jealous of Instagram?
He owns Instagram and its success is Meta's and Zuckerberg's success. But the CEO doesn't always seem to act that way.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 17, 2025

Google holds an illegal monopoly in ad sales, court rules
A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that Google's advertising technology unit is an illegal monopoly, handing the tech giant its second major antitrust loss.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 17, 2025

Russia seeds chatbots with lies. Any bad actor could game AI the same way.
In their race to push out new versions with more capability, AI companies leave users vulnerable to "LLM grooming" efforts that promote bogus information.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 16, 2025

FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals
Former Meta Coo Sheryl Sandberg testified in federal court Wednesday that Meta was willing to block advertisements from nascent apps on Facebook.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 16, 2025

Elon Musk focuses donations on GOP lawmakers targeting judges
Musk focused his campaign contributions in the first quarter on lawmakers who share his will to impeach judges who rule against the Trump administration.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 16, 2025

Trump's new chip controls on China set to cost U.S. companies billions
Nvidia and AMD said Trump's new restrictions on exports of AI chips to China will cost them billions of dollars, adding to uncertainty caused by his trade war.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 16, 2025

An AI is going to art school — and might earn a diploma. Meet Flynn.
Two students in Vienna, Austria, created a program that talks in class and turns in artwork for assignments, to test the boundaries of artificial intelligence tools.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 15, 2025

FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize' it
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled Tuesday to defend in federal court the company's $1 billion purchase of Instagram amid a landmark antitrust case.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 15, 2025

Viral TikToks say to buy direct from Chinese factories. Don't do it.
The latest TikTok trend claims to expose the "secrets" of high-end products made in Chinese factories. Don't take any of their shopping advice.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 15, 2025

These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly
The battery-powered boats rise above the waves on hydrofoils, making them faster and better for the climate than traditional diesel ferries.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 14, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg tells court Meta faces broader competition than FTC says
The FTC and social media giant Meta made their opening statements as the first big antitrust trial of Trump's second term gets underway in Judge James E. Boasberg's courtroom.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 14, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg testifies that Meta faces broader competition than FTC says
The FTC and social media giant Meta made their opening statements as the first big antitrust trial of Trump's second term gets underway in Judge James E. Boasberg's courtroom.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 14, 2025

Nvidia plans to make AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S.
Nvidia will produce its Blackwell chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 14, 2025

FTC says Meta bought up its rivals instead of competing with them
Opening arguments are expected from the FTC and social-media giant Meta as the first big antitrust trial of Trump's second term gets underway in Judge James E. Boasberg's courtroom.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 14, 2025

Blue Origin lands all-women flight including Gayle King, Katy Perry
The 11-minute space flight was the first with a female-only crew since 1963.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 13, 2025

Tariffs on chips, phones, laptops still coming, commerce secretary warns
Trump officials adjusted their position a little more than one day after the White House announced an exemption from "reciprocal" tariffs for semiconductors and tech products.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 13, 2025

A podcast star helped red-pill Silicon Valley. Now he's Trump's tech czar.
David Sacks led the tech elite's rightward shift. Now he's helping Trump unchain the crypto industry.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 13, 2025

A podcast star rallied Silicon Valley to back Trump. Now he's the nation's tech czar.
David Sacks led the tech elite's rightward shift. Now he's helping Trump unchain the crypto industry.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 12, 2025

Tech workers are leaving notes in robot taxis seeking workers and lovers
San Francisco's self-driving Waymos become community bulletin boards, a sign that the human touch is not dead.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 12, 2025

Trump's trade war casts a shadow on America's AI boom
President Donald Trump promised to help Silicon Valley stay ahead of China in artificial intelligence, but his tariffs threaten to do the opposite.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 12, 2025

Trump sued to break up Meta in 2020. It's finally going to trial.
Facebook's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp triggered the FTC's antitrust suit that starts Monday, despite Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg lobbying the Trump administration for a resolution.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 11, 2025

Microsoft killed Skype and trapped her money. She is fighting back.
It's a question we face repeatedly: What do companies owe us when they shut down the products and services we use?

Washington Post Tech
Apr 10, 2025

Tariffs create costly chaos for Amazon sellers — including the Trump supporters
Trump's fast-changing tariffs policy has created stressful uncertainty for small businesses that sell on Amazon and other sites and face increased costs.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 10, 2025

Tariffs create costly chaos for Amazon sellers — even the Trump supporters
Trump's fast-changing tariffs policy has created stressful uncertainty for small businesses that sell on Amazon and other sites and face increased costs.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 10, 2025

Pro-Trump creators play down market turmoil: ‘Losing money costs you nothing'
After Trump's tariff pledge led to a stock market crash, pro-MAGA influencers scrambled to offer alternative explanations.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 09, 2025

Meta silenced a whistleblower. Now she's talking to Congress.
Ex-Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams slams Mark Zuckerberg on Capitol Hill, saying he kowtowed to Beijing 10 years ago and seeks to suppress her memoir now.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 09, 2025

Trump's NASA pick says ties to Musk won't influence space agency
Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick to lead NASA, says he would keep the space agency from undue influence stemming from Elon Musk's potential conflicts.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 09, 2025

Some people think AI writing has a tell — the em dash. Writers disagree.
Em dashes have been derided as the "ChatGPT hyphen" — a punctuation mark overused by artificial intelligence. That's not quite true.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 08, 2025

White House says iPhones can be made in the U.S. It won't be easy.
Consumers are rushing to buy iPhones before the tariffs hit the company, which makes its products in China, Vietnam and India.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 08, 2025

Justice Dept. scales back crypto cases in line with Trump directives
The department won't pursue cases it feels are better left to financial regulators, focusing instead on crimes committed with cryptocurrency.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 08, 2025

Apple built iPhones on globalization. Trump's tariffs threaten that.
Consumers are rushing to buy iPhones before the tariffs hit the company, which makes its products in China, Vietnam and India.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 08, 2025

Americans worry AI is coming for these jobs
A Pew Research survey shows that Americans and experts agree on some jobs they think will be most affected by artificial intelligence.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 08, 2025

Justice Dept. to pull back on some cryptocurrency investigations
The DOJ won't pursue cases it feels are better left to financial regulators, focusing instead on crimes committed with cryptocurrency like drugs and trafficking.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 08, 2025

Justice Dept. says it will pull back on litigating cryptocurrency fraud
The Justice Department will largely stop bringing cases involving Bank Secrecy Act or unregistered broker dealer violations, and focus instead on crimes people commit with cryptocurrency.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 07, 2025

Pentagon may turn to Musk's SpaceX for military satellites
Concerns rise as competitors have fallen so far behind SpaceX that many fear they won't be able to catch up.

Washington Post Tech
Apr 07, 2025

Democrats launch new ‘war room' to counter Trump and Republicans
The effort includes working with influencers who can connect with hard-to-reach voters and comes as Democratic voters urge leaders to fight the Trump administration harder.

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