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Washington Post Tech
Jun 14, 2025

The White House wants you to laugh at its deportation memes
The administration is using dark memes, music videos and personal jabs to boost its immigration policy across social media. Not everyone thinks it's funny.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 13, 2025

6 great tech products for your summer fun
We've got ideas to capture your vacation memories, distract your kids or take your outdoor adventures to the next level.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 13, 2025

Meta AI users confide on sex, God and Trump. Some don't know it's public.
Some people are unwittingly posting their private and sometimes mortifying conversations with the Meta AI chatbot to the world.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 13, 2025

Meta users don't know their intimate AI chats are out there for all to see
Some people are unwittingly posting their private and sometimes mortifying conversations with the Meta AI chatbot to the world.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 13, 2025

How to better brainstorm with ChatGPT in five steps
ChatGPT can be a useful brainstorming partner or impede the diversity of ideas depending on how you use the AI.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 12, 2025

NASA postpones launch while it investigates space station leaks
NASA said Thursday it was postponing a launch of private astronauts to the International Space Station while it works with its Russian counterparts to investigate persistent leaks on the orbiting laboratory.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 11, 2025

‘This is coming for everyone': A new kind of AI bot takes over the web
As consumers switch from Google search to ChatGPT, a new kind of bot is scraping data for AI chatbots.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 11, 2025

How Disney's AI lawsuit could shift the future of entertainment
Disney and Universal are the first major Hollywood studios to file copyright infringement lawsuits against AI companies, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing fight by artists, newspapers and content makers to stop AI firms from using their work as training data.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 11, 2025

Meta bolsters data trove with $15 billion stake in startup Scale AI
Meta agreed to pay $14.8 billion for a 49 percent stake in the AI data firm Scale AI, which will give the company access to talent and data services.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 11, 2025

Inside the digital hunt for a child sex abuser
The Secret Service used digital investigation techniques to rapidly chase down a man who shared horrifying child sex abuse videos.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 10, 2025

‘Come and get me': Gavin Newsom has entered the meme war
Locked in an online showdown with Trump over the L.A. protests, Newsom is styling himself as an internet-era champion of the left.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 10, 2025

Meta takes $15 billion stake in Scale AI in bid to catch competitors
Meta agreed to pay $14.8 billion for a 49 percent stake in the AI data firm Scale AI, which will give the company access to talent and data services.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 10, 2025

Chinese AI firms block features amid high-stakes university entrance exams
Students sitting for the notoriously grueling gaokao were subject to intensive surveillance, and AI companies appeared to join the anti-cheating barrage.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 10, 2025

Why Apple's big events no longer feel revolutionary
Your technology gets better with incremental improvements that mostly aren't meant to be noticed. Apple is out of step with this reality.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 10, 2025

How viral images are shaping views of L.A.'s immigration showdown
Social media is amping up passions on both sides with posts designed to spread outrage and misinformation.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 10, 2025

L.A. clash over ICE raids fuels viral battle online — and vice versa
Social media is amping up passions on both sides, larding deportations with emotive posts and waves of disinformation.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 09, 2025

All the iOS 26 changes and new updates for your Apple devices from WWDC
iPhones, iPads and Macs are getting a flurry of new features — and a ‘Liquid Glass' redesign.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 09, 2025

Apple to reveal iOS 26 at WWDC today. Here's what to expect.
An iOS redesign and smarter AirPods are coming soon, but questions about Apple Intelligence linger.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 09, 2025

Why Musk is vulnerable in conflict with Trump
The spectacular public feud last week between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has laid bare how much Musk may lose if their rocky relationship continues to unravel.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 08, 2025

Musk and Trump are over. Silicon Valley is just getting started.
The Tech-Trump alliance has always had tensions. But its lucrative nature has outweighed the ideological differences.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 07, 2025

NASA, Pentagon push for SpaceX alternatives amid Trump's feud with Musk
The worried reaction within space and national security agencies highlights the risks of government's exclusive dependence on SpaceX for crucial tasks, including classified missions.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 07, 2025

#TeamTrump vs #TeamMusk: A tenuous relationship in its twilight
The breakup of a once-powerful allyship between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has forced even the pair's most ardent supporters to pick sides.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 07, 2025

White House security staff warned Musk's Starlink is a security risk
The U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk's Starlink internet service in the complex this year, three people said.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 07, 2025

How the Musk-Trump feud became an online battle like no other
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are embroiled in a public feud on X and Truth Social. Online creators large and small want a piece of the action.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 06, 2025

Musk has a history of acrimonious breakups
Several of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's business associates have fallen out with him at some point, though not always permanently.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 06, 2025

Meta found a new way to violate your privacy. Here's what you can do.
Even hardened digital privacy veterans said they were surprised by Meta's scuzzy tactics.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 05, 2025

Musk used X to boost Trump. Now he's wielding it against him.
A social network that fueled Trump's electoral comeback has turned into a battleground.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 05, 2025

Musk-Trump rupture poses a serious threat to NASA and Pentagon programs
Elon Musk's threat to pull his Dragon spacecraft out of NASA programs would severely impact the International Space Station and other programs.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 05, 2025

Why your job may face a double threat if the economy sours
Tough economic conditions could be the catalyst for AI adoption in corporate America as more companies turn to automation, economists predict.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 05, 2025

Why companies may soon accelerate replacing jobs with AI
Tough economic conditions could be the catalyst for AI adoption in corporate America as more companies turn to automation, economists predict.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 04, 2025

5 AI bots took our tough reading test. One was smartest — and it wasn't ChatGPT.
We challenged AI helpers to decode legal contracts, simplify medical research, speed-read a novel and make sense of Trump speeches. Some of the AI analysis was impressive — and some was downright dumb.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 03, 2025

You are hardwired to blindly trust AI. Here's how to fight it.
Decades of research show we treat machines like magical answer fairies. No wonder AI nonsense keeps showing up in court, news articles and a White House report.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 03, 2025

No AI, no job. These companies are requiring workers to use the tech.
Employees are expected to use artificial intelligence at Shopify, Box and Duolingo as executives shift towards the future.

Washington Post Tech
Jun 03, 2025

Tallying Trump's online posting frenzy: 2,262 ‘truths' in 132 days
In his current term, the president has left his own record for social media missives in the dust. He posts day and night.

Washington Post Tech
May 31, 2025

Trump withdraws Jared Isaacman's nomination as NASA administrator
It was unclear what prompted the move to pull selection of the billionaire entrepreneur, who has ties to SpaceX and Elon Musk.

Washington Post Tech
May 31, 2025

Jared Isaacman told his nomination as NASA administrator will be withdrawn
The billionaire entrepreneur has ties to SpaceX and Elon Musk.

Washington Post Tech
May 31, 2025

George E. Smith, Nobel laureate who envisioned digital imagery, dies at 95
Dr. Smith and a colleague imagined how to turn light into digital signals, pointing the way for digital photography and advances in medicine and astronomy.

Washington Post Tech
May 31, 2025

A rocket scientist wrestles with backlash over her Blue Origin flight
Former NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe always dreamed of going to space. She never imagined realizing that dream would let loose a barrage of online hate.

Washington Post Tech
May 31, 2025

Your chatbot friend might be messing with your mind
OpenAI, Meta and others want people to spend more time with AI chatbots, but there is growing evidence that they can hook users or reinforce harmful ideas.

Washington Post Tech
May 30, 2025

Trump order could end Chinese drone sales in the U.S.
The Trump administration is finalizing executive orders that could lead to Chinese drone-makers like DJI being barred from selling new models in the US.

Washington Post Tech
May 30, 2025

Trump orders could end Chinese drone sales in the U.S.
The Trump administration is finalizing executive orders that could lead to Chinese drone makers like DJI being barred from selling new models in the U.S.

Washington Post Tech
May 30, 2025

‘Mission Impossible' is the perfect movie for our AI doomsday fears
What's more kooky: Hollywood fantasy of AI apocalypse, or real life technology executives' predictions of AI super intelligence?

Washington Post Tech
May 30, 2025

Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.
A visit to the northernmost region in Europe's northernmost country offers a window into how to make electric vehicles the car of choice.

Washington Post Tech
May 29, 2025

Meta is working on a high-tech helmet for the U.S. military
Social network company Meta is partnering with weapons-maker Anduril to develop military technology for the Pentagon using AI and augmented reality.

Washington Post Tech
May 29, 2025

Trump administration ramps up push as crypto ally
The administration's full-throated support of crypto is raising concern from ethics experts who say it overlaps with the president's personal investments.

Washington Post Tech
May 29, 2025

SpaceX Starship failure casts further doubt on NASA's moon landing timeline
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA's goal of landing on the moon in 2027, experts said.

Washington Post Tech
May 29, 2025

The U.S. government's new strategic reserve: Billions in seized crypto
Two U.S. government reserves of cryptocurrency will be stocked with bitcoin and other tokens seized by federal agencies. See how much they will be worth.

Washington Post Tech
May 28, 2025

Tesla investors ask board to make Musk work full-time
Some skeptical backers of the EV company have asked its board to add a ‘new, truly independent' member.

Washington Post Tech
May 27, 2025

SpaceX loses another Starship on test flight as Musk seeks to renew focus
The partially successful test followed two earlier failures, posing challenges for Elon Musk's grand vision for the large spacecraft.

Washington Post Tech
May 27, 2025

SpaceX to test Starship again as Musk refocuses on space venture
SpaceX is set to launch another test flight of its Starship rocket, which it plans to fly to the moon and Mars.

Washington Post Tech
May 27, 2025

A fan-favorite app for reading things later is going dark. Use this instead.
For 18 years, Pocket helped voracious readers collect their favorite stories online. These are our favorite alternatives.

Washington Post Tech
May 25, 2025

Am I hot or not? People are asking ChatGPT for the harsh truth.
An online trend has people asking ChatGPT how they could be more attractive. It's not pulling punches.

Washington Post Tech
May 24, 2025

How Elon Musk's ‘truth-seeking' chatbot lost its way
Grok has proved popular with X users. But a string of bizarre blunders has undercut its credibility.

Washington Post Tech
May 24, 2025

Tired of political attacks, Musk turns back to Mars and autonomous cars
As he retreats from Washington, Elon Musk says he will spend "a lot less" on politics. Close advisers says he is eager to return to prior obsessions.

Washington Post Tech
May 23, 2025

Trump's threat of 25% tariff on iPhones makes price hikes more likely
President Trump's latest tariff maneuver all but ensures a price hike on new iPhones launching this year, experts say

Washington Post Tech
May 23, 2025

The White House is worried about kids' screen time. Here are five things parents can do.
The White House's "Making Our Children Healthy Again" report is heavy on the dangers of screen time. Experts say the issue is more nuanced, and recommend doing these five things now.

Washington Post Tech
May 23, 2025

Who is Justin Sun, the Chinese billionaire at Trump's crypto dinner?
Sun, known for his showy publicity stunts, has spent more than $20 million on the $TRUMP meme coin, making him one of the largest holders of the coin.

Washington Post Tech
May 23, 2025

Cyberdefense cuts could sap U.S. response to China hacks, insiders say
Some Trump administration officials want to hit back at China for its hacks on U.S. infrastructure — a risky strategy, experts say, in light of personnel and budget reductions.

Washington Post Tech
May 23, 2025

Ukraine scrambles to overcome Russia's edge in fiber-optic drones
Ukraine pioneered the use of small drones on the battlefield. But in Russia's Kursk region, Moscow's fiber-optic cables helped turn the tide.

Washington Post Tech
May 22, 2025

Judge rejects claim chatbots have free speech in suit over teen's death
In a wrongful death lawsuit, Character.AI argued that its chatbot users had a First Amendment right to hear even harmful speech. The judge wasn't persuaded.

Washington Post Tech
May 22, 2025

Do chatbots have free speech? Judge rejects claim in suit over teen's death.
In a wrongful death lawsuit, Character.AI argued that its chatbot users had a First Amendment right to hear even harmful speech. The judge wasn't persuaded.

Washington Post Tech
May 21, 2025

iPhone designer Jony Ive will join OpenAI to build AI-powered devices
Jony Ive, a famed former Apple designer, said he will work at OpenAI on new products that make it easier to use AI tools like ChatGPT.

Washington Post Tech
May 21, 2025

Teens are sexting with AI. Here's what parents should know
Tweens and teens are having suggestive and sexual conversations with AI chatbots on the web and in apps. Here's what parents and caregivers should know.

Washington Post Tech
May 21, 2025

Teens are sexting with AI. Here's what parents should know.
Tweens and teens are having suggestive and sexual conversations with AI chatbots on the web and in apps. Here's what parents and caregivers should know.

Washington Post Tech
May 20, 2025

Fortnite returns to U.S. iPhones after a protracted legal battle
The mobile version of Fortnite was banned from Apple's and Google's app stores near the height of its popularity.

Washington Post Tech
May 20, 2025

Search is about to change as Google adds more AI options. Here's what to watch out for.
Google announced a confusing array of new ways to use its AI to find information at its annual I/O event. Here's a guide.

Washington Post Tech
May 20, 2025

Googling is getting more complicated with the arrival of a new AI Mode
Google announced a confusing array of new ways to use its AI to find information at its annual I/O event. Here's a guide.

Washington Post Tech
May 20, 2025

Google's new AI Mode makes search more powerful — and confusing
Google announced a confusing array of new ways to use its AI to find information at its annual I/O event. Here's a guide.

Washington Post Tech
May 19, 2025

AI is more persuasive than a human in a debate, study finds
When provided basic demographic information on their opponents, AI chatbots adapted their arguments and became more persuasive than humans in online debates.

Washington Post Tech
May 18, 2025

Gen Z users and a dad tested Instagram Teen Accounts. Their feeds were shocking.
Meta promised parents it would shield teens from harmful content. Tests by young users and our tech columnist dad find it fails spectacularly in important ways.

Washington Post Tech
May 18, 2025

Gen Z users tested Instagram Teen Accounts; they got sex posts, body shaming
Meta promised parents it would shield teens from harmful content. Tests by young users and our tech columnist dad find it fails spectacularly in important ways.

Washington Post Tech
May 17, 2025

Meet ‘Ice,' ‘Ogle' and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump
Most of the crypto investors who bought Trump's meme coin for a chance at dinner with the president remain anonymous. Some are publicly celebrating their invitation.

Washington Post Tech
May 16, 2025

Google is quietly giving Amazon a leg up in digital book sales
Why it's so hard (or impossible) to buy e-books and audiobooks in smartphone apps.

Washington Post Tech
May 16, 2025

Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent
A tighter labor market and lower corporate tolerance has stifled employee input on controversies over company policy, AI safety and the Israel-Gaza war.

Washington Post Tech
May 16, 2025

Here's how to claim your piece of Apple's $95 million Siri settlement
If you've noticed Siri listening when you didn't ask for it, you have until July 2 to file a claim.

Washington Post Tech
May 16, 2025

Honey says it finds online deals. Creators say it swipes their income.
The popular PayPal-owned coupon-browser extension Honey faces lawsuits that charge it's unfairly funneling commissions that should go to the original seller.

Washington Post Tech
May 15, 2025

With Trump's trip, Persian Gulf states take center stage in AI boom
As OpenAI negotiates a major deal with two UAE companies, the U.S. and its star industry take a less cautious tack on disseminating AI technology to foreign partners.

Washington Post Tech
May 15, 2025

Would you swap your plane ticket for a seat on a zeppelin?
Nearly a century after the Hindenburg, a new generation of airship companies say they have a greener alternative for tourism and cargo flights.

Washington Post Tech
May 15, 2025

Why these start-ups think zeppelins could be the future of air travel
Nearly a century after the Hindenburg, a new generation of airship companies says they have a greener alternative for tourism and cargo flights.

Washington Post Tech
May 14, 2025

The tech that can make time in the air fly by
Hours in a cramped seat in a metal tube can feel soul-draining -- but the right gadgets can help

Washington Post Tech
May 14, 2025

Start-ups are trying to close the U.S. hypersonic missile gap with China
A rocket engine tested in New Mexico Wednesday shows how start-ups are working on hypersonic aircraft the Pentagon says are vital to U.S. national security.

Washington Post Tech
May 14, 2025

Richard Garwin, science adviser to presidents, dies at 97
He was an arms-control advocate who had helped develop the hydrogen bomb, and he helped developed MRI technology

Washington Post Tech
May 14, 2025

They stormed the Capitol. Now they're selling merch.
Jan. 6 rioters seek to build platforms after receiving pardons from President Donald Trump.

Washington Post Tech
May 13, 2025

Why these tech titans joined Trump in Saudi Arabia
A cavalcade of tech leaders was on hand in the Saudi capital for an investment summit presided over by President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Washington Post Tech
May 13, 2025

Newark faces an airport staffing crisis. Here's why FAA can't fix it faster.
Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.

Washington Post Tech
May 13, 2025

Do you want a skinny smartphone with worse battery life?
Samsung and Apple are trying to tempt you with slim smartphones with some glaring compromises.

Washington Post Tech
May 13, 2025

U.S. hopes to strike deals on minerals, chips during Trump's Mideast trip
Trump is negotiating the export of hundreds of thousands of AI chips and the approval of a new Saudi mining company that would send minerals to the U.S.

Washington Post Tech
May 12, 2025

New AI tool predicts your biological age from a selfie
Scientists at Mass General Brigham in Boston have developed an AI tool called FaceAge, an algorithm designed to tell patients' biological age from a photograph.

Washington Post Tech
May 11, 2025

White House fires head of Copyright Office amid Library of Congress shakeup
The White House terminated U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter two days after firing the Librarian of Congress.

Washington Post Tech
May 10, 2025

Fake lawyers target undocumented immigrants through social media scams
People on social media are pretending to be lawyers and even court officials. Victims lose thousands and in some cases, get deported.

Washington Post Tech
May 10, 2025

Desperate for legal help, immigrants are losing their savings to scammers online
People on social media are pretending to be lawyers and even court officials. Victims lose thousands and in some cases, get deported.

Washington Post Tech
May 10, 2025

States chase OpenAI's $100 billion AI American Dream
The $100 billion Stargate AI project backed by OpenAI and praised by President Trump has state officials and local landowners vying to host giant data centers.

Washington Post Tech
May 10, 2025

Amazon One Medical employees wrongfully accessed dead patient's records
After Amazon One Medical patient Phillip Tong died, nine clinic employees viewed his medical records in alleged violation of California law, court documents say.

Washington Post Tech
May 09, 2025

Google to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas data privacy lawsuit
The fine is another blow to Google, which the federal government is trying to break up.

Washington Post Tech
May 09, 2025

I broke up with Google search. It was surprisingly easy.
I challenged myself, and readers, to try switching away from the search king. Here's what I learned.

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.

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