The move is part of a settlement of a lawsuit that alleged the company tracked millions of users without their knowledge. 

Demis Hassabis is tasked with keeping Google ahead on a technology that its CEO has called more profound than the invention of fire or electricity.

Businesses such as OpenAI and Anthropic are working to find enough information to train next-generation artificial-intelligence models.

Some of the biggest U.S. companies in artificial intelligence have asked their Taiwanese manufacturing partners to step up production south of the U.S. border.

The AI boom is fueling an insatiable appetite for electricity, which is creating risks to the grid and the transition to cleaner energy sources.

Despite the platform’s push, many creators say X is still a long way from becoming a major source of revenue for them.

Xiaohongshu, a mix of Instagram and Reddit, is a destination for personal-style suggestions.

You’re scrolling and scrolling but find nothing to watch. It’s time to get your streaming service to know you better.

Are you addicted to your apps? That might not be such a bad thing. Our writers confess which ones have hooked them—from Hinge to Google Maps to BirdBuddy—and why they’re glad.

The “Cognitive Revolution” will automate tasks done by hundreds of millions of workers. The best way to understand which of us will go first is direct experience with AI.

Up-to-date iPhones have a “Discoverable by Others” switch on by default. Here’s what it is, how it helps Apple’s Journal app—and why it isn’t as scary as it sounds.

When Boosted Boards, the leading electric skateboard manufacturer, folded in 2020, its fans organized online to lament. Here, three worthy alternatives.

The iPhone maker has been exploring using external partners to help accelerate its artificial-intelligence ambitions.

The iPhone maker has fended off numerous legal challenges with a defense that its closed ecosystem is safer and better for users.

The e-commerce companies with Chinese roots have, for now, replaced Walmart and Target as Amazon’s central competitive focus.

The software giant is betting on the artificial intelligence pioneer’s experience to bring the people and ideas it needs to stay ahead in the AI race.

The Justice Department says iPhone maker leveraged its dominance to block software and limit functionality of competing devices.

Former Alibaba Group chief Daniel Zhang Yong has joined a little-known Chinese investment fund after his surprise resignation from the Chinese e-commerce giant last year.

A man paralyzed in a diving accident moved a computer cursor with his thoughts.

Five tech companies object to Apple’s new app store policies related to payment for services.

The government grant is the largest yet to come from the $53 billion Chips Act.

The iPhone giant is playing catch-up in generative AI boom with the help of Google or OpenAI.

CEO Jensen Huang says the company is positioned to capture a large share of new spending on data centers.

Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec said net profit jumped last year, while reiterating that it doesn’t pose a security threat to any country amid worries over a potential U.S. ban.

Billions of dollars in ad revenue—and a lot of highly engaged users—would be up for grabs if the U.S. passes a ban or forces a sale of the app.

Federal prosecutors are looking into whether platforms including Facebook facilitate and profit from the illicit sale of drugs.

Steve Huffman built the social-media platform nearly two decades ago while in college. Now he’s taking it public, adding investors to the list of personalities he needs to juggle.

TikTok faces its most serious threat yet to its U.S. existence with the House passage of a bill that would ban it from operating in America or force a sale.

After expanding on local streets in San Francisco last year, the vehicles are starting to give completely driverless rides on freeways in Phoenix.

The European Commission has launched an investigation into e-commerce platform AliExpress, owned by Chinese technology giant Alibaba, on concerns the company isn’t taking adequate measures to prevent the distribution of illegal goods and content online.

Beijing’s stance leaves ByteDance in a bind as TikTok faces the most serious threat yet to its existence in its biggest market, where it has 170 million users.

The former Treasury secretary’s comments came after the House voted to ban the app in the U.S. or force a sale.

CrowdTangle has been a source for some embarrassing articles about its Facebook and Instagram. The company says its replacement tool is only for academics and nonprofit researchers.

The contract manufacturer reported a rise in fourth-quarter net profit and forecast significant growth this year, boosted by investments in AI.

Tech giant said Copilot for Security would be available worldwide next month under a pay-as-you-go licensing model.

The EU law sets out sweeping rules for developers and new restrictions on how the technology can be used.

In an exclusive interview with our columnist, CTO Mira Murati explains the company’s new Sora AI video tool and how it plans to roll it out.

Hunching over your laptop and phone isn’t doing you any favors. In search of relief, our writer tried a promising solution.