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Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers

If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?

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Bitcoin’s Predicted Sky-High Prices Have Not Panned Out

Bitcoin has plunged more than 30 percent and Ether is down around 40 percent in recent months, as gains from President Trump’s pro-crypto policies evaporated.

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Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents

Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

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Apple’s A.I. Chief, John Giannandrea, Is Retiring

John Giannandrea, hired from Google, is leaving after the release of a new Siri was postponed. Apple has fallen behind rivals in efforts to develop A.I. products.

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College Students Choosing A.I. Majors Over Computer Science

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major.

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Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.

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The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.

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Hard Fork’s 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025

“You can’t tell the story of 2025 without these icons.”

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Take Command of Your Powerful New Smartphone Camera

This year’s high-end models from Apple and Google raise the bar for mobile photography, but users should take the time to learn the settings and features.

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David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72

He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.

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