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Larry Ellison Wants to Do Good, Do Research and Make a Profit

Oracle’s co-founder and the world’s second-richest person pledges to concentrate his vast resources on his own research institute and for-profit ventures to address health, hunger and climate change.

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Who is Lip-Bu Tan, the Intel CEO in Trump’s Cross Hairs?

Lip-Bu Tan took the reins of Intel in March. On Thursday, President Trump called for his resignation.

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President Trump Calls Intel C.E.O. a ‘Success’ After Meeting

Just days after calling for the resignation of Intel chief, Lip-Bu Tan, over his ties to China, Mr. Trump changed his tune.

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Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.

With President Trump on their side, U.S. technology companies now have more leverage in Brazil, where they seek to influence new rules policing their platforms.

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Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online

Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sharenting” far riskier than it was just a few years ago.

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U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China

In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.

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Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age

As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs.

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Alexa Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. How Smart Is It Now?

It took Amazon several years to overcome technical hurdles as it remade its voice assistant with new artificial intelligence technology.

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Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversation.

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GPT-5 Arrives, and We Try the New Alexa+

“Sam Altman in his remarks said that this is a major upgrade,” but he also said that “we’re not at A.G.I. yet.”

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