New York Times Technology News

1. Inside Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

   A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.

2. On TikTok, Potential Ban of App Leads to Resignation and Frustration

   While Congress says the social app is a security threat, critics of the law targeting it say it shows how out of step lawmakers are with young people.

3. Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted

   Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.

4. The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg

   The robotic nerd depicted in “The Social Network” has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?

5. Meta’s Profits More Than Double, While Spending on A.I. Rises

   The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp continued to grow, even as it said it would spend billions of dollars more on artificial intelligence.

6. Binance Founder Should Get 3 Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say

   Lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should receive no prison time.

7. Elon Musk Clashes With Australian Court Over Violent Videos on X

   Mr. Musk’s defiance over removing content is testing the boundaries of international legal systems.

8. How a Virtual Assistant Taught Me to Appreciate Busywork

   A new category of apps promises to relieve parents of drudgery, with an assist from A.I. But a family’s grunt work is more human, and valuable, than it seems.

9. Former Boeing Manager Says Workers Mishandled Parts to Meet Deadlines

   Merle Meyers, who left Boeing last year after a 30-year career, said he was speaking publicly about his experience because he loved the company “fiercely.”

10. Biden Signed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Here’s What Happens Next.

    President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

11. How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me)

    This privacy reporter and her husband bought a Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since.

12. Tesla Earnings Report: Revenue Fell to $21.3 Billion, Adding to Strategy Concerns

    The first-quarter results are likely to fuel worries that competitors will continue grabbing a bigger slice of a market dealing with slowing electric car sales.

13. G.M. Reports Big Jump in Profit on Gasoline Car Sales

    General Motors has struggled with electric vehicles and in foreign markets but it is selling lots of combustion engine cars and trucks in North America.

14. In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed.

    Project Maven was meant to revolutionize modern warfare. But the conflict in Ukraine has underscored how difficult it is to get 21st-century data into 19th-century trenches.

15. In Silicon Valley, You Can Be Worth Billions and It’s Not Enough

    Andreas Bechtolsheim, the first investor in Google, has an estimated $16 billion fortune. He recently settled charges that he engaged in insider trading for a profit of $415,726.

16. Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems

    The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.

17. Nina Jankowicz Forms New Group to Defend Disinformation Research

    The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation.

18. Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR

    Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.

19. TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive’ Features

    European officials threatened to fine TikTok and force it to remove some features, the latest regulatory challenge for the Chinese-owned social media app.

20. FIFA Said to Be Close to TV Deal With Apple for New Tournament

    The agreement would give the tech company worldwide rights for a monthlong World Cup-style competition between top teams set to take place next year.