New York Times Technology News

1. Senate Votes to Allow State A.I. Laws, a Blow to Tech Companies

   All but a handful of states have some laws regulating artificial intelligence.

2. Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default

   The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online.

3. How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?

   Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology.

4. Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Tech Internships? We Want to Hear About It.

   Companies using A.I. tools to automate tasks like coding are changing job prospects for recent grads and college students. Tell us about your experiences.

5. China Bans Some Portable Batteries From Flights as Safety Concerns Grow

   Airlines and governments around the world have tightened restrictions on the devices after a series of accidents. The ban in China has caught some travelers off guard.

6. He Made Billions on Google and PayPal. Now, He’s Betting on News.

   Michael Moritz co-founded The San Francisco Standard, a local news organization. It is acquiring Charter, a start-up focused on the future of work.

7. Interesting

   A reporter who writes about A.I. finds her work is catching on — with the Chatbot she often writes about.

8. At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash

   The over-the-top party in the photogenic Italian city mixed Hollywood, Silicon Valley and political overtones.

9. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Narrow CZI’s Focus to Science Efforts

   The tech titan and his wife once had sprawling ambitions for their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Now their efforts in politics, education and housing have been cut back to focus on science.

10. :( Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Going Away

    The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

11. Hard Fork Live, Part 1: Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI

    Highlights from our first live taping, and our reaction to a spicy interview with OpenAI leaders.

12. Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse

    The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.

13. A.I. Frenzy Escalates as OpenAI, Amazon and Meta Supersize Spending

    Companies like OpenAI, Amazon and Meta have supersized their spending on artificial intelligence, with no signs of slowing down.

14. Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up

    Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.”

15. Uber in Talks With Travis Kalanick to Fund Self-Driving Car Deal

    The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, buy an autonomous vehicles start-up as the robot taxi service Waymo gains momentum.

16. Tanner Martin Announces His Own Death

    Tanner Martin has documented his fight against colon cancer for hundreds of thousands of followers. His death was announced in a recorded video.

17. A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy

    Content generated by artificial intelligence has become a factor in elections around the world. Most of it is bad, misleading voters and discrediting the democratic process.

18. Why Does Every Commercial for A.I. Think You’re a Moron?

    Ads for consumer A.I. are struggling to imagine how the product could improve your day — unless you’re a barely functioning idiot.

19. Takeaways From Hard Fork’s Interview With OpenAI’s Sam Altman

    Mr. Altman discussed President Trump’s understanding of artificial intelligence, the war for A.I. talent and OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft.

20. Four Astronauts Lift Off on Axiom Mission to the I.S.S.

    Sponsored by governments but ferried by a private company, astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland are going to the space station for the first time.