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Indian startup head appointed as new WhatsApp boss

Meta has tapped Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah as the new head of WhatsApp, as the US tech giant seeks ways to monetise the messaging app's massive user base. The announcement, made Monday night, was accompanied...

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Smartphones can now last 7 years

Plenty of people will choose to upgrade sooner for other reasons, like getting a new feature such as a better camera or a longer-lasting battery. But those who just want to buy a phone that lasts as long as possible should pick one that will be economical to repair when things break

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever leaves the company

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Apple will revamp Siri to catch up to chatbot competitors

Apple plans to announce that it will bring generative A.I. to iPhones

What risks do advanced AI models pose in the wrong hands?

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Huawei's new phone uses more China-made parts, memory chip

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What is so special about TikTok's technology

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Instagram influencers as chatbots?

The Creator AI program expands on Meta’s earlier efforts to incorporate a cast of AI avatars built using the likenesses of celebrities such as Kendall Jenner and MrBeast.

This pin wants to free you from your phone

Humane’s artificial intelligence pin on the shirt of New York Times journalist Brian X. Chen, in New York, April 10, 2024. (Andri Tambunan/The New York Times)

AI spies on uneaten food to tackle waste

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Apple lifts some restrictions on iPhone repairs

An independent repair technician, replacing the battery on an iPhone 12 using Apple’s certified repair equipment

Tesla to unveil robotaxi in August

Tesla Robotaxi unveil" will come on August 8: Musk

AI is spying on the food we throw away

Artificial intelligence is peering into restaurant garbage pails and crunching grocery-store data to try to figure out how to send less uneaten food into dumpsters. (The New York Times)

Will AI boost productivity? Companies sure hope so.

Economists doubt that artificial intelligence is already visible in productivity data. Big companies, however, talk often about adopting it to improve efficiency

Google to delete billions of Chrome browser records

Googles headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2023. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

Has China lost its taste for the iPhone?

Customers check out the newly launched iPhone 15 at an Apple Store in Shanghai,
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