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Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet. PHP sits...

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Drought forces Big Tech to rethink thirsty LatAm data centres

The drought that is affecting part of South America, coupled with public pressure, is forcing technology giants

SpaceX to hold fifth test of massive Starship rocket

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Elon Musk Shows Off Tesla Robotaxi, Robovan

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Meta unveils instant AI video generator with sounds

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Behind OpenAI’s audacious Pplan to make AI flow like electricity

Sam Altman, left, OpenAIs chief executive, speaks onstage with Kevin Scott, Microsofts chief technology officer, during Microsofts annual engineering and development conference in Seattle, May 21, 2024. (Grant Hindsley/The New York Times)

Rise in 'problematic' social media use: WHO

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A next-generation approach to heating and cooling buildings

A roof on the Bankside Yards project, in construction in London, Aug. 13, 2024. (Andrew Testa/The New York Times)

They’ve got a plan to fight global warming. It could alter the Oceans

Robert Izett prepares to gather water column samples from the ocean floor in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, Aug. 28, 2024. (Greta Rybus/The New York Times)

Instagram’s New ‘Teen Accounts’: What we need to know

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Apple’s iOS 18 released for free download

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How to turn your old iPhone into an AI phone

Apple is using Apple Intelligence, a suite of tools for generating images and text, to upsell the iPhone 16 but you can get similar features elsewhere. (Sisi Yu/The New York Times)

Japan plans driverless bullet trains

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Apple unveils new iPhone 16 built for AI

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Can Apple’s iPhones pass the AI Test?

iPhones on display at an Apple store, in San Francisco, on July 15, 2024. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

Apple's iPhone 16 launch on Monday

People look at the new iPhone 15 Pro
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