- From 2017: Frances Gabe, Creator of the Only Self-Cleaning Home, Dies at 101by Margalit Fox on 6 March 2026 at 16:52
Equal parts quixotic dreamer and accomplished visionary, Ms. Gabe made the house do its own scrubbing.
- OpenAI’s Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slopby Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Rowan Niemisto on 6 March 2026 at 12:00
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
- Pentagon Officially Notifies Anthropic It Is a ‘Supply Chain Risk’by Cade Metz, Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel on 6 March 2026 at 01:23
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
- S.E.C. Settles Its Case Against Justin Sun, an Investor in the Trumps’ Crypto Coinsby Sharon LaFraniere and David Yaffe-Bellany on 6 March 2026 at 00:26
The decision to settle the court action is particularly striking because the defendant was accused of a serious violation of securities laws. He denied the charges.
- How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Salesby Neal E. Boudette on 5 March 2026 at 21:13
Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.
- Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Powerby Tripp Mickle and Tim Gruber on 5 March 2026 at 16:30
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
- The Smart Home Never Quite Worked. Now It’s Getting an A.I. Reboot.by Brian X. Chen on 5 March 2026 at 16:30
Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.
- You’ve Never Seen Ants Like This Beforeby Ari Daniel on 5 March 2026 at 10:03
The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.
- A Word to the Wise: Don’t Trust A.I. to File Your Taxesby Stuart A. Thompson on 5 March 2026 at 10:01
The world’s smartest technology is no match for the U.S. tax code.
- Elon Musk Defends Social Media Posts in Twitter Shareholder Lawsuitby Kate Conger on 5 March 2026 at 02:40
Mr. Musk said he did not expect his posts in the lead-up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media site, now X, to affect the company’s share price.
- Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Powerby David McCabe and Brad Plumer on 4 March 2026 at 22:25
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
- Lawmakers Question Intel’s Use of Tools From Blacklisted Chinese Firmby Tripp Mickle on 4 March 2026 at 18:12
A bipartisan group of senators raised national security concerns about the chipmaker, which is now partly owned by taxpayers.
- Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehiclesby Jack Ewing on 3 March 2026 at 23:38
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
- The British Watch Brand Apiar Goes Beyond Traditional Constraintsby Thor Svaboe on 3 March 2026 at 15:56
The tech-focused leaders of the British brand Apiar aim to stretch beyond watchmaking’s traditional material and manufacturing constraints.
- OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagonby Cade Metz and Julian E. Barnes on 3 March 2026 at 03:57
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
- The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founderby Sheera Frenkel and Cade Metz on 2 March 2026 at 23:40
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
- How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apartby Sheera Frenkel, Cade Metz and Julian E. Barnes on 2 March 2026 at 21:16
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
- Paramount Won Over Warner Bros. Now for the Regulators.by David McCabe on 2 March 2026 at 19:16
Global officials are expected to closely examine the $111 billion deal, which ties together two entertainment powerhouses, over potential competition issues.
- Reporters Seek Comment. What Happens Next May Surprise You.by Mike Abrams on 2 March 2026 at 16:38
Accurate journalism requires full and fair reporting. It means pushing hard to hear from those you’re writing about.
- Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listenersby Kalley Huang on 1 March 2026 at 10:01
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.

















