- Man vs. ‘Terminator’-Like Robot in a Cage. California Called It Illegal.by Adeel Hassan on 8 October 2026 at 09:03
A tech start-up’s stunt in San Francisco tested the boundaries of combat sport safety and regulations.
- A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Monthsby Derrick Bryson Taylor on 8 October 2026 at 02:05
Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.
- Why A.I. Agents Are Going Rogueby Sheera Frenkel, Dylan Freedman, Coleman Lowndes, James Surdam and Estelle Caswell on 7 October 2026 at 19:44
Our journalists Sheera Frenkel and Dylan Freedman break down what A.I. agents are, how they differ from chatbots and why A.I. companies are worried about them now.
- An A.I. Songwriting Experiment: Humans Against the Machineby Matt Richtel on 7 October 2026 at 17:39
Five humans convened for a weekend to create new music from scratch. Could they do better than A.I.? Could you even tell the difference?
- Why My Conversations with OpenAI’s ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worriedby Brian X. Chen on 7 October 2026 at 09:07
A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests.
- Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plantsby Brad Plumer and Rebecca F. Elliott on 6 October 2026 at 19:37
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.
- Mixed Human Feelings After a Day at a Park Full of Robotsby Yan Zhuang and Jiwoong Hong on 6 October 2026 at 17:51
I went to Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul to see how we might one day live with robots. It was part cutting-edge technology, part theatrics.
- In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchersby Zeyi Yang on 6 October 2026 at 17:00
China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.
- Gears of War: E-Day Is Nostalgic With Rich Visualsby Christopher Byrd on 6 October 2026 at 09:01
In Gears of War: E-Day, it’s fun to see the origins of beloved characters in grand scale, even if its play feels conservative.
- South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hackings on Its Banksby Laura Chung and Jin Yu Young on 6 October 2026 at 08:51
The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.
- Court Tosses Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Playedby Adeel Hassan on 5 October 2026 at 19:15
An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played at a trial.
- US Solar Panel Makers Try to Catch China With a Big Leap in Technologyby Ivan Penn and Patrick Junker on 5 October 2026 at 15:41
Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost.
- Are Babies Conscious?by Carl Zimmer on 5 October 2026 at 15:12
By pinpointing when it begins in young humans, scientists hope to better understand what consciousness is, and how it arises, in all of us.
- Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prisonby David Yaffe-Bellany on 4 October 2026 at 21:03
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
- Who’s to Blame When A.I. Goes Rogue?by David McCabe on 3 October 2026 at 14:51
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy.
- Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soarby Jack Ewing on 2 October 2026 at 18:07
Sales of big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles have dipped as more Americans buy hybrids and smaller cars.
- A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?by Max Read, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley on 2 October 2026 at 15:26
“It’s going to be gnarly for a little while.”
- Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs.by Steven Lee Myers on 2 October 2026 at 14:40
Russians are creating and spreading music glorifying the invasion of Ukraine, using platforms built in the United States.
- Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centersby Karen Weise on 2 October 2026 at 12:56
The internet giant is the latest technology company trying to address increasingly hostile local sentiment toward data center projects.
- Swedish Company Uses A.I. Likeness of Greta Garbo in Adby Isabella Kwai on 2 October 2026 at 09:35
The Swedish American actress, who died in 1990, was brought back in a A.I.-generated ad for a manufacturing company.















