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- Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Codeby Carolyn Y. Johnson and Kenneth Chang on 8 October 2026 at 16:36
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
- Man vs. ‘Terminator’-Like Robot in a Cage. California Called It Illegal.by Adeel Hassan on 8 October 2026 at 14:40
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.






