Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution
It was only a little more than a decade ago that Mark Zuckerberg had few qualms about airing his politics.Earnest…
How Meta Distanced Itself From Politics
In January 2021, after pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new priority for Meta: He wanted…
Spurned by Social Media, Publishers Chase Readers on WhatsApp
Many digital news publishers have been desperately searching for a life raft. Traffic to news sites has fallen sharply, along…
Elon Musk Hails Italian Leader Giorgia Meloni at Awards Ceremony
Mr. Musk described Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as “authentic, honest and thoughtful.” She used her Atlantic Council spotlight to defend…
Can Math Help AI Chatbots Stop Making Stuff Up?
Chatbots like ChatGPT get stuff wrong. But researchers are building new A.I. systems that can verify their own math —…
Will A.I. Be a Bust? A Wall Street Skeptic Rings the Alarm.
Jim Covello, Goldman Sachs’s head of stock research, warned that building too much of what the world doesn’t need “typically…
Biden Administration Proposes Ban on Chinese Software in Vehicles
Federal officials acknowledged that few Chinese vehicles were on U.S. roads now, but said that the administration wanted to take…
Elon Musk’s X Backs Down in Brazil
In an abrupt reversal, the social network’s lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied.…
Car Parts, Fiberglass and a Dream: How a Teacher Built a Hovercraft
Robert Tymofichuk, a teacher in Alberta, Canada, spent nearly 2,000 hours building an operational hovercraft from salvaged car parts and…
How the Kremlin Might Get Past RT Bans to Spread Its Message
Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the network has proved in the…