Tech Companies to Keep Spending on A.I. Despite Worries of Slow Payoff
Big technology companies show no signs of slowing their spending on artificial intelligence, even though a payoff still looks a…
Peter C. Theisinger, 78, Dies; Led Mars Rover Missions for NASA
He directed a team of engineers that built Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity, mobile robots that offered astonishing glimpses into the…
Delaware Judge Questions Tesla About Vote on Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr.…
U.S. Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy Violations
The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children’s data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to…
5 Ways to Make Friends (Without Joining a Book Club)
Experts share strategies for connecting that actually work.My sister Dinah recently told me about an unusual way that she made…
The Zoom Election, Google DeepMind’s Math Olympiad and HatGPT Olympics Edition
Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTubeKevin Roose and Whitney Jones and Dan PowellElisheba IttoopMarion…
At a Mountain Retreat, Wine, Lamb Kebabs and Lots of Climate Talk
Azerbaijan last week convened a special meeting of climate diplomats at a remote resort. A Times reporter was there.A few…
Inside Azerbaijan, Host of COP29
In a few short months, diplomats from nearly all the world’s countries will descend on Azerbaijan, a small petrostate on…
New Wellness Programs at 6 Resorts
Sleep tracking, “snow showers” and underwater “soundscapes” are among the offerings at resorts that also happen to be in dream…
How Healthy Are Tomatoes?
Tomatoes have come a long way since the 16th century, when some Europeans called them “poison apples” because they were…