Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Child Sexual Abuse Material on iCloud
by Victims of abuse are seeking more than $1.2 billion in damages, arguing that the company abandoned a 2021 system it developed to find abusive material.
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On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children
Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — …
The Silicon Valley Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition
The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the most potentially conflict-ridden in modern history.
What Did Kash Patel, Trump’s F.B.I. Pick, Do at Truth Social?
Mr. Patel was directly involved in building a case that two co-founders of Trump Media & Technology mismanaged the debut of Truth Social in 2022. …
Could Facial Recognition Help Find Man Sought in United Healthcare CEO’s Killing?
Experts disagreed on whether running surveillance camera images released by the police through a facial recognition system would produce a reliable lead.
TikTok Loses Bid to Overturn Law Forcing a Ban or Sale
A federal court on Friday upheld a law that will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, …
Is Intel Cooked? + What’s Your P(Dyson Sphere)? + Hard Fork Gift Guide
The sudden departure of Intel’s C.E.O. reignites concerns about U.S. dependence on foreign manufacturing.
How Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, Is Avoiding Billions in Taxes
The chief executive of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has taken advantage of popular loopholes in the federal estate and gift taxes, which have quietly been eviscerated.
The NFT Is Dead. Long Live the NFT?
The giddy craze for nonfungible tokens brought the crypto crowd to art auctions. Now, long after the bubble burst, some still believe.
Best Video Games of 2024
It was supposed to be a sleepy year for the video game industry. Then came surprise hits like Balatro, Animal Well and Astro Bot.