Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump

Mike Isaac， Kate Conger and Sheera Frenkel

29 January 2025 at 11:27

As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.

How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’

NYT > Technology

Nico Grant

29 January 2025 at 11:28

Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.

DeepSeek Prompts a Reckoning Across Wall Street and Silicon Valley

NYT > Top Stories

Andrew Ross Sorkin， Ravi Mattu， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Lauren Hirsch and Edmund Lee

27 January 2025 at 08:59

The fast-growing popularity of the Chinese artificial intelligence software hit shares in tech giants like Nvidia, as Silicon Valley worried about what comes next.

Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches

NYT > Top Stories

Adeel Hassan

24 January 2025 at 20:13

After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic smartwatches, according to a settlement with the U.S. government.

TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma

NYT > Technology

Sapna Maheshwari， Aaron Krolik and Tripp Mickle

24 January 2025 at 14:24

The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.

When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

NYT > Technology

Nico Grant

21 January 2025 at 10:48

After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.

Biden and Trump Weigh In as TikTok Threatens to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday

NYT > Technology

David McCabe

18 January 2025 at 17:23

The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.

Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit From a TikTok Ban

NYT > Technology

Mike Isaac， Nico Grant and Kate Conger

17 January 2025 at 14:01

Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.

Meta Goes MAGA Mode + a Big Month in A.I. + HatGPT

NYT > Technology

Kevin Roose， Casey Newton， Whitney Jones， Rachel Cohn， Rachel Dry， Chris Wood， Dan Powell， Elisheba Ittoop， Marion Lozano， Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto

10 January 2025 at 07:05

“I think this set of changes that the company announced this week are the most important series of policy changes that they have made in the past five years.”

Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts

NYT > Climate and Environment

William J. Broad

4 December 2024 at 11:00

GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.

A satellite image of a bomb cyclone over the North American Pacific Coast last month.

Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts

NYT > Science

William J. Broad

4 December 2024 at 11:00

GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.

On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children

NYT > Technology

Michael H. Keller

8 December 2024 at 10:46

Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior.

Child safety advocates demonstrated at the Apple Store this month in New York’s Grand Central Terminal.

Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts

NYT > Technology

William J. Broad

4 December 2024 at 11:00

GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.

Nvidia Rules A.I. Chips, but Amazon and AMD Emerge as Contenders

NYT > Technology

Don Clark

3 December 2024 at 17:53

Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices and several start-ups are beginning to offer credible alternatives to Nvidia’s chips, especially for a phase of A.I. development known as “inferencing.”

New chips, including those developed by Amazon, are adding to signs that credible alternatives to Nvidia are finally emerging.

Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations

NYT > Technology

Nico Grant

3 December 2024 at 14:13

The tech giant, which has defended the deal to employees who oppose supplying Israel’s military with technology, feared the project might damage its reputation.

In April, some Google employees staged sit-ins at two Google offices, criticizing Project Nimbus.

What’s Next for Google’s Search Monopoly

NYT > Technology

David McCabe and Nico Grant

3 December 2024 at 03:00

The federal judge who ruled Google was a monopolist in search is weighing the U.S. government’s proposal to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. Here’s what happens now.

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