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Apple Lifts Some Restrictions on iPhone Repairs

Apple said Thursday that it would relax limits on repairing newer iPhones with used parts like screens, batteries and cameras,…

Jackson Hinkle Rides Rage Over Israel to Prominence

Jackson Hinkle has cultivated an online persona so incendiary that he has been kicked off YouTube, Twitch and Instagram. He…

Humane’s AI Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phone

On a recent afternoon, I held a bagel in front of me and said: “Look and tell me if this…

Computer Theorist Wins $1 Million Turing Award

Computers seem methodical, deliberate and utterly predictable. But they can also behave in ways that are completely random. As researchers…

Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors

After her second child was born, Chelsea Becker took an unpaid, yearlong leave from her full-time job as a flight…

Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors

After her second child was born, Chelsea Becker took an unpaid, yearlong leave from her full-time job as a flight…

What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric

Zwickau, a city in Germany’s east, may not be as famous as Detroit, but its economy has revolved around internal…

Beeper Messaging App Is Acquired as a Bet on a Regulatory Shift

Beeper, the app that brought iPhone messaging features to Android smartphones, has been acquired by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com,…

Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot

Tesla on Monday settled a lawsuit that blamed the automaker’s driver-assistance software for the death of a California man in…

TSMC Will Receive $6.6 Billion to Bolster U.S. Chip Manufacturing

The Biden administration will award up to $6.6 billion in grants to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the leading maker of…