In late March, Iran circulated a shaky video supposedly showing an American F/A-18 under attack. Iranian officials claimed they had destroyed the jet, though the Pentagon denied that. The video quickly earned millions of views online, demonstrating how Iran has exploited the global media ecosystem to propagate an image of military prowess. The New York…
An animated 3-D model of the moon, shown on a black background. A 3-D model of the moon with the near side in view. It reads: This is the side of the moon we see from Earth In the first era of moon exploration, NASA and the Soviet Union focused on the near side of…
You’re Offline! Smartphones are endlessly distracting. Delivering a constant stream of messages, entertainment, news, alerts and more. Now, some young people who were raised with these devices are deciding to get rid of them. They want to know … Justin messaged: Wow this… Mom I sent you a video did you get it We’ve missed…
A.I. A.I. A torrent of fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence have overrun social networks during the first weeks of the war in Iran. The videos — showing huge explosions that never happened, decimated city streets that were never attacked or troops protesting the war who do not exist — have added a chaotic and confusing…
The technology industry is obsessed with the future. Many of our modern marvels are rooted in the legacy of Bell Labs, an innovation powerhouse in suburban New Jersey. Bell Labs, the once-famed research arm of AT&T, celebrated the centennial of its founding last year. In its heyday, starting in the 1940s, the lab created a…
Uber said on Wednesday that it would offer incentives to other companies to install electric vehicle chargers in the United States and Europe, a potential boost for a part of the car market that has been hurt by recent U.S. policy changes. The company said it would guarantee that chargers installed in neighborhoods where its…
By The New York Times By Keith Bradsher | Visuals by Qilai Shen Dec. 17, 2025 As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles. But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling…
Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, says that technological revolutions are driven by more than just technology. They are also driven, he argues, by new ways of paying for them. “There is always a lot of focus on technological innovation. What really drives a lot of progress is when people also figure out how…
The era of A.I. propaganda is here — and President Trump is an enthusiastic participant. After nationwide protests this weekend against Mr. Trump’s administration, the president posted an A.I.-generated video to his Truth Social account depicting himself as a fighter pilot, careening through major cities and dropping excrement on protesters. It was the latest example…
JAMES COMER, KENTUCKY CHAIRMAN ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS Congress of the United States House of Representatives COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM 2157 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-6143 MAJORITY (202) 225-5074 MINORITY (202) 225-5051 https://oversight.house.gov ROBERT GARCIA, CALIFORNIA RANKING MEMBER September 24, 2025 Mr. Dara…
