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Fact Checkers Take Stock of Their Efforts: ‘It’s Not Getting Better’

The momentum behind organizations that aim to combat online falsehoods has started to taper off. https://nyti.ms/3ZyRRWN

Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws on Social Media

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Amendment. https://nyti.ms/3EZh43i

Gifts, Gadgets and Greece: Inside a Huawei Lobbying Campaign

Leaked internal messages detail efforts by the Chinese tech giant to court Greek officials and fight an American-led effort against its technology. https://nyti.ms/3EVsAwj

¿En qué consiste la demanda a Amazon de la FTC?

La agencia de protección a los consumidores de Estados Unidos asegura que el gigante de internet usó su poder monopólico para aumentar precios y perjudicar a sus competidores https://nyti.ms/3PCQ5z5

Sony’s PlayStation Chief to Retire Next Year

Jim Ryan, who has been with the company for nearly 30 years, has led one of the most dominant businesses in the video game industry. https://nyti.ms/3ERVZro

The Man Who Trapped Us in Databases

Hank Asher was a drug smuggler with a head for numbers — until he figured out how to turn Americans’ private information into a big business. https://nyti.ms/3EVV5dy

How to Tell if Your A.I. is Conscious

In a new report, scientists offer a list of measurable qualities that might indicate the presence of some presence in a machine. https://nyti.ms/3EOReP3

Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike

Carmakers are anxious to keep costs down as they ramp up electric vehicle manufacturing, while striking workers want to preserve jobs as the industry shifts to batteries. https://nyti.ms/46b9he4

U.A.W. Starts Strike Small, but Repercussions Could Prove Far-Reaching

The union targeted three factories: one run by General Motors, one by Ford and one by Stellantis. Prolonged walkouts could hurt the U.S. economy and President Biden. https://nyti.ms/3rfuqoI

Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer.

As it prepares to go public next week, Instacart shows that one secret to making money as a gig economy company is to become an advertising company. https://nyti.ms/3PifsWU

How Strikes Reflect Longstanding Battles for Control in Hollywood

Striking actors and writers fear A.I. Executives don’t seem to. It’s a longstanding battle over technology and control in Hollywood that plays out onscreen, too. https://nyti.ms/3Lkd5le

In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals

In the first full day of testimony in the U.S. monopoly trial against Google, the Justice Department sought to show that the company had long tried to cut out search competitors. https://nyti.ms/46byDZj

Google Sheds Hundreds of Recruiters in Another Round of Layoffs

The tech giant has sought to trim expenses to pay for artificial intelligence investments; it had earlier cut 12,000 jobs in January. https://nyti.ms/3Rhxifr

What to Know About the Potential Autoworkers Strike

U.A.W. workers could strike as soon as Friday. The union and the carmakers remain far apart on wages. https://nyti.ms/3Ln4vSP

A Who’s Who of Silicon Valley Will Convene With Lawmakers on A.I.

Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and others are set to discuss artificial intelligence with lawmakers, in one of the tech industry’s most proactive shows of force in Washington. https://nyti.ms/44PnkFg

U.S. Blasts Google Over Paying $10 Billion a Year to Cut Out Search Rivals

In opening statements for the government’s first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, Google defended itself and said people had many choices for online search. https://nyti.ms/45QpHss

8 More Companies Pledge to Make A.I. Safe, White House Says

The voluntary safety commitments made by Nvidia, IBM, Palantir and others are part of a packed week of A.I. announcements in Washington. https://nyti.ms/3Per7pG

TikTok Shop Aims to Turn Trendsetting Power Into Sales

The company is beginning to introduce TikTok Shop to all of the app’s users in the U.S., hoping to add a major new revenue stream. https://nyti.ms/3ZfMZW9

‘Cybersecurity Issue’ Forces Systems Shutdown at MGM Hotels and Casinos

Company websites were down, and some guests complained of problems with slot machines and hotel room access. Cybersecurity experts point to a likely cyberattack. https://nyti.ms/3RlIUxR

The Tank Museum Has 300 Armored Vehicles and Over 100 Million YouTube Views

Only a few hundred thousand people visit The Tank Museum, in the English countryside, each year. But on YouTube, it’s more popular than the Met and MoMA. https://nyti.ms/45JzoJe

China Sows Disinformation About Hawaii Fires Using New Techniques

Beijing’s influence campaign using artificial intelligence is a rapid change in tactics, researchers from Microsoft and other organizations say. https://nyti.ms/3sKVpIZ

Chinese Warnings on iPhones Tap Deep Strain of Security Concerns

For years, officials in China have been told to shun foreign devices. Now reports of renewed curbs have unnerved Apple’s investors, heightening geopolitical tensions. https://nyti.ms/44LxyX1

Microsoft, Google and Antitrust: Similar Legal Theories in a Different Era

The government’s antitrust case against Google borrows heavily from the landmark lawsuit against Microsoft 25 years ago. But it lacks the same cultural impact. https://nyti.ms/3sMvFMD

Who’s Who in the Google Monopoly Trial

The federal government’s first monopoly trial this century will feature top tech executives, experienced litigators and an Obama-appointed judge. https://nyti.ms/3ZejCDL

Why Is the Justice Dept. Suing Google?

The government claims that Google illegally used its monopoly power to stifle rivals, while the company says its practices are legal and mainstream. https://nyti.ms/3PdA7vp

Book Review: ‘Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career,’ by Kristi Coulter

In her new memoir, “Exit Interview,” Kristi Coulter details her time working at the company, connecting her experience to the larger history of women’s employment struggles. https://nyti.ms/3PbHDqs

Takeaways From a New Elon Musk Biography: Ukraine, Trump and More

The biography, by Walter Isaacson, portrays Mr. Musk as a complex, tortured figure. https://nyti.ms/3r6chcW

‘I’m Not Trump’s Fan’ and Other Takeaways From a New Book on Elon Musk

The biography, by Walter Isaacson, portrays Mr. Musk as a complex, tortured figure. https://nyti.ms/3raPP2f

The Technology Facebook and Google Didn’t Dare Release

Engineers at the tech giants built tools years ago that could put a name to any face but, for once, Silicon Valley did not want to move fast and break things. https://nyti.ms/44PHgYq

I.R.S. Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Catch Tax Evasion

The tax agency is opening examinations into large hedge funds, private equity groups, real estate investors and law firms. https://nyti.ms/3P8RCNq

2 Senators Propose Bipartisan Framework for A.I. Laws

The effort by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley is the latest move by lawmakers to catch up with the rapidly evolving technology. https://nyti.ms/45X3p80

Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles

The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales. https://nyti.ms/3P7beS4

Huawei Phone Is Latest Shot Fired in the U.S.-China Tech War

The release of a homegrown Chinese smartphone during a visit by the Biden official in charge of regulating such technology shows the U.S.-China tech conflict is alive and well. https://nyti.ms/3sE0in7

Google Turns to a Steady Old Hand to Fight Antitrust Charges

The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once again prevail. https://nyti.ms/3r5rIlB

In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google

The 10-week trial, set to begin Tuesday, amps up efforts to rein in Big Tech by targeting the core search business that turned Google into a $1.7 trillion behemoth. https://nyti.ms/3Eu3wfE

Bread, Water and Peanut Butter: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Life in Jail

Mr. Bankman-Fried, founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has protested his conditions at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits trial on fraud charges. https://nyti.ms/3r3hKRD

Buyer of Trump’s Truth Social Gets More Time to Complete Long-Delayed Merger

Shareholders in a shell company that has been trying for nearly two years to merge with former President Donald Trump’s media company approved a 12-month extension to complete the deal. https://nyti.ms/3P5G2T1

A $700 Million Bonanza for the Winners of Crypto’s Collapse: Lawyers

Bankruptcy lawyers and other corporate turnaround specialists have reaped major fees from the bankruptcies of five cryptocurrency companies, including FTX. https://nyti.ms/3RaenmM

Douglas Lenat, Who Tried to Make Computers More Human, Dies at 72

He spent decades working on artificial intelligence, striving to create machines that could replicate common sense. https://nyti.ms/3r0mR53

Qué son los deepfakes de voz, la nueva estafa bancaria

Los estafadores tienen una nueva y potente arma de inteligencia artificial con la que intentan despojar a las personas de su dinero con engaños. https://nyti.ms/3PaJtrQ

Saudi Dissident’s Brother Is Sentenced to Death for Social Media Posts on Royals

Under a crackdown on dissent by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, prosecutors accused a retired teacher of treason after he criticized the ruling family. https://nyti.ms/47Ub1dz

How Montana’s Attorney General Made Banning TikTok a Top Priority

How one of Montana’s top elected officials made banning the app a top priority, putting the state at the center of a geopolitical storm. https://nyti.ms/3R0Rulz

In Monitoring Child Sex Abuse, Apple Is Caught Between Safety and Privacy

An advocacy group is starting a $2 million campaign calling for the company to better police materials on its products and services. https://nyti.ms/45UBjKJ

Ban or Embrace? Colleges Wrestle With A.I.-Generated Admissions Essays.

A.I. chatbots could facilitate plagiarism on college applications or democratize student access to writing help. Or maybe both. https://nyti.ms/3R46DCB

Consejos para que las escuelas y los maestros sobrevivan con la IA

Paso 1: Asumir que todos los estudiantes van a utilizar los chatbots de inteligencia artificial. https://nyti.ms/3sDXqH6