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S.E.C. Is Investigating OpenAI Over Its Board’s Actions

The U.S. regulator opened its inquiry after the board unexpectedly fired the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman, in November. https://nyti.ms/3wBIPhk

A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green

Artificial intelligence’s booming growth is radically reshaping an already red-hot data center market, raising questions about whether these sites can be operated sustainably. https://nyti.ms/49w9wCI

Digital Media Outlets Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement

Raw Story, AlterNet and The Intercept sued for copyright infringement over the way the ChatGPT creator trains its technology. https://nyti.ms/3uTWIqD

Microsoft Word’s Default Typeface Changed From Calibri to Aptos. Did You Notice?

A change in Microsoft Word’s default typeface, from Calibri to Aptos, didn’t register for everyone, but fans of typography got excited. https://nyti.ms/3wyJIap

How to Manage Streaming Subscriptions As Service Prices Rise

Canceling is simple. The tough part is remembering to do it. https://nyti.ms/3wzsIRi

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world? https://nyti.ms/3SZuTVI

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world? https://nyti.ms/42V6bug

Apple Kills Its Electric Car Project

The car, which Apple spent billions of dollars researching, had been intended as a rival to Tesla’s E.V.s, which include autonomous driving features. https://nyti.ms/3wqNK4s

Google Chatbot’s A.I. Images Put People of Color in Nazi-Era Uniforms

The company has suspended Gemini’s ability to generate human images while it vowed to fix the issue. https://nyti.ms/4bUQJlQ

Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Photos Home Before Spacecraft Likely Dies

The privately built American spacecraft’s ability to send home images and other data has been limited by its sideways landing. On another part of the moon, a Japanese spacecraft woke up. https://nyti.ms/42T7XMA

What to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Free Speech on Social Media

Both Florida and Texas passed laws regulating how social media companies moderate speech online. The laws, if upheld, could fundamentally alter how the platforms police their sites. https://nyti.ms/3wHCGjq

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Has Switched Incorporation to Texas

The billionaire said his private rocket company was reincorporating from Delaware, where he recently lost a case over his pay package as head of Tesla. https://nyti.ms/49hihjF

Tesla’s Board Chair Under Scrutiny for Oversight of Elon Musk

Robyn Denholm, who has led the electric car company’s board for more than five years, has been criticized for not serving as a check on Mr. Musk. https://nyti.ms/42I7VHg

SpaceX to Launch Intuitive Machines Nova-C Moon Lander: How to Watch

A day after SpaceX called off the flight of a spacecraft from Intuitive Machines of Houston, the company is ready to begin its lunar journey. https://nyti.ms/49kvY1p

Hackers for China, Russia and Others Used OpenAI Systems, Report Says

Microsoft and OpenAI said the A.I. had helped groups with ties to China, Russia, North Korea and Iran mostly with routine tasks. https://nyti.ms/3whp3HE

SpaceX to Launch Intuitive Machines Nova-C Moon Lander: How to Watch

Intuitive Machines of Houston, the latest private company to attempt to carry NASA payloads to the lunar surface, will lift off early on Wednesday. https://nyti.ms/3SCeKWb

OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better ‘Memory’

The A.I. start-up is releasing a new version of ChatGPT that stores what users say and applies it to future chats. https://nyti.ms/3OJj8Bt

Are You Getting Sticker Shock From Your Electric Bills? We Want to Hear About It.

Electricity prices have increased across the country in recent years and we want to know about your bill. https://nyti.ms/3OIHICq

How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer

The leading Chinese electric vehicle company, with origins as a battery maker, has posted two years of million-car growth in sales. https://nyti.ms/48bGvul

When the Voice You Hear Is Not the Actor You See

The playwright Lucas Hnath has been making magic with the sound of speech. Now he’s directing a play by Mona Pirnot, his wife, in which a computer speaks her words. https://nyti.ms/3urYjUp

Imran Khan Uses A.I. To Give Victory Speech in Pakistan

It was not the first time the technology had been used in Pakistan’s notably repressive election season, but this time it got the world’s attention. https://nyti.ms/49wjJyE

This Couple Used an A.I. Lip-Dubbing App to Bridge a Language Gap

He spoke English. She spoke Spanish. After the couple was set up on a blind date, an A.I.-powered lip-dubbing app helped them form a connection. https://nyti.ms/496XUpy

Does Technology Rule Our Sex and Dating Lives?

Our erotic and romantic lives have become ever more tangled with machines. https://nyti.ms/3SQpJN8

Google Joins Effort to Help Spot Content Made With A.I.

The tech company’s plan is similar to one announced two days earlier by Meta, another Silicon Valley giant. https://nyti.ms/3wijV5X

F.C.C. Bans A.I.-Generated Robocalls

The move by the agency follows a phony call last month that was made to sound like President Biden telling New Hampshire voters to stay home. https://nyti.ms/3w6VwAp

Google Releases Gemini, an A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant

As it races to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google has retired its Bard chatbot and released a more powerful app. https://nyti.ms/3OApCCT

After Figma’s $20 Billion Windfall Evaporated, It’s Picking Up the Pieces

Regulatory scrutiny felled the sale of Figma, a design platform, to Adobe. Now it’s grappling with employee expectations and a changing market. https://nyti.ms/3uqGMvE

Two Cases Aim to Cut Off China and Iran From U.S. Technology

In one case, material stolen from a private company would help the development of technology to track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, U.S. officials said. https://nyti.ms/3w6dV0e

ESPN, Fox and Others to Launch Sports Streaming Service: What to Know

The joint venture announced by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery will offer a lot, but it may not be enough on its own for serious fans. https://nyti.ms/3SQcLOj

Apple Vision Pro Review: First Headset Lacks Polish and Purpose

Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated. https://nyti.ms/3SQlDVl

How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster

Some buyers said the electric Lightning did not meet expectations, and Ford has slashed its production plans for the pickup because sales are lagging. https://nyti.ms/3HPwTe5

Stop Wearing Vision Pro Goggles While Driving Your Tesla, U.S. Says

Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings. https://nyti.ms/49r72EW

Meta Calls for Industry Effort to Label A.I.-Generated Content

The social network wants to promote standardized labels to help detect artificially created photo, video and audio material across its platforms. https://nyti.ms/3SvLyA5

Tucker Carlson’s Visit to Russia Draws Speculation of Putin Interview

Mr. Carlson has been receiving blanket news coverage from state-run media outlets in Russia since stepping foot in Moscow. https://nyti.ms/487vrP4

Snap Lays Off 10% of Its Work Force

The company laid off more than 500 of its employees on Monday, or about 10 percent of its global work force. https://nyti.ms/3SNqkiH

Why Is Big Tech Still Cutting Jobs?

Profits are up and the economy is strong. But the tech industry faces two challenges — dealing with a frenetic work force expansion in the pandemic and building A.I. https://nyti.ms/49qM3m1

How A.I. Is Remodeling the Fantasy Home

Amid an intractable real estate crisis, fake luxury houses offer a delusion of one’s own. https://nyti.ms/3OrrnCf

Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine

Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurrency operators from unhappy neighbors. A furious backlash has some lawmakers considering a statewide ban. https://nyti.ms/3Ou3w50

Hard Fork: We Tried the Apple Vision Pro + Can Congress Protect Kids Online? + Cruise’s Crash

Introducing DJ TaskRabbit. https://nyti.ms/3uhRkx8

A Shape-Shifting Plastic With a Flexible Future

The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a blacksmith — and could someday transform space travel, recycling and more. https://nyti.ms/3HNN8rW

TikTok Lost Universal’s Huge Music Catalog. What Happened?

Universal Music Group, the biggest of the three major conglomerates, pulled songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and other stars after failing to agree on a new contract. Here’s what’s at stake. https://nyti.ms/3vVSGhz

Developers Pan Apple’s New Plan for App Store in Europe

To comply with European regulations, Apple has proposed reducing its commission on app sales while adding new fees and hurdles. https://nyti.ms/3UjHVzO

Generative A.I.’s Biggest Impact Will Be in Banking and Tech, Report Says

For some companies, the new technology is an opportunity to enhance productivity and profit. Will their workers benefit as well? https://nyti.ms/4926lST

Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next?

The company’s board of directors will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated or negotiate a new pay package. https://nyti.ms/48WM0hE