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Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artificial skin to robot faces to protect machinery and mimic human expressiveness. https://nyti.ms/3W1SEiP

The Detroit Police Department arrested three people after bad facial recognition matches, a national record. But it’s adopting new policies that even the A.C.L.U. endorses. https://nyti.ms/3L2IQyP

A little something for everyone: lawsuits, fighter jets and Casey in a bucket hat. https://nyti.ms/4cohZcC

Even as the technology advances, stubborn stereotypes about women are re-encoded again and again. https://nyti.ms/3W3rs3l

The deal, which includes a $175 million settlement with the state, keeps the drivers classified as independent contractors, not employees. https://nyti.ms/4eLwZD0

The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. https://nyti.ms/4caEHol

VW and Rivian, a maker of electric trucks that has struggled to increase sales and break even, will work together on software and other technologies. https://nyti.ms/3VGUX9E

Rattled by tech’s latest trend, businesses have turned to advisers at Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and KPMG for guidance on adopting generative artificial intelligence. https://nyti.ms/4cEcciD

Can artificial intelligence devise a bucket-list vacation that checks all the boxes: culture, nature, hotels and transportation? Our reporter put three virtual assistants to the test. https://nyti.ms/4bsLWXn

After a year of safety problems, layoffs and mass executive departures, G.M. is trying to find stability for its futuristic driverless car business. https://nyti.ms/3zlZOWi

A year after the first deaths of divers who ventured into the ocean’s sunless depths, an industry wrestles with new challenges for piloted submersibles and robotic explorers. https://nyti.ms/4cpaeCO

An affiliation agreement between the Amazon Labor Union and the 1.3 million-member Teamsters signals an escalation in challenging the online retailer. https://nyti.ms/3zf2XqC

The maker of Photoshop and other popular design software hid details of expensive cancellation fees, according to a Justice Department lawsuit. https://nyti.ms/3z2Jqtr

The industry’s political awakening — and enormous pool of cash — is already affecting high-profile races across the country. https://nyti.ms/4c6D8ru

Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are finding widest use at big companies, but there is wide expectation that the impact will spread. https://nyti.ms/3XmRL5z

She made significant contributions at IBM, but she lost her job because of her conviction that she inhabited the wrong body. She later fought for transgender rights. https://nyti.ms/4cj5pL9

The facial recognition start-up doesn’t have the funds to settle a class-action lawsuit, so lawyers are proposing equity for those whose faces were scraped from the internet. https://nyti.ms/3VHWwW7

Still, Elon Musk, who owns the platform, and his chief executive Linda Yaccarino, have work to do to grow the business, leaders told employees. https://nyti.ms/4b5bWbj

Brad Smith testified before a House committee a year after Chinese hackers infiltrated Microsoft’s technology and penetrated government networks. https://nyti.ms/3RrkMt8

Margaret Atwood and John Banville are among the authors who have sold their voices and commentary to an app that aims to bring canonical texts to life with the latest tech. https://nyti.ms/3KFvtV9

Christopher Blair, a renowned “liberal troll” who posts falsehoods to Facebook, is having a banner year despite crackdowns by Facebook and growing competition from A.I. https://nyti.ms/3KFGdCT

A popular term captures the condition of being terminally online, with humor and pathos. https://nyti.ms/3RreQAb

Tesla mechanics in Sweden have been striking for six months with little movement from their employer. Nordic shareholders hope to change that. https://nyti.ms/4bXFGrU

A huge run-up in the stock’s value followed a 2018 vote on Elon Musk’s compensation package. But investors have recently become less enamored. https://nyti.ms/3KDiFP3

The vote is seen as a referendum on the limits of executive pay and the accountability of Silicon Valley billionaires. https://nyti.ms/3Ve1452

The tariffs have been expected for months, but many European automakers warned they will drive up prices for consumers and set off a trade war with China. https://nyti.ms/3x5UMwq

Leaders in Brussels are trying to curb China’s dominance in the industry, but European automakers fear the taxes will drive up prices and lead to a trade war. https://nyti.ms/3RqYHut

The Tesla chief executive had claimed that the A.I. start-up put profits and commercial interests ahead of benefiting humanity. https://nyti.ms/45nrgir

Created by alumni from Meta and Google, Mistral is just a year old and has already raised more than $1 billion in total from investors, leading to eye-popping valuations. https://nyti.ms/45iWI0Y

The $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. Can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence? https://nyti.ms/3KDJlPz

Apple and Google are getting up close and personal with user data to craft memos, summarize documents and generate images. https://nyti.ms/3Vqu1Lk

While other big tech companies have aggressively tried to add artificial intelligence into products, the iPhone maker has taken a more cautious approach. https://nyti.ms/3RltXv2

California legislators have made the biggest push to pass new laws to rein in the technology. Colorado passed one protecting consumers. https://nyti.ms/3VyWX50

The insurance industry, hungry for insights into how people drive, has turned to automakers and smartphone apps like Life360. https://nyti.ms/4aST679

Social media users voiced worries about a move by Meta to use information from public Instagram and Facebook posts to train its A.I. But the scraping has already begun. Here’s what to know. https://nyti.ms/3VwLXF2

It turns out A.I. is surprisingly Canadian. https://nyti.ms/45gtzU4

Elon Musk’s moon and Mars rocket reached space in March, but on Thursday SpaceX aims to see the spacecraft survive atmospheric re-entry. https://nyti.ms/4bL0brO

BNN Breaking had millions of readers, an international team of journalists and a publishing deal with Microsoft. But it was just an A.I. chop shop. https://nyti.ms/3yNkFRX

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to divide responsibility for investigating three major players in the artificial intelligence industry. https://nyti.ms/4aOmWK8

Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset. https://nyti.ms/3Vrq8XB

Everyday tools and free apps on your mobile device can help you collect, translate and digitize new material for your family-tree files. https://nyti.ms/3yJXUyu

Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ordered the operation, which used fake social media accounts urging U.S. lawmakers to fund Israel’s military, according to officials and documents about the effort. https://nyti.ms/45f9v4z

The number of Chinese websites is shrinking and posts are being removed and censored, stoking fears about what happens when history is erased. https://nyti.ms/4co00Th

A group of current and former employees are calling for sweeping changes to the artificial intelligence industry, including greater transparency and protections for whistle-blowers. https://nyti.ms/3R8Ecmj

There is an increasing overlap between art and artificial intelligence. Some celebrate it, while others worry. https://nyti.ms/3V0MCNG

Elon Musk’s Starlink has connected an isolated tribe to the outside world — and divided it from within. https://nyti.ms/3Ksl92x

Google appears to have turned off its new A.I. Overviews for a number of searches as it works to minimize errors. https://nyti.ms/4dWiv2u

Since Google overhauled its search engine, publishers have tried to assess the danger to their brittle business models while calling for government intervention. https://nyti.ms/4e5fs8f