The frenzy over artificial intelligence may be ushering in the long-awaited moment when technology goes wild. Or maybe it’s the hype that is out of control. Story Published at: June 11, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Silicon Valley Confronts the Idea That the ‘Singularity’ Is Here
Their Crypto Company Collapsed. They Went to Bali.
The implosion of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, devastated the industry. Its two founders spent the next year surfing, meditating and traveling the world. Story Published at: June 9, 2023 at 04:06PM Continue Reading…
Crypto Firms Start Looking Abroad as U.S. Cracks Down
As the country becomes one of the world’s strictest crypto regulators, companies are exploring plans to expand internationally and possibly leave entirely. Story Published at: June 7, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
8 Big Questions About A.I.
Five A.I. practitioners — an industry godfather, an artist, an ethicist, a writer and a computer scientist — share their experiences working with artificial intelligence. Story Published at: June 1, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom
In Silicon Valley’s hacker houses, the latest crop of young entrepreneurs is partying, innovating — and hoping not to get crushed by the big guys. Story Published at: May 31, 2023 at 09:57AM Continue Reading…
Emails, Chat Logs, Code and a Notebook: The Mountain of FTX Evidence
Prosecutors investigating Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder, have accumulated more than six million pages of documents and other records. Story Published at: May 23, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Binance Faces Mounting Pressure as U.S. Crypto Crackdown Intensifies
The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX. Story Published at: April 26, 2023 at 08:00AM Continue Reading…
The Crypto Detectives Are Cleaning Up
Early adopters thought cryptocurrencies would be free from prying eyes. But tracking the flow of funds has become a big business. Story Published at: April 22, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin
Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price. Story Published at: April 10, 2023 at 03:06AM Continue Reading…
Has Bitcoin Benefited From the Banking Crisis? Not in the Way Its Fans Hoped.
Bitcoin’s price has soared since banks failed this month, but there’s little evidence that the surge is being driven by investors treating the virtual currency as a financial alternative. Story Published at: March 31, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…