An investment frenzy over “generative artificial intelligence” has gripped Silicon Valley, as tools that generate text, images and sounds in response to short prompts seize the imagination. Story Published at: January 7, 2023 at 08:00AM Continue Reading…
A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom
The 2022 Good Tech Awards
Nuclear fusion, generative A.I., bee tracking and more. There’s a lot to like. Story Published at: December 29, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling. Story Published at: December 1, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
What Stage of Capitalism Is Sam Bankman-Fried?
FTX’s $32 billion valuation was a fantasy, but nobody bothered to look at it closely. Story Published at: November 21, 2022 at 08:00PM Continue Reading…
Investors Who Put $2 Billion Into FTX Face Scrutiny, Too
Venture capital firms and investment funds showered the failed crypto exchange and its founder with money. There were few strings attached. Story Published at: November 11, 2022 at 07:39PM Continue Reading…
Silicon Valley’s Unbridled Euphoria Runs Into Economic Reality
Once-buzzy start-ups had held out against the new reality that the good times are over. No longer. Story Published at: October 29, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
A Coming-Out Party for Generative A.I., Silicon Valley’s New Craze
A celebration for Stability AI, the start-up behind the controversial Stable Diffusion image generator, represents the arrival of a new A.I. boom. Story Published at: October 21, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
The Crypto World Is on Edge After a String of Hacks
More than $2 billion in digital currency has been stolen in hacks this year, shaking faith in the experimental field of decentralized finance known as DeFi. Story Published at: September 28, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
On Portugal’s ‘Bitcoin Beach,’ Crypto Optimism Still Reigns
In crypto havens such as Meia Praia beach, the confidence in digital currencies remains undimmed even after this summer’s crash. Story Published at: September 28, 2022 at 08:00AM Continue Reading…
Crypto’s Long-Awaited ‘Merge’ Reaches the Finish Line
Ethereum, the most popular cryptocurrency platform, completed its much-anticipated switch to a more energy-efficient infrastructure. Story Published at: September 15, 2022 at 08:09AM Continue Reading…