- Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Timesby The New York Times and Joanna Ni on 15 October 2026 at 19:50
Our reporters share a compendium of debuts, discoveries and (sometimes overdue) appearances in the paper.
- OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudisby Emmy Martin on 15 October 2026 at 14:51
The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.
- Tesla Debuts 2026 Roadster, an EV Sports Car at Least $200,000by Jack Ewing on 15 October 2026 at 12:17
Elon Musk’s company and other automakers, like Jaguar and Bentley, are trying to sell very expensive electric cars to people who usually prefer gasoline-fueled luxury and performance.
- Exhausted Parents Are Turning to A.I. Apps Despite the Risksby Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Katie Van Syckle on 15 October 2026 at 10:52
Even as alarm grows over the risks, families are embracing bots and agents to tackle the spiraling administrative tasks of modern child rearing.
- Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarterby Lauren Hirsch and Sri Muppidi on 14 October 2026 at 23:57
The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.
- Senators Question Meta’s Data Center Tax Strategyby Kashmir Hill on 14 October 2026 at 19:12
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, questioning the company’s $6.6 billion in tax breaks.
- 22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.by Erin Griffith on 14 October 2026 at 17:35
As artificial intelligence bots spread, we are increasingly glimpsing how these digital entities interact and what they talk about with one another.
- Netflix, Facing Slowing Growth, Cuts 6% of Its Work Forceby John Koblin on 14 October 2026 at 17:21
The streamer’s share price is down more than 40 percent over the last year as the company has struggled with stalling engagement.
- Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with Researchersby Dylan Freedman on 14 October 2026 at 15:21
Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was invited to join the discussion.
- F.B.I. Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Bug in Officeby Emmy Martin on 14 October 2026 at 01:33
OpenAI said that the employee had placed a device built to evade detection and that he had planned to secretly record meetings in other sensitive spaces.
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Recordby Kenneth Chang on 13 October 2026 at 19:26
Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.
- Apple Introduces HomeView, a $299 Tablet for the Homeby Kalley Huang and Emmy Martin on 13 October 2026 at 17:23
Apple unveiled the device as it continues its foray into artificial intelligence and tries to prove it can still innovate.
- Is Universal Basic Income the Answer to A.I.-Fueled Job Losses?by Eli Tan and Rachel Bujalski on 12 October 2026 at 17:40
For more than a year, The New York Times followed recipients of universal basic income programs, which Elon Musk and other tech leaders have promoted as a solution to A.I.-fueled job losses.
- Meta Unveils New Series of Advanced A.I. Modelsby Eli Tan on 12 October 2026 at 17:00
The new models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, are meant to compete with cutting-edge A.I. models from rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI.
- Elon Musk, Delta Airlines and a Feud Over In-Flight Wi-Fiby Niraj Chokshi on 12 October 2026 at 12:58
Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.
- The Times’s New Space Editor Has Her Eye on the Cosmosby Sarah Bahr on 11 October 2026 at 18:14
On the Science desk, Victoria Jaggard spends her days pondering the universe’s most pressing mysteries.
- Three Mark Zuckerbergs, Three Surprisingly Different Menby Alissa Wilkinson on 11 October 2026 at 09:01
Jeremy Strong in “The Social Reckoning,” Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” and the real Meta executive are all playing parts. But only one has changed his approach.
- Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverageby David McCabe, Michael M. Grynbaum, Benjamin Mullin, Lauren Hirsch and Glenn Thrush on 11 October 2026 at 02:40
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was examining whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
- Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Websiteby Kate Conger, Mike Isaac, Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger on 10 October 2026 at 18:01
The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.
- Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Moralsby Max Read, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Chris Wood, Diane Wong and Marion Lozano on 9 October 2026 at 11:01
“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”
