{"id":1336,"date":"2018-08-10T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T13:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1336"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:38:55","slug":"ny-times-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1336","title":{"rendered":"NYT Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-b48dc47c5b0e462f727629b215a526c5 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/technology\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">NYT &gt; Technology<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/31\/technology\/ftc-amazon-lawsuit-ad-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practices\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/31\/multimedia\/31biz-amazon-ftc-tjlc\/31biz-amazon-ftc-tjlc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practices\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/31\/multimedia\/31biz-amazon-ftc-tjlc\/31biz-amazon-ftc-tjlc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/31\/technology\/ftc-amazon-lawsuit-ad-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practices<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Karen Weise<\/a> on 31 August 2026 at 22:26 <\/small><p>Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced more than a million advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/prediction-markets-states-kalshi-polymarket-lawsuits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/30\/business\/00kalshi-states\/00kalshi-states-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/30\/business\/00kalshi-states\/00kalshi-states-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/prediction-markets-states-kalshi-polymarket-lawsuits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">David Yaffe-Bellany and Sharon LaFraniere<\/a> on 30 August 2026 at 01:52 <\/small><p>A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president\u2019s son and nearly every state attorney general.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/29\/us\/politics\/campaigns-paid-influencers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/29\/us\/politics\/campaigns-paid-influencers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson<\/a> on 29 August 2026 at 23:14 <\/small><p>Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/29\/technology\/meta-states-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How Meta\u2019s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-meta-states-strategy--01-bkvc\/27biz-meta-states-strategy--01-bkvc-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg');\" title=\"How Meta\u2019s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-meta-states-strategy--01-bkvc\/27biz-meta-states-strategy--01-bkvc-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/29\/technology\/meta-states-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How Meta\u2019s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan<\/a> on 29 August 2026 at 11:00 <\/small><p>State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant\u2019s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/technology\/kalshi-prediction-markets-federal-courts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/multimedia\/28biz-prediction-appeals-czhp\/28biz-prediction-appeals-czhp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/multimedia\/28biz-prediction-appeals-czhp\/28biz-prediction-appeals-czhp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/technology\/kalshi-prediction-markets-federal-courts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Lauren McCarthy<\/a> on 28 August 2026 at 23:15 <\/small><p>The outcome contradicted an earlier appeals court decision. Federal regulators said the split rulings called for resolution by the Supreme Court.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/technology\/meta-social-media-big-tobacco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/multimedia\/28biz-meta-tobacco--01-vqml\/28biz-meta-tobacco--01-vqml-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/multimedia\/28biz-meta-tobacco--01-vqml\/28biz-meta-tobacco--01-vqml-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/technology\/meta-social-media-big-tobacco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">David Streitfeld<\/a> on 28 August 2026 at 18:52 <\/small><p>Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/technology\/100000011114831\/explaining-metas-17-billion-dollar-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"What Meta\u2019s $17 Billion Settlement Means\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"What Meta\u2019s $17 Billion Settlement Means\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/technology\/100000011114831\/explaining-metas-17-billion-dollar-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">What Meta\u2019s $17 Billion Settlement Means<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Cecilia Kang, Nikolay Nikolov, Paul Abowd, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and June Kim<\/a> on 28 August 2026 at 16:06 <\/small><p>Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta\u2019s settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company\u2019s social media platforms had harmed teenage users.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/technology\/social-media-bans-meta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Why Countries Are Pushing Social Media Bans Despite Their Flaws\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/multimedia\/28xp-socialmedia-lkqm\/28xp-socialmedia-lkqm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Why Countries Are Pushing Social Media Bans Despite Their Flaws\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/multimedia\/28xp-socialmedia-lkqm\/28xp-socialmedia-lkqm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/technology\/social-media-bans-meta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why Countries Are Pushing Social Media Bans Despite Their Flaws<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">John Yoon<\/a> on 28 August 2026 at 13:46 <\/small><p>Proposals for curbing social media use among children have wide support, but critics say they are ineffective.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/podcasts\/hardfork-meta-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Meta Shifts the Blame + Do Data Center Bans Work? + The Final HatGPT\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/podcasts\/28hardfork-meta\/28hardfork-meta-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Meta Shifts the Blame + Do Data Center Bans Work? + The Final HatGPT\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/28\/podcasts\/28hardfork-meta\/28hardfork-meta-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/podcasts\/hardfork-meta-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Meta Shifts the Blame + Do Data Center Bans Work? + The Final HatGPT<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto<\/a> on 28 August 2026 at 11:00 <\/small><p>Meta negotiated an unusual provision in their landmark settlement: If TikTok and YouTube also agree to penalties and changes to their products, Meta will pay more.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/anthropic-government-blacklisting-ruling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump Administration\u2019s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-anthropic-lawsuit-mwbp\/27biz-anthropic-lawsuit-mwbp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Trump Administration\u2019s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-anthropic-lawsuit-mwbp\/27biz-anthropic-lawsuit-mwbp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/anthropic-government-blacklisting-ruling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump Administration\u2019s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Sheera Frenkel<\/a> on 28 August 2026 at 02:28 <\/small><p>The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up \u201cfor constitutionally protected expressive activities,\u201d a federal judge in California wrote.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/meta-settlement-mark-zuckerberg-youtube-tiktok.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-meta-deal--qvjh\/27biz-meta-deal--qvjh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-meta-deal--qvjh\/27biz-meta-deal--qvjh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/meta-settlement-mark-zuckerberg-youtube-tiktok.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Mike Isaac<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 20:48 <\/small><p>Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don\u2019t abide by the same rules.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/openai-letter-ai-attacks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27BIZ-OPENAI-gqtc\/27BIZ-OPENAI-gqtc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27BIZ-OPENAI-gqtc\/27BIZ-OPENAI-gqtc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/openai-letter-ai-attacks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Kate Conger<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 17:55 <\/small><p>In an open letter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others said that a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and that organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/26\/technology\/meta-settlement-dollars-amount.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/26\/multimedia\/26biz-meta-numbers-pfkz\/26biz-meta-numbers-pfkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/26\/multimedia\/26biz-meta-numbers-pfkz\/26biz-meta-numbers-pfkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/26\/technology\/meta-settlement-dollars-amount.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Emmy Martin<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 16:16 <\/small><p>The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/science\/scientists-experiments-replication-ai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Some Scientists Have \u2018Magic Hands\u2019 in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/00sci-magic-hands-stillpromo-klwm\/00sci-magic-hands-stillpromo-klwm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Some Scientists Have \u2018Magic Hands\u2019 in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/00sci-magic-hands-stillpromo-klwm\/00sci-magic-hands-stillpromo-klwm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/science\/scientists-experiments-replication-ai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Some Scientists Have \u2018Magic Hands\u2019 in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Carl Zimmer<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 15:53 <\/small><p>Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/style\/meta-jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"\u201cAnxious Generation\u201d Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27ST-META-HAIDT-gtlw\/27ST-META-HAIDT-gtlw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"\u201cAnxious Generation\u201d Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27ST-META-HAIDT-gtlw\/27ST-META-HAIDT-gtlw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/style\/meta-jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u201cAnxious Generation\u201d Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Emma Goldberg<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 15:49 <\/small><p>In \u201cThe Anxious Generation,\u201d he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/business\/energy-environment\/california-legislature-plugin-solar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"California Lawmakers Pass Plug-In Solar Bill\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-plugin-solar-hcbj\/27biz-plugin-solar-hcbj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"California Lawmakers Pass Plug-In Solar Bill\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/27biz-plugin-solar-hcbj\/27biz-plugin-solar-hcbj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/business\/energy-environment\/california-legislature-plugin-solar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">California Lawmakers Pass Plug-In Solar Bill<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ivan Penn<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 14:41 <\/small><p>Legislatures in nearly a dozen states have voted to legalize use of the technology, which can help homeowners reduce their rising electricity costs.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/meta-anthropic-frenemies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic\u2019s A.I.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic\u2019s A.I.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/technology\/meta-anthropic-frenemies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic\u2019s A.I.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Eli Tan and Kalley Huang<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 14:04 <\/small><p>The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic\u2019s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/26\/technology\/nvidia-profit-ai-doubles-earnings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Nvidia\u2019s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. 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Spending<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Kalley Huang<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 01:05 <\/small><p>Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/26\/technology\/bill-gates-ai-risks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/26\/multimedia\/26biz-gates-ai-01-jgcq\/26biz-gates-ai-01-jgcq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/26\/multimedia\/26biz-gates-ai-01-jgcq\/26biz-gates-ai-01-jgcq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/26\/technology\/bill-gates-ai-risks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Karen Weise<\/a> on 27 August 2026 at 00:24 <\/small><p>In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/26\/technology\/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/25\/multimedia\/00biz-meta-settlement-hfo-pfhj\/00biz-meta-settlement-hfo-pfhj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/25\/multimedia\/00biz-meta-settlement-hfo-pfhj\/00biz-meta-settlement-hfo-pfhj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/26\/technology\/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan<\/a> on 26 August 2026 at 22:49 <\/small><p>The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1336","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1336"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1368,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1336\/revisions\/1368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}