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Law Firms Have Malpractice Insurance. Should Their A.I. Agents?

Crosby, an A.I. law firm, bought it for them. The move speaks to a nascent gap in coverage as major insurers grapple with risks related to artificial intelligence.

© Elias Williams for The New York Times

Ryan Daniels, the C.E.O. of Crosby, said his goal was for A.I. agents to do legal work without lawyer supervision.

U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties

The Commerce Department has approved dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia’s H200 chips, some of which have ties to firms under sanctions over national security.

© The New York Times

An industrial park for high-tech companies in Beijing. The company New Matrix lists the building as its address, but a company directory does not include the firm.

After a $2.5 Trillion Wipeout, Tech Investors Brace for More Pain

A stock rally fueled in part by artificial intelligence is being tested after Democrats’ landslide election victories.

© Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Yesterday’s $2.5 trillion sell-off of major tech stocks has investors on edge about the durability of the artificial intelligence sector.

Parents Sue Google Over A.I. Safety Risks on School Chromebooks

A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

The new lawsuit argues that Google’s “sprawling digital ecosystem” of school laptops and apps has helped the tech giant push its A.I. into classrooms.

The Texas-size Political Tremor Rattling Big Business

The Lone Star State’s business-friendly playbook could be rewritten by the Democrats’ election sweep there.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

Gina Hinojosa, the governor-elect of Texas, could have a big say in redefining the state’s business-friendly laws.

China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Robotics Takeover, Impeding Foreign Deals

Chinese authorities stopped the sale of ABB Robotics, owned by a Swiss conglomerate, to SoftBank of Japan amid wider scrutiny of global transactions that could affect Beijing’s technology ambitions.

© Moritz Hager/Reuters

China is ABB’s largest robotics market and most of its machines built for Chinese customers are manufactured locally.

OpenAI and Anthropic Set Up ‘War Rooms’ to Fight Disinfo About Midterm Elections

OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech companies have vowed to protect Tuesday’s elections from efforts to undermine democracy.

© Heather Diehl for The New York Times

OpenAI employees work inside the company’s Election Operations Center in San Francisco.

Gaming Out the Prospect of a Blue Wave

Business executives and investors are preparing for a Democratic sweep and the ramifications for policy on data centers, cryptocurrency and more.

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In Dallas yesterday. The stakes are high as Election Day arrives.

How A.I. Is Making It Easier Than Ever to Microtarget Voters

Hyper-personalized messages, delivered with A.I.-enabled precision, herald a new frontier for voter outreach (and potential disinformation).

© Will Warasila for The New York Times

Microtargeting technology can help campaigns build more sophisticated models about constituent preferences that can be used to test various messaging in real time.

Cracks in the A.I. Borrowing Binge

Investors are growing increasingly concerned about the debt-fueled spending spree at the heart of the artificial intelligence buildout.

© Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Tech stocks suffered a brutal sell-off last month as artificial intelligence jitters consumed corners of the market.

The New Hot Job in Law Doesn’t Require a J.D.

Big law firms, legal tech vendors, and in-house legal departments at companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are all hiring legal engineers, a new position for lawyers with A.I. skills.

© Shelby Tauber for The New York Times

Ankita Puri practiced law for more than a decade before becoming a legal engineer at the technology company Legora.

Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era

The largest cyber heist in history came as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence and other advanced techniques to steal crypto and quickly launder the funds.

© Tyrone Siu/Reuters

The founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, in Hong Kong in August. The company, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, has promised to make customers whole.
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