Microsoft’s Buyout Offer Sets Its Workforce on Edge

By: Emmy Martin

6 November 2026 at 10:02

As Microsoft pours billions into artificial intelligence, the company has offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The work force was already on edge.

OpenAI Pledges to Give Locals More Say in Data Center Projects

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By: Emmy Martin

6 November 2026 at 01:54

The artificial intelligence company pledged to be more collaborative with the communities where it is building its data centers.

OpenAI’s Stargate data center project in Abilene, Texas, is one of the largest under construction in the country.

Binance Says Hackers Plotted $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist for Months

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By: Emmy Martin

3 November 2026 at 18:09

A report from the cryptocurrency exchange described a monthslong campaign involving fake job interviews that exploited an engineer’s work computer and an internal A.I. tool.

The hackers used a computer and an internal A.I. tool to take control of the machines of two engineers on Binance’s wallet team.

Binance Says Hackers Plotted $6.3 Billion Heist for Months

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By: Emmy Martin

3 November 2026 at 15:59

A report from the cryptocurrency exchange described a monthslong campaign involving fake job interviews that exploited an engineer’s work computer and an internal A.I. tool.

In San Francisco’s A.I. Boom, a First Date Has Become an Interview

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By: Emmy Martin

31 October 2026 at 09:00

When there is A.I. to build, who has time for romance? Techies are going out less and expecting more on each date — including a family health history.

Fresh off a long relationship and wanting to keep things low-key, Amanda Chung, 25, said most of the men she had met in San Francisco wanted something serious “even if they aren’t ready for it yet.”

DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

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By: Emmy Martin and Lauren McCarthy

29 October 2026 at 14:10

The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

In its most recent quarter, DoorDash said it completed 970 million orders.

Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending

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By: Emmy Martin

29 October 2026 at 16:08

The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on capital expenses like data centers and offered to pay workers to leave.

The Redmond, Wash., campus of Microsoft, which reported $36.6 billion in profit for its latest quarter.

Meet Anthropic’s Seven Founders as the A.I. Firm Prepares for an IPO

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By: Emmy Martin

26 October 2026 at 15:24

Former OpenAI employees started the company in 2021 after disagreements over how to safely build artificial intelligence. An I.P.O. could make them billionaires.

How the A.I. Boom Is Driving Up Sales of Gray Paint

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By: Emmy Martin

22 October 2026 at 14:51

Tech companies are painting data centers with gray coatings on top of gray concrete and steel to resist fire, rust and static electricity. That has made data centers a fast-growing market for paint makers.

Anthropic Joins the A.I. Agent Race With Claude Duet

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By: Emmy Martin

21 October 2026 at 20:41

The tool, which is not yet widely available, will compete with OpenAI’s dots and Meta’s Muse. It is built for work and not personal errands.

Anthropic’s new A.I. agent, Claude Duet.

Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say

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By: Emmy Martin

20 October 2026 at 02:27

Saudi officials paid for his wife and son to fly out of the U.S. and offered to cover his bail, according to court filings. A judge ordered the engineer to remain in custody.

The San Francisco offices of OpenAI, whose former employee Abdulrahman Alfozan is charged with trying to secretly record conversations.

OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

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By: Emmy Martin

15 October 2026 at 02:27

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.

The San Francisco offices of OpenAI. According to a court filing, a thumb-size recording device wrapped in toilet paper was found plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room.

F.B.I. Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Bug in Office

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By: Emmy Martin

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.

The San Francisco offices of OpenAI, where a recording device was discovered during a sweep of a conference room, the company said.

Apple Introduces HomeView, a $299 Tablet for the Home

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By: Kalley Huang and Emmy Martin

13 October 2026 at 13:48

Apple unveiled the device as it continues its foray into artificial intelligence and tries to prove it can still innovate.

Apple unveiled the HomeView, a seven-inch tablet that will be able to recognize up to six members of a household and change its content based on who is using it.

OpenAI Unveils Dots, New A.I. Agents to Rival Meta’s Muse

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By: Emmy Martin

29 September 2026 at 18:29

The ChatGPT maker unveiled agents that act as assistants, just weeks after Meta released Muse, as it faces scrutiny over incidents involving its technology.