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Yesterday — 6 November 2026Main stream

F.A.A. to Phase Out Floppy Disks in Air Traffic Control Towers

6 November 2026 at 20:45
Decades after the computer industry moved on, federal officials plan to finally ground the once-vaunted tech relic at the nation’s air traffic control centers.

© Mark Makela for The New York Times

The floppy disk, once a heralded computer storage technology, will be phased out at the Federal Aviation Administration.

How A.I. Just Blew Up a Key Tenet of Computer Science

By: Cade Metz
6 November 2026 at 10:02
A longstanding hypothesis held that some problems would always be hard for computers to solve quickly. But OpenAI disproved it — raising the possibility of radical new efficiencies.
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OpenAI Pledges to Give Locals More Say in Data Center Projects

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.

© Scott Ball for The New York Times

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

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.

Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.

© Carlos Barria/Reuters

Google products are ubiquitous in American schools.

Apple’s Profit Grows 12% Despite Component Price Worries

2 November 2026 at 23:41
The company said iPhone sales remained strong, but warned that the cost of memory chips for its devices was going up.

© David Fouts for The New York Times

Apple’s new touch-screen MacBook Pro at a product launch in Los Angeles last week.

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

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.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

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.”

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

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.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

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.”
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