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Washington Post Tech
Aug 29, 2025

Tesla said it didn't have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it.
The key evidence was presented last month to a jury, which found the company partially liable for the 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 28, 2025

Instagram's chatbot helped teen accounts plan suicide — and parents can't disable it
An investigation into the Meta AI chatbot built into Instagram and Facebook found that it helped teen accounts plan suicide and self harm, promoted eating disorders and drug use, and regularly claimed to be "real."

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

FBI warns Chinese hacking campaign has expanded, reaching 80 countries
An FBI official told The Washington Post that Chinese hackers won deep access to major communication carriers in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

Smart glasses are back. Gen Z is trying to stop them.
Contrary to stereotype, young people are pushing for clearer consent and better digital privacy in conversations about smart glasses like Meta's Ray-Bans.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

Smart glasses record people in public. The most online generation is pushing back.
Contrary to stereotype, young people are pushing for clearer consent and better digital privacy in conversations about smart glasses like Meta's Ray-Bans.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

Many Taylor Swift fans expected her engagement. Some bet on it.
Kalshi and Polymarket, platforms that are popular with political news obsessives, also drew bets from Swift fans.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

How we tested AI search tools
Details on the methodology of our questions designed to challenge known AI blind spots

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

We tested which AI gave the best answers without making stuff up. One beat ChatGPT.
Librarians helped us quiz AI bots with tough trivia, recent events questions and more. Some answers were impressive — others were worse than an old-fashioned Google search.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

Which AI gives the right answers? Librarians helped us put them to the test.
We quizzed AI bots with tough trivia, recent events questions and more. Some answers were impressive — others were worse than an old-fashioned Google search.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 27, 2025

Russia squeezes out WhatsApp, pushes homegrown Max in messaging battle
With 100 million people using the Meta-owned encrypted messaging app, officials want Russians to use a domestic system in the latest campaign against foreign-made apps.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 26, 2025

Compact digital cameras are having a moment. Why the allure?
Distraction-free and vibe-forward, "digicams" old and new are selling faster than many expected.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 26, 2025

Super PAC aims to drown out AI critics in midterms, with $100M and counting
Leading the Future, backed by tech moguls, launched this month to boost midterm candidates who favor few regulations on the AI industry.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 26, 2025

ChatGPT is an energy guzzler. These things you're doing are worse.
AI services have earned a reputation as energy-hungry beasts. But what about the other emissions in our digital lives?

Washington Post Tech
Aug 25, 2025

Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI in expanding fight over competition
A lawsuit alleging Apple and OpenAI colluded to disadvantage Elon Musk's chatbot Grok widens the billionaire's legal assault on the maker of ChatGPT.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 25, 2025

Intel says Trump's plan for U.S. stake in company poses business risks
In an SEC filing, the chipmaker said the deal could cost it sales and open it up to backlash from other countries, business partners and even its own employees.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 25, 2025

SpaceX wants to launch Starship from Cape Canaveral. Elon Musk's rivals are not pleased.
The historic home of America's space program could soon host more launches than ever before as Elon Musk's rocket company plans a dramatic scale-up.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 24, 2025

Trump's new chief design officer aims to make federal websites ‘satisfying'
Joe Gebbia, an Elon Musk ally who also worked for DOGE, said navigating dot-gov websites should be just as easy as visiting the Apple Store.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 23, 2025

Trump's tech deals break with U.S. traditions of free enterprise
Trump's announcement that the U.S. government will take a stake in Intel follows deals with Apple, Nvidia and AMD that also entangled corporations with the state.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 23, 2025

Spicy and pricey vertical mini-dramas are taking over streaming
Streaming apps offering vertical soap dramas are winning huge audiences as traditional streamers struggle to keep users after introducing ads.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 22, 2025

Trump makes deal giving U.S. government a 10% share of Intel
The president put the value of the "deal" at around $10 billion, saying he told the chipmaker's chief executive that "it would be good having the United States as your partner" and "they've agreed to do it."

Washington Post Tech
Aug 22, 2025

Trump says Intel CEO agreed to give U.S. government 10% of company
The president put the value of the "deal" at around $10 billion, saying he told the chipmaker's chief executive that "it would be good having the United States as your partner" and "they've agreed to do it."

Washington Post Tech
Aug 22, 2025

Trump says Intel CEO agreed to give U.S. government $10 billion
The president equated the payment to 10% of the chipmaker's value, saying he told its chief executive "it would be good having the United States as your partner" and "they've agreed to do it."

Washington Post Tech
Aug 22, 2025

This rare new law could end spammy mortgage offers
Nearly everyone in Washington turned against the sale of your mortgage information for marketing. But will a new privacy law work?

Washington Post Tech
Aug 21, 2025

Tired of meal planning or nagging your spouse? Outsource it to a machine.
Some busy parents are adopting AI apps that help with meal-planning or parenting to reduce the mental load and arguments that come with running a household.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 20, 2025

Want to take better photos? Google thinks AI is the answer.
Google's Pixel 10 phones, to be released Aug. 28, have AI features that can help you take better photos and edit images in response to text or voice commands.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 20, 2025

Why so few Americans read for pleasure
The decline in Americans' leisure reading comes as attention spans are shrinking and print book sales are in decline.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 20, 2025

Fewer Americans read for pleasure as attention spans decline, study finds
The decline in Americans' leisure reading comes as attention spans are shrinking and print book sales are in decline.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 19, 2025

This is the best smartphone that almost no one buys
A bunch of car manufacturers compete for our money. It's not the same with smartphones.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 19, 2025

What is ‘AI psychosis' and how can ChatGPT affect your mental health?
Mental health experts say cases of people forming delusional beliefs after hours with AI chatbots are concerning and offer tips on how to help someone affected.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 19, 2025

U.K. drops ‘back door' demand for Apple user data, U.S. intel chief says
Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said the British government's order "would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens."

Washington Post Tech
Aug 19, 2025

How America's seniors are confronting the dizzying world of AI
In tech classes, seniors are learning about AI-generated images and the risks of AI scams and deepfakes — and finding their own uses for bots like ChatGPT.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 18, 2025

Making cash off ‘AI slop': The surreal video business taking over the web
A mad rush of creators is using AI video tools to flood the web — and turn a profit — with videos that can seem remarkably real.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 17, 2025

The new ChatGPT has some AI fans rethinking when to expect ‘superintelligence'
OpenAI's GPT-5 release fell short of expectations for some in tech, raising questions about whether AI would advance as rapidly as executives have claimed.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 16, 2025

Life of a retro video gamer: Fans, money and a boa constrictor
Zain Naghmi, widely regarded as the world's best "Super Smash Bros. Melee" player, has made a career out of the 2001 Nintendo fighting game.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 15, 2025

Google's AI pointed him to a customer service number. It was a scam.
There's a new AI twist on a travel scam that has fooled people for years. Here's what you need to know.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 15, 2025

Trump, an active intervenor in tech, reported holdings in Nvidia, Apple
The president's latest financial disclosure lays out significant investments in a sector where he has exerted unprecedented influence.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 15, 2025

Louisiana AG sues Roblox, calling it ‘the perfect place for pedophiles'
There is no minimum age for using Roblox, but the popular gaming platform, with over 110 million users, has sought to expand parent controls for players under 13.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 14, 2025

Russia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram calls in push to control internet
Moscow claims the encrypted apps are used for "deceit and extortion." Meta says it's a push to get Russians onto less secure services to allow government surveillance.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 13, 2025

Social media opens a window to traditional trades for young workers
Worker influencers are showing what life is like in fields such as construction, plumbing and manufacturing. Trade schools are trying to make the most of it.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 12, 2025

Illinois bans AI therapy as some states begin to scrutinize chatbots
Illinois banned therapists from using artificial intelligence to treat patients, joining a small group of states regulating the use of AI chatbots for mental health.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 12, 2025

The AI industry is awash in hype, hyperbole and horrible charts
Just checking: 69.1 is a larger number than 30.8, right?

Washington Post Tech
Aug 12, 2025

Labor unions mobilize to challenge advance of algorithms in workplaces
Labor groups are trying to slow the advance of disruptive AI technology into workplaces, with the AFL-CIO and others trying to help state legislators pass AI laws.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 12, 2025

Top aide to Trump and Musk seeks even greater influence as a podcaster
Katie Miller, who most recently worked for Elon Musk, says the right-wing podcast sphere is dominated by men. She wants a slice of the pie.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 12, 2025

Trump's chip deal sets new pay-to-play precedent for U.S. exporters
Trump's deals requiring Nvidia and AMD to pay 15 percent of AI chip sales in China to the U.S. government challenge norms in trade and national security policy.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 11, 2025

End is near for the landline-based service that got America online in the '90s
The landline-based service once played a dominant role in culture, exposing tens of millions to the internet and inspiring a movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 11, 2025

AOL dial-up got America online in the '90s. It's ending next month.
The landline-based service once played a dominant role in culture, exposing tens of millions to the internet and inspiring a movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 11, 2025

Nvidia, AMD agree to pay U.S. government 15% of AI chip sales to China
The arrangement is highly unusual, as U.S. tech export controls are usually based on national security, rather than whether they can raise funds for Washington.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 11, 2025

These workers don't fear artificial intelligence. They're getting degrees in it.
Working professionals and young people are investing in artificial intelligence courses, programs and degrees as the technology promises to transform jobs.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 10, 2025

Nvidia, AMD agree to pay U.S. government 15% of A.I. chip sales to China
The arrangement is highly unusual as U.S. tech export controls are usually based on national security imperatives rather than whether they can raise funds for Washington.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 10, 2025

New chatbot on Trump's Truth Social platform keeps contradicting him
An "answer engine" on Trump's social media site says the 2020 election wasn't stolen, tariffs aren't boosting the stock market and Barack Obama is seen favorably.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 08, 2025

How to spot an AI video? LOL, you can't.
It's time to stop trying to be AI detectives. We need a different approach to a world awash in realistic AI.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 08, 2025

Volunteers fight to keep ‘AI slop' off Wikipedia
Hundreds of Wikipedia articles may contain AI-generated errors. Editors are working around the clock to stamp them out.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

OpenAI released GPT-5, a big upgrade to ChatGPT. Here's what to know.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI released GPT-5 Thursday, an upgrade to its AI technology that is free for all users, although a paid subscription is needed for unlimited use.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

ChatGPT got a big upgrade. Here's what to know about OpenAI's GPT-5.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI released GPT-5 Thursday, an upgrade to its AI technology that is free for all users, although a paid subscription is needed for unlimited use.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

Instagram Map lets your friends, and possibly exes, track your every move
A guide to how Instagram is now sharing your location and how to stop it.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

OpenAI made a big upgrade to ChatGPT. Here's what to know about GPT-5.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI released GPT-5 today, an upgrade to its AI technology that is free for all users, although a paid subscription is needed for unlimited use.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

Trump calls for Intel CEO to resign
President Donald Trump called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign amid controversy over investments in China. Trump's demand followed Sen. Tom Cotton's concerns over national security.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

When apps leak our data, who is responsible?
The Tea and Flo apps put women at risk. Where are the consequences?

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

Companies keep building dangerous apps. Users keep paying the price.
The Tea and Flo apps put women at risk. Where are the consequences?

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

Memories of deadly winter blackouts haunt the Texas data center boom
A newly passed law in Texas requires emergency shutoff switches for data centers, including the massive $500 billion AI supercomputer backed by President Trump.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 07, 2025

I spent months living with smart glasses. People talk to me differently now.
Eyeglasses are being augmented with screens, AI, and the power to unnerve people. We tested a pair from Even Realities to see how.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 06, 2025

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on computer chips for companies that don't build in U.S.
President Trump said companies will pay double for computer chips unless they build in the U.S. Apple secured an exemption and promised an extra $100 billion of U.S. investment.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 06, 2025

Nvidia, under pressure from U.S. and China, says chips have no ‘back doors'
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia, newly cleared to export some AI chips to China, said it opposes any "kill switches" or "spyware" in its products.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 06, 2025

Nvidia, under pressure from U.S. and China, says its chips have no ‘back doors'
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia, newly cleared to export some AI chips to China, said it opposes any "kill switches" or "spyware" in its products, as it tries to avoid addressing pressures from the U.S. mid Trump administration proposals on how to slow China's AI progress.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 06, 2025

A politician made an AI clone of himself. The outrage was real.
British lawmaker Mark Sewards released an artificial intelligence prototype of himself to help deal with a backlog of queries from constituents. Some weren't impressed.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 05, 2025

Jim Acosta sparks fury with ‘interview' of dead Parkland teen's AI avatar
The video adds to the growing list of AI-video resurrections that people have called "unsettling" and "grotesque."

Washington Post Tech
Aug 05, 2025

Is your kid's screen time a problem?
Answer these seven questions for personalized advice on how to manage your child's screen time.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 05, 2025

Do you want an orange iPhone or a smartphone ‘adorned' with crystals?
Smartphone manufacturers are trotting out an array of ever-changing colors and eye-catching design elements. Are you in or out? (Be honest!)

Washington Post Tech
Aug 05, 2025

Meta disrupts millions of WhatsApp scam accounts as internet schemes rise
Meta banned more than 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to scam operations, as the company fights a wave of criminal activity on the internet.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 04, 2025

Zuckerberg fired the fact-checkers. We tested their replacement.
Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta's new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 04, 2025

The AI spending boom could have real consequences for the U.S. economy
As revisions to U.S. jobs numbers call into question economic growth, Big Tech is becoming an even more important part of American prosperity.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 04, 2025

Big Tech's hefty AI spending is reshaping the slowing economy
As revisions to U.S. jobs numbers call into question economic growth, Big Tech is becoming an even more important part of American prosperity.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 03, 2025

The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die
Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong?

Washington Post Tech
Aug 02, 2025

Napster reunion spotlights a giant leap in tech company rule-breaking
Once seen as a cautionary tale of Silicon Valley recklessness, Napster pioneered a damn-the-torpedoes approach since perfected by Airbnb, Uber and some AI giants.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 01, 2025

Tesla found partially liable for fatal 2019 crash, hit with $243 million in damages
The outcome is a stunning rebuke for Tesla, which for years has fought to absolve itself of responsibility when its technology is involved in a crash.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 01, 2025

Google is killing millions of web links to save a few bucks
The company junked its 15-year-old web address format, which will break a deluge of links in academic research, court documents and websites.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 01, 2025

NASA, SpaceX launch a crew of astronauts to space station
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched another crew to the International Space Station on Friday, as the space agency is losing about one-fifth of its workforce.

Washington Post Tech
Aug 01, 2025

In Trump's Washington, Palantir is winning big
From warfighting and tracking deportations to writing State Department cables with AI, the company is benefiting from a new technology-driven cost-cutting ethos.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 31, 2025

Palantir gets $10 billion contract from U.S. Army
The software company's enterprise contract over the next decade cements its central role in warfighting for years to come.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 31, 2025

A Catholic AI app promises answers for the faithful. Can it succeed?
It's like ChatGPT for Catholicism, but the only sources in this large language model are 27,000 documents connected to the church.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 31, 2025

China is betting on a real-world use of AI to challenge U.S. control
Vying to control the future of artificial intelligence, Beijing is pushing the application of AI while the U.S. focuses on developing cutting-edge models.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 31, 2025

China summons Nvidia over backdoor security concerns with AI chips
The cyberspace regulator in Beijing said it questioned Nvidia over its H20 chips, which Washington only recently allowed to resume being exported to China.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 30, 2025

Why more immigrants are being tracked with ankle monitors - and who profits
ICE is expanding a controversial surveillance program. Today, our reporter shares how he learned about it, and what The Post uncovered about the company that stands to profit.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 30, 2025

NYC mass killing raises new security concerns for corporate America
Security experts say large businesses may look to fortify their offices by adopting tools and protocols already in place at many schools and houses of worship.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 30, 2025

NASA workforce cuts raise fears about safety for space missions
The exodus at NASA has shaken the officials at the space agency and stoked concerns about its ability to fly astronauts safely.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 29, 2025

How to opt out of facial recognition at the airport
And why TSA face scans that are optional on paper can feel mandatory in practice.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 28, 2025

Trump's retreat on China chip ban triggers policy spat
Democratic lawmakers expressed "grave concern" to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after the administration approved Nvidia's exporting chips to China, loosening controls imposed on national security grounds.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 28, 2025

‘College hazing' or training? Amid shortage, air traffic recruits wash out.
Almost 20 percent of air traffic control trainees fail to complete training at their first tower or center, slowing efforts to rebuild the workforce.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 27, 2025

An American mega-influencer flew to Lithuania. Then the chaos began.
The streamer IShowSpeed drank pink soup in the Baltics, marveled at cars in China and made friends in Saudi Arabia. Are his tours propaganda, or just good advertising?

Washington Post Tech
Jul 26, 2025

AI intensifies battle for talent, housing and investments in San Francisco
The AI momentum isn't stopping and it's bringing workers, venture capital money and life back to San Francisco.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 26, 2025

Tea, an app for women to review dates, reports 72,000 user images stolen
The viral app, meant as a space for women to share advice and safety tips, said the hack included 13,000 images of photo IDs and selfies used to verify accounts.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 25, 2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is right and very wrong about AI-faked voices
It's getting scarily easy to create an AI soundalike to fool your banks or loved ones. We need industry and government to fix this.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 25, 2025

Apple's iOS 26 public beta is here. These are the 4 biggest changes.
Apple's first iOS 26 public beta offers an early taste of a major software overhaul. Here are the biggest changes and features we tested.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 24, 2025

The Tea app lets women review their dates. Men are worried.
The Tea Dating Advice app rose to the top of the charts for exposing abusive behavior, but some say it raises privacy concerns.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 24, 2025

Trump is targeting ‘woke AI.' Here's what that means.
The president's executive order could reshape chatbots' politics. But experts say training AI models to be neutral is easier said than done.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 23, 2025

Tesla earnings show ongoing fallout from Musk's broken alliance with Trump
Tesla reported another quarter of reduced profits after Elon Musk's stint in the Trump administration. The president's tax bill creates new business challenges.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 23, 2025

U.S. nuclear and health agencies hit in Microsoft SharePoint breach
Victims of the recent global hacking campaign include the National Institutes of Health and the National Nuclear Security Administration, officials said.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 22, 2025

Try these hidden ‘NOPE' buttons to stop AI content
How to turn off AI in Google and DuckDuckGo web search results, plus a no-AI nuclear option.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 22, 2025

Tesla fights two court battles over claims it misled consumers about automated driving
Tesla is fighting cases in Miami and California alleging it dangerously misled consumers about its Autopilot technology, including the driver in a fatal crash.

Washington Post Tech
Jul 21, 2025

China-backed hackers used Microsoft flaw in attacks, defenders say
Researchers say Chinese actors, along with other criminal hackers, exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely used by governments and businesses.

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