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Washington Post Tech
Nov 01, 2025

The nation's largest employers are putting their workers on notice
Amazon and Walmart are among firms warning employees of layoffs or disruption from AI as leaders across corporate America talk of increasing efficiency.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 31, 2025

What should you do with a router the government is considering banning?
Here's a roadmap to staying safer no matter which WiFi equipment you're using.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 31, 2025

One force is propping up the economy. Now it's getting stronger.
Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft will spend billions of dollars more on AI infrastructure this year and next, expanding a boom driving U.S. economic growth.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 31, 2025

A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail.
The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say it's a symptom of a wider crackdown.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 31, 2025

As AI reshapes the job market, here are 16 roles it has created
Walmart, KPMG and Salesforce are among the companies debuting titles as the companies adopt generative AI.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 30, 2025

U.S. agencies back banning popular home WiFi device, citing national security risk
The Commerce Department has proposed barring sales of TP-Link products, citing a national security risk from its China ties, people familiar with the matter said.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 30, 2025

U.S. agencies back banning top-selling home routers on security grounds
The Commerce Department has proposed barring sales of TP-Link products, citing a national security risk from its China ties, people familiar with the matter said.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 30, 2025

AI spending is helping prop up the economy. Now it's getting stronger.
Google, Meta and Microsoft will spend billions of dollars more on AI infrastructure this year and next, expanding a boom driving U.S. economic growth.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 30, 2025

Tech giants pledge to spend more on AI despite bubble concerns
Google, Meta and Microsoft will spend billions of dollars more on AI infrastructure this year and next, expanding a boom driving U.S. economic growth.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 30, 2025

A start-up's big idea to win over drivers: A $4,000 bike with a screen
Should an e-bike replace your car for short jaunts? Also's first two-wheeler makes its case by cribbing techy flourishes from electric cars.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 29, 2025

With Trump's favor, Nvidia becomes first $5 trillion company in history
After the chipmaker announced ambitious AI efforts in line with Trump's vision of a new industrial boom, its chief executive was set to meet with the president in Korea.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 29, 2025

How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gained darling status in Trump's orbit
After the chipmaker announced ambitious AI efforts in line with Trump's vision of a new industrial boom, its chief executive was set to meet with the president in Korea.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 29, 2025

We checked DHS's videos of chaos and protests. Here's what they leave out.
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 29, 2025

Trump administration uses misleading videos to portray chaos, push deportations
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was years old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 29, 2025

Inside Trump's Golden Dome: A shield critics call a risky fantasy
President Donald Trump's missile defense system aims to protect the U.S. from nuclear attack, but it may destabilize global security and cost over $1 trillion.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 29, 2025

Inside Trump's Golden Dome: High-stakes debate over missile-defense shield
President Donald Trump's missile defense system aims to protect the U.S. from nuclear attack, but it may destabilize global security and cost over $1 trillion.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 28, 2025

Why companies will just keep nudging you to try AI
The prodding to try AI products as you watch TV, surf the web or stare at your phone is a classic tactic in technology. It's annoying, but it works.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 28, 2025

What Amazon's 14,000 job cuts say about a new era of corporate downsizing
Many executives have echoed Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's talking points, tying their own job cuts to expected gains from AI and more nimble operations.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 28, 2025

Amazon to cut corporate workforce by about 14,000
The Amazon layoffs are the latest in a string of cuts from tech companies including Meta, Google and Microsoft — all of which are racing to compete in AI.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 28, 2025

Beans and rice, foods that won't go bad: Creators give advice on staying fed if SNAP benefits stop
With a possible pause in SNAP benefits this weekend, content creators are giving advice on how to keep from going hungry by using pantry staples.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 27, 2025

Elon Musk launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own ‘vision'
The right-leaning tech magnate is touting his own online encyclopedia as an unbiased alternative to the world's most widely cited online source.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 27, 2025

Elon Musk briefly launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own ‘vision'
The right-leaning tech magnate is touting his own online encyclopedia as an unbiased alternative to the world's most widely cited online source.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 25, 2025

Electricity prices are climbing, but not for the reason you think
It's not data centers or AI, it's something else.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 25, 2025

There's a reason electricity prices are rising. And it's not data centers.
It's not data centers or AI, it's something else.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 24, 2025

The fight between AI companies and the websites that hate them
A lawsuit by Reddit alleges companies hijacked its data and shows how our love of AI may be breaking the internet.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 24, 2025

He co-founded Wikipedia. Now he's inspiring Elon Musk to build a rival.
Larry Sanger's claims of a liberal slant and mismanagement at the world's dominant online encyclopedia are being enthusiastically embraced on the right.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 24, 2025

A Wikipedia cofounder is fueling the right's campaign against it
Larry Sanger's claims of a liberal slant and mismanagement at the world's dominant online encyclopedia are being enthusiastically embraced on the right.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 23, 2025

Mamdani denounces Cuomo's ‘racist' attacks in New York mayoral race
The front-runner made his comments following a radio interview in which Cuomo brought up the 9/11 attacks while arguing that Mamdani, a Muslim, lacks governing experience.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 23, 2025

Meet the people who dare to say no to artificial intelligence
Some students, workers and artists are trying to avoid using artificial intelligence tools, citing concerns about accuracy, privacy or undermining their own skills.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 23, 2025

Musk doubles down in fight with Trump administration, risking his empire
The tech executive has shown little sign of backing down from a battle over the future of NASA. It has spilled into the Transportation Department, which oversees regulation for Tesla.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

Meta cuts 600 workers in AI unit as it races to compete in tech boom
Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions in its artificial intelligence division, as the company reorganizes its workforce to better compete in the global AI race

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

I tried Apple and Samsung's face computers to get a glimpse of the future
Big Tech's latest batch of mixed-reality headsets are ready for you, but are they just stopgaps on the way to something else?

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

I tried Apple and Samsung's latest face computers. Here's what's new.
Big Tech's latest batch of mixed-reality headsets are ready for you, but are they just stopgaps on the way to something else?

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

Smart beds flipped out during the AWS outage, and so did their sleepy owners
Some Eight Sleep mattress users had a rude awakening after the Amazon Web Services outage, with reports of beds stuck upright and haywire temperatures.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

We tested the tech industry's fake-video warning system. It's broken.
Facebook, TikTok and other major platforms do not use a tech industry standard touted as a way to flag fake content, tests using AI-generated videos found.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

We uploaded a fake video to 8 social apps. Only one told users it wasn't real.
Facebook, TikTok and other major platforms do not use a tech industry standard touted as a way to flag fake content, tests using AI-generated videos found.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

We uploaded an AI video to 8 social apps. Only one told users it was fake.
Facebook, TikTok and other major platforms do not use a tech industry standard touted as a way to flag fake content, tests using AI-generated videos found.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution.
OpenAI's Atlas promises AI-powered convenience. The price? Letting ChatGPT track and store "memories" of what you do online.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 22, 2025

Nobel winners and celebrities challenge Silicon Valley's vision for the future
Scholars and artists called for a ban on "superintelligence" as debate grows in Washington and across the United States over regulating artificial intelligence.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 21, 2025

The hottest term in AI is completely made up
Artificial intelligence executives are harkening back to the industrial revolution.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 20, 2025

Amazon cloud outage disrupts service of major apps
Users reported outages with Snapchat, WhatsApp, Signal and Zoom, as well as Google and YouTube. AWS said the underlying issue has been fully resolved.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 20, 2025

Amazon says outage has subsided after major internet disruption
Users reported outages with Snapchat, WhatsApp, Signal and Zoom, as well as Google and YouTube. AWS said the underlying issue has been fully resolved.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 20, 2025

Amazon Web Services outage triggers major internet disruption worldwide
Users reported outages with Snapchat, WhatsApp, Signal and Zoom, as well as Google and YouTube. AWS said the underlying issue had been fully resolved.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 20, 2025

Why these companies insist on a 72-hour work week
Start-ups are promoting hardcore cultures such as "996," meaning working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week, as they race to compete in AI.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 20, 2025

Why these companies insist on a 72-hour workweek
Start-ups are promoting hardcore cultures such as "996," meaning working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week, as they race to compete in AI.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 18, 2025

Your Starbucks loyalty app might be costing you more
Companies use rewards programs to build profiles of you and figure out exactly how much you're willing to pay. Two former FTC officials say it's a trap.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 18, 2025

The hidden way using a rewards card can cost you more
Companies use rewards programs to build profiles of you and figure out exactly how much you're willing to pay. Two former FTC officials say it's a trap.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 17, 2025

Do this one thing to keep your phone running longer
Fixing my damaged phone instead of buying a new one felt like winning the lottery. Here's a blueprint to make repairs easier and cheaper.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 17, 2025

ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa
Iris scanners, facial recognition apps, phone-hacking software and cellphone location data are among the agency's recent technological purchases.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 16, 2025

The layoff survival guide: What to do before, during and after
Losing your job can be stressful. But workers can do several things before, during and after layoffs to be prepared for their next stage.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 16, 2025

Got a Windows 11 PC? Get ready to talk to it.
Microsoft is pushing its Copilot AI assistant further into the limelight with Alexa-style voice interactions.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 15, 2025

Apple upgrades Vision Pro headset as competition heats up
The company's $3,499 headset just got a silicon brain transplant -- but it faces stiff competition.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 15, 2025

As famine struck Gaza, Google let Israel run YouTube ads claiming, ‘There is food'
An internal Google email said it received many complaints about Israeli government YouTube ads about food access in Gaza, but ruled they could remain online.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 15, 2025

Google email shows it ruled Israel's ads claiming ‘There is food in Gaza' aren't misleading
An internal Google email said it received many complaints about Israeli government YouTube ads about food access in Gaza, but ruled they could remain online.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 14, 2025

Instagram limits teen accounts as California adds warnings to social media
Following a fresh wave of criticism, Instagram says it is rolling out new safety features for teen accounts and surveying parents.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 14, 2025

Inside Silicon Valley's push to breed super-babies
Tech investors are backing a movement to optimize your offspring.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 14, 2025

My phone suddenly became a fire hazard. It can happen to you, too.
Any device with a rechargeable battery could swell and pry apart. It just happened to me.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 14, 2025

Your phone can suddenly become a fire risk. Here's what to do.
Any device with a rechargeable battery could swell and pry apart. It just happened to me.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 11, 2025

Fake videos of dead celebrities are going viral. Many of their families are horrified.
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's new tool lets users make realistic AI videos of dead public figures like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jackson. Many have responded with crude and racist memes.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 11, 2025

AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's new tool lets users make realistic AI videos of dead public figures like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jackson. Many have responded with crude and racist memes.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 10, 2025

A one-click button to protect your privacy is finally real
It's way too hard to opt out of companies selling your data. But it doesn't have to be.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 10, 2025

Here's a big reason to think twice before buying a smart ring
These wearables can track workouts and collect health data, but often not for as long as users would like.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 10, 2025

The big reason to think twice before buying a smart ring? Their batteries.
These wearables can track workouts and collect health data, but often not for as long as users would like.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 10, 2025

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel's private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist' and U.S. destruction
In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that "the Antichrist" is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 09, 2025

Federal officials probe Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving' over traffic violations
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the probe stemmed from reports of vehicles running red lights and entering the opposing lane of traffic.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 09, 2025

Trump is complicating the GOP's anti-censorship campaign
Republicans' years-long fight against tech companies' content moderation practices is facing pushback over the Trump administration's limits on media.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 09, 2025

I tracked Amazon's Prime Day prices. We've been played.
Here's what you should do to actually get a good deal on Amazon.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 07, 2025

Americans have become more pessimistic about AI. Why?
Four theories to explain the surveys that keep showing sour public opinion about AI.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 07, 2025

Friends took my face with the viral Sora app. I laughed. Then I got scared.
Lost in the wave of LOLs over OpenAI's new Sora app is what it actually feels like to lose control of your own face.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 07, 2025

We teamed up with our audience to measure TikTok's unmistakable draw
In a unique experiment, The Washington Post collected more than 1,100 TikTok users' data so it could analyze how the social media platform's algorithm worked.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 07, 2025

TikTok posts on Israel-Gaza war are overwhelmingly pro-Palestinian
A new report finds 17 pro-Palestinian posts for every pro-Israeli one, but they tend to get the same amount of traction online.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 05, 2025

This school district asked students to draft its AI policy
High schoolers in Silicon Valley are helping a local school district choose its policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 05, 2025

AI lets Russian war widows see their soldier husbands one more time
A trend has emerged in Russia of using artificial intelligence to create video memorials of the dead, often soldiers, giving a final farewell to their wives and children.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 04, 2025

This billionaire Trump ally and his son are building an unprecedented media empire
Larry and David Ellison's holdings span movies, TV networks, CBS and soon a stake in TikTok, in a paradigm shifting portfolio with huge influence.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 03, 2025

Amazon's Ring plans to scan everyone's face at the door
For the first time, the company is putting facial recognition into its home security doorbells and video cameras.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 03, 2025

Apple complies with Justice Department demand to remove ICEBlock app
The developer of the app, which allowed people to report the activities of immigration agents, said he believed pressure from the Trump administration was to blame.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 03, 2025

Apple removes ICEBlock app that tracked agent sightings amid controversy
The developer of the app, which allowed people to report the activities of immigration agents, said he believed pressure from the Trump administration was to blame.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

AI can design toxic proteins. They're escaping through biosecurity cracks.
Artificial intelligence can design toxic proteins that escape biosecurity cracks, sparking concerns over potential misuse.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

How AI is making it easier to design new toxins without being detected
Artificial intelligence can design toxic proteins that escape biosecurity cracks, sparking concerns over potential misuse.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

Everything is fake on Silicon Valley's hottest new social network
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

This social app can put your face into fake movie scenes, memes and arrest videos
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

Shutdown guts U.S. cybersecurity agency at perilous time
The lead U.S. agency for protecting the electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking has furloughed most of its staff.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

I broke ChatGPT's new parental controls in minutes. Kids are still at risk.
Parents don't just need half-baked settings. They need AI companies to bake safety into their products.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

How companies might avoid Trump's new $100,000 visa
The new fee targeted at new H-1B visas could spur employers to seek other paths to acquiring high-skilled workers abroad.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 02, 2025

How companies might avoid Trump's new $100k visa
The new fee targeted at new H-1B visas could spur employers to seek other paths to acquiring high-skilled workers abroad.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 01, 2025

Your old Google smart home gadgets are about to get chattier. Here's why.
After nearly a decade, Google's vision of the smart home is getting an AI overhaul.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 01, 2025

Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.

Washington Post Tech
Oct 01, 2025

They were desperate for a baby. They turned to cutting-edge robots.
One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

10 ways to keep children safer and happier online
The internet is still a minefield for kids, and parents feel outmatched. A growing movement of advocates say they have better fix-it ideas like these.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

DoorDash's Dot delivery bots might be coming to a bike lane near you
Instead of short-range city deliveries, DoorDash's new delivery robot is meant to ferry supplies through suburbia.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

One force is propping up the economy. Fears are growing it won't last.
Artificial intelligence may be Silicon Valley's latest speculative bubble — with major risks for the rest of the economy.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 30, 2025

Police are drowning in data. Could a chatbot help?
Start-up Longeye offers an AI chatbot for police designed to help them spot clues and patterns in digital evidence such as phone recordings or online chatlogs.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 29, 2025

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit over post-Jan. 6 suspension
YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit alleging it unfairly blocked President Donald Trump's account after the Jan 6. Capitol attacks.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 29, 2025

I discovered ChatGPT's best new feature: Quitting things for you
Artificial intelligence "agents" are now capable enough to do annoying tasks like cancelling subscriptions. Just make sure you can undo any mistakes.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 27, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel had to answer to the FCC. Internet comedians answer to the algorithm.
On social media, some comedians have audiences larger than network TV - and new pressures to navigate.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

TikTok deal sparks criticism over foreign involvement, price tag
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted President Trump's crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by Trump's White House.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

Trump's "all American" TikTok deal gives big stake to Middle East investors
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted President Trump's crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by Trump's White House.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

Trump's ‘all American' TikTok deal gives big stake to Middle East investors
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted President Trump's crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by Trump's White House.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 26, 2025

AI is taking on live translations. But jobs and meaning are getting lost.
New artificial intelligence-driven capabilities are expected to accelerate the shift from translation done by humans to machines.

Washington Post Tech
Sep 25, 2025

U.S. government scrambles to stop new hacking campaign blamed on China
U.S. cybersecurity officials ordered civilian federal agencies to check for vulnerable Cisco equipment being exploited by attackers targeting the government.

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