'Open the pod bay door, HAL' — here's how AI became a movie villain When Tom Cruise battles a sentient artificial intelligence "Entity" in the latest Mission Impossible film, he joins a long list of heroes who've had to fight a malevolent machine onscreen. Bob Mondello
After rebranding, X took @x from its original Twitter owner and offered him merch Gene X Hwang owned @x on Twitter. Until Elon Musk rebranded the platform and took the handle. Kai McNamee
New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization. Huo Jingnan
Hear it Again: Are we approaching a post-social media future? Since tech mogul Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion last October, one of social media's biggest giants has gone through an eye-popping overhaul. This week, Musk announced the next domino to fall: Twitter has a new name -- the letter "X." Libby Denkmann
Big carmakers unite to build a charging network and reassure reluctant EV buyers A lack of fast chargers for road trips is a major deterrent for would-be electric vehicle purchasers. In response, big automakers are following Tesla's playbook — and teaming up in an unusual way. Camila Domonoske
TikTok's new text post format is similar to, but not the same as, Threads and Twitter The new publishing option, which was announced Monday, will allow content creators to combine written content with music, stickers and hashtags. Dustin Jones
Firefighters and researchers are turning to AI to help fight fires Firefighters and researchers in California are using a new tool to spot fires faster: artificial intelligence. Steve Inskeep
Twitter's new logo is an X. Musk says it's part of the transition to everything app Twitter has ditched the bird logo for an X. Elon Musk says the change is a step toward turning the platform into an app that offers other services. It's a tall order considering Twitter's finances. Bobby Allyn
Twitter replaces its bird logo with an X as part of Elon Musk's plan for a super app Since his purchase of the social media platform, Musk has alluded to transforming Twitter into an "everything app" called "X," akin to the WeChat app in China. Juliana Kim
Biden and tech leaders announce commitments to manage artificial intelligence The White House is concerned about the economic and national security risks posed by artificial intelligence and is working on new executive actions to try to establish some guardrails for AI. Deepa Shivaram
