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The latest New York Times news, : New York Times sues Brave over 30 billion webpages sold to AI companies.

17 stories mentioning New York Times since 25 September 2026, newest first, each with its sources and discussion. Follow to see new ones on your front page.

  1. New York Times sues Brave over 30 billion webpages sold to AI companies

    The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Brave on November 2, alleging the company copied more than 30 billion webpages without identifying its crawler or giving site owners a way to block it, then sold that content…

    1 source
    Search Engine Journal
  2. Google removes AI Mode shortcut from Incognito Mode in test

    Google is testing a change to its Search experience by removing the AI Mode shortcut from Incognito Mode in Chrome. A user named Len Raleigh noticed the button was missing in Incognito Mode but still visible elsewhere.…

    1 source
    businesstoday.in
  3. Senator Warren demands Nvidia board answers over reported spy ties to Jensen Huang

    Senator Elizabeth Warren called on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the company’s board to testify before Congress after a New York Times report that Huang was targeted by a suspected Chinese intelligence asset. The report…

    1 source
    yahoo.com
  4. Society & Work new

    Alpha School claims AI teaches kids 2x faster, but data shows 50% missed math goals

    Alpha School, a network of private schools, is expanding its presence into public education while claiming its AI-driven curriculum allows students to learn twice as fast as traditional methods. The school reports high…

    1 source
    nytimes.com
  5. Policy & Regulation new

    Republican-linked candidates and PACs spend $137M on AI-generated campaign ads

    In 2026, U.S. political candidates and political action committees tied mostly to Republicans have spent more than $137 million on 220 campaign advertisements that were created with artificial‑intelligence tools. The…

    1 source HN 34
    nytimes.com
  6. Society & Work new

    Mediapart president says AI threatens democracy and calls for collective action

    Carine Fouteau, president and publishing director of Mediapart, argues in The Guardian that big tech companies and AI pose an existential threat to democracy by undermining journalism and public discourse. She…

    1 source
    The Guardian AI
  7. Amazon runs 1M+ warehouse robots, adds AI traffic control and touch-sensitive arms

    Amazon now operates more than one million robots across its warehouses and plans to more than double its robotic-arm fleet in 2026, Ars Technica reports. The company says its touch-sensitive Vulcan arm can handle 75%…

    1 source
    The Rundown AI
  8. Society & Work new

    MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle discusses new book on AI chatbots

    Sherry Turkle, a longtime MIT sociologist who has studied human‑machine relationships since the 1970s, sat down for an interview on The Ezra Klein Show. The conversation, published by the New York Times, centers on her…

    2 sources
    Wired AInytimes.com
  9. Policy & Regulation new

    OpenAI employee arrested for hidden recorder; Google releases Gemini 4 Argon with December price hike

    An OpenAI employee was arrested by the FBI on October 9 after a hidden recording device was found in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco headquarters. The device, discovered around September 30,…

    2 sources
    note.com
  10. New Constructs values Anthropic at $150 billion ahead of potential $2 trillion IPO

    New Constructs, an independent financial research provider, released a report on Tuesday valuing Anthropic at $150 billion, far below the potential $2 trillion market cap the company is reportedly targeting for a…

    1 source HN 241
    cnbc.com
  11. Society & Work new

    China struggles to attract foreign AI talent, study finds

    A study cited by the New York Times indicates that China is finding it hard to lure foreign artificial‑intelligence researchers back home. The analysis shows that in 2025, for every thirty Chinese AI scientists…

    1 source
    nytimes.com
  12. Society & Work new

    Kevin Roose publishes The AGI Chronicles after 150 interviews on AI race

    New York Times columnist Kevin Roose has published The AGI Chronicles, a book chronicling the recent history of generative AI through the stories of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Roose conducted more than 150…

    1 source
    Wired AI
  13. OpenAI and Anthropic spend $55.7M on midterm races to shape AI policy

    AI firms bankroll primaries to sway Congress—but keep it quiet in ads. OpenAI and Anthropic-backed groups spent $55.7 million on midterm primaries, per a New York Times analysis of campaign finance data. The money went…

    1 source
    inquirer.com
  14. Policy & Regulation new

    Meta saves $3.9B in US taxes by labeling AI data centers as experiments

    Meta avoided $3.9 billion in US taxes in 2025 by classifying its AI data centers as ‘pilot models’ and Nvidia chips as experimental materials, according to the New York Times. The savings rose from $2 billion in 2024…

    2 sources HN 7
    The Decodernytimes.com
  15. Policy & Regulation new

    Bill Gates discusses AI regulation and job impacts

    Bill Gates, co‑founder of Microsoft, appeared on the Ezra Klein Show to discuss how artificial intelligence could reshape society. He argued that relying solely on market incentives is insufficient to curb AI risks,…

    1 source
    nytimes.com
  16. Policy & Regulation new

    News outlets ask judge to ignore DOJ’s support for OpenAI in copyright case

    The New York Times, Seattle Times, and Newsday filed a court response this week urging Judge Sidney H. Stein to give little weight to the Department of Justice’s recent backing of OpenAI in their copyright lawsuit. The…

    2 sources
    reuters.comcryptobriefing.com
  17. Business & Funding new

    Insurers claim hospitals' AI use added about $1 billion in expenses in 2024‑25

    Insurers are saying that hospitals’ deployment of artificial‑intelligence tools led to roughly $1 billion in extra costs during the 2024‑25 period. The claim, reported by the New York Times, links the rise in expenses…

    2 sources
    TechCrunch AInytimes.com

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As of 6 November 2026: New York Times sues Brave over 30 billion webpages sold to AI companies. The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Brave on November 2, alleging the company copied more than 30 billion webpages without identifying its crawler or giving site owners a way to block it, then sold that content to AI companies…