The New York Times - Technology

1. Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR

   Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.

2. States Move to Ban Deepfake Nudes to Fight Sexually Explicit Images of Minors

   Legislators in two dozen states are working on bills, or have passed laws, to combat A.I.-generated sexually explicit images of minors.

3. AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line

   A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.

4. TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive’ Features

   European officials threatened to fine TikTok and force it to remove some features, the latest regulatory challenge for the Chinese-owned social media app.

5. Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems

   The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.

6. Nina Jankowicz Forms New Group to Defend Disinformation Research

   The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation.

7. FIFA Said to Be Close to TV Deal With Apple for New Tournament

   The agreement would give the tech company worldwide rights for a monthlong World Cup-style competition between top teams set to take place next year.

8. How Scam Calls and Messages Took Over Our Everyday Lives

   To own a computer or smartphone — indeed, to engage with the digital world to any degree — is to be a mark. You can try to block, encrypt and unsubscribe your way out of it, but you may not succeed.

9. ‘Catfish,’ the TV Show That Predicted America’s Disorienting Digital Future

   For 12 years, the MTV reality series “Catfish” has traveled the U.S., presenting hundreds of intimate snapshots of what can go wrong when the heart mixes with technology.

10. Start-Up Founder Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fraud

    Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent years.