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Alexander Murphy is a senior national science reporter for Times Media Service, based in the Houston bureau. Murphy covers science across the United States, explaining new research, discoveries and the scientific developments that shape everyday life. Murphy holds a master's degree in communication with a focus on journalism and grew up in Moraga, California.

Stories by Alexander Murphy

21 stories

  1. April 2026

    1 story: 1 news story

  2. Sat

    News: Business and Finance · World

    Meta to Lay Off 8,000 Employees in May 2026 Amid AI Push

    Meta revealed plans to cut 8,000 jobs, 10% of its workforce, in May 2026 to enhance efficiency and finance significant AI investments. Find out more about the strategic shift.

  3. February 2026

    1 story: 1 news story

  4. Tue

    News: Military · United States

    Pentagon Issues AI Ultimatum to Anthropic Over Military Use

  5. January 2026

    2 stories: 2 news stories

  6. Thu

    News: Technology · San Francisco, California

    Uber, Lucid, Nuro Unveil Production-Intent Robotaxi at CES 2026

  7. Sun

    News: Politics · World

    Iran Internet Shutdown Hides Protests, Rights Abuses

  8. December 2025

    5 stories: 5 news stories

  9. Sat

    News: Technology · World

    90% of Parked Domains Now Malicious: The Hidden Threat of Typosquatting

  10. Tue

    News: Technology · United States

    FCC Bans New Chinese-Made Drones in US Over Security Fears

  11. Sat

    News: Technology · United States

    TikTok US Divestment: Joint Venture with American Investors Set for 2026

    Learn about TikTok's agreement to form a new U.S. joint venture with American-led investors, including Oracle and Silver Lake, aiming to resolve national security concerns by…

  12. Thu

    News: Technology · United States

    Palantir CTO: AI Drives Blue-Collar Boom, Not Mass Job Loss

  13. Thu

    News: Technology · World

    Microsoft AI Study: Safest US Jobs from Generative AI

  14. November 2025

    5 stories: 5 news stories

  15. Thu

    News: Business and Finance · California

    HP Layoffs: AI Adoption Leads to 6,000 Job Cuts & $1B Savings

  16. Thu

    News: Business and Finance · California

    Nvidia Q3 Earnings Soar, Calming AI Bubble Concerns

  17. Tue

    News: Technology · World

    Cloudflare Outage: Global Internet Disruption Hits ChatGPT, X

  18. Fri

    News: Technology · World

    Russian AI Robot Aldol Falls Flat at Moscow Debut

    Aldol, Russia's first AI humanoid robot, suffered a humiliating fall during its debut in Moscow, highlighting challenges in robotic development.

  19. Fri

    News: Technology · World

    Jensen Huang Warns: China to Win AI Race Against US

  20. October 2025

    2 stories: 2 news stories

  21. Fri

    News: Technology · World

    Massive Data Leak: 183M Email Passwords Exposed

  22. Wed

    News: Technology · World

    Windows 10 End of Support: What You Need to Know Now

  23. September 2025

    1 story: 1 news story

  24. Tue

    News: Technology · World

    Zuckerberg’s AI Glasses Fail: What Went Wrong at Meta Connect

  25. May 2025

    3 stories: 3 news stories

  26. Sat

    News: Energy · World

    Is Our Worldwide Power Grid Stable?

  27. Sun

    News: Science · World

    Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth

    The Soviet Kosmos 482 spacecraft, stranded in orbit since 1972 after a failed Venus mission, safely crashed into the Indian Ocean on May 10, 2025. The…

  28. Mon

    News: Transportation · World

    Joby Aviation’s S4 Electric Air Taxi

  29. December 2024

    1 story: 1 news story

  30. Mon

    News: Technology · World

    AI and AGI for 2025