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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

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By:Ryan Mac
12 December 2025 at 19:55
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.

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The SpaceX launchpad in South Texas in June 2024. The company said in a letter to employees on Friday that it could go public in 2026.

Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws

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By:Adam Satariano and Kate Conger
12 December 2025 at 09:00
Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.

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Elon Musk has grown increasingly confrontational toward Europe over the past year.
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Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order

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By:Cecilia Kang
11 December 2025 at 23:56
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

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President Trump, who has said it’s important for America to dominate in the race to develop A.I., has said that the various state A.I. laws have created a confusing patchwork of regulations.

Can OpenAI Respond After Google Closes the A.I. Technology Gap?

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By:Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
11 December 2025 at 14:58
A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition.

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OpenAI’s newest technology comes after Google claimed it had topped its young competitor.

After Australia, Which Countries Could Be Next to Ban Social Media for Children

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By:Lynsey Chutel
11 December 2025 at 12:54
Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause.

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Elementary school children in Denmark, which could become the first country in the European Union to impose an age limit on access to social media.

Does the Job of C.E.O. or Private Investor Come First? Intel’s Chief Is Juggling That Question.

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By:Don Clark and Tripp Mickle
10 December 2025 at 05:03
Lip-Bu Tan, who was appointed chief executive of Intel in March, is also a longtime venture capitalist. His dual roles have caused some consternation.

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Lip-Bu Tan, the chief executive of Intel, has led a venture capital firm since 1987.

Why the A.I. Boom Is Unlike the Dot-Com Boom

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By:David Streitfeld
9 December 2025 at 11:31
Silicon Valley is again betting everything on a new technology. But the mania is not a reboot of the late-1990s frenzy.

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Ben Horowitz, a major A.I. venture capitalist, in 2019. “The clearest sign that we are not actually in a bubble is the fact that everyone is talking about a bubble,” he said.

Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China

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By:Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson
8 December 2025 at 17:30
Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.

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The Trump administration wants to encourage Chinese companies to use Nvidia’s H200 chip while limiting sales of the company’s newest chips, known as Blackwell.

App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It

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By:Tripp Mickle
8 December 2025 at 10:11
The developer of ICEBlock, which notifies users of ICE agent sightings, said Attorney General Pam Bondi censored his free speech.

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A street raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other federal law enforcement officers along Canal Street in New York in October.

It’s Not Just You. Users Struggle With the Instagram Repost Button.

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By:Hannah Ziegler
6 December 2025 at 05:01
The new repost option, sandwiched between comment and share, has led to consternation and accidental reposts by some users.

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The new repost button can be easy to hit when you intend to share privately or view comments instead.

EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

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By:Adam Satariano and Kate Conger
5 December 2025 at 13:57
The case over online transparency has become a point of contention between the European Union and the Trump administration.

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The fine on Friday could be the first of several that Elon Musk’s X faces in the European Union.

Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

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By:Mike Isaac
4 December 2025 at 15:37
Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.

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Meta’s virtual reality headset last year. The company’s augmented reality glasses have become a surprise hit.

A.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster

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By:Erin Griffith
4 December 2025 at 11:30
Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.

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Colin Roberts, left, and Vivek Nair, the founders of Multifactor, an A.I. start-up, fielded interest from more than 250 investors and raised more money than planned.

Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers

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By:Brian X. Chen and Cole Wilson
4 December 2025 at 05:04
If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?

Apple’s A.I. Chief, John Giannandrea, Is Retiring

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By:Tripp Mickle
1 December 2025 at 21:15
John Giannandrea, hired from Google, is leaving after the release of a new Siri was postponed. Apple has fallen behind rivals in efforts to develop A.I. products.

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The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

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By:David Streitfeld
27 November 2025 at 08:10
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.

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Paulina Borsook in Berkeley, Calif. Her 1999 book, “Cyberselfish,” was largely ignored and written off as overly skeptical of Silicon Valley at the time.

David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72

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By:Sam Roberts
26 November 2025 at 16:22
He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.

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David Lerner, in suspenders, with Dick Demenus at Tekserve in 2002. The service outlet was featured on “Sex and the City” and was the setting of Tamara Shopsin’s 2021 novel “LaserWriter II.”

A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season

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By:Natallie Rocha and Kailyn Rhone
25 November 2025 at 05:01
New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.

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RealPage Agrees to Settle Federal Rent-Collusion Case

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By:David McCabe
24 November 2025 at 19:39
The Justice Department had accused the real estate software company of enabling landlords to charge tenants more than free-market rates.

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“With the rise of algorithmic and artificial intelligence tools, we will remain at the forefront of vigorous antitrust enforcement,” said Gail Slater, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division.

The Fate of Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Is Now in a Judge’s Hands

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By:David McCabe
21 November 2025 at 15:43
A judge queried lawyers about whether a breakup made sense during closing arguments on how to fix the tech giant’s dominance in online advertising.

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Judge Brinkema’s decision could restructure Google’s business as the company races to develop better artificial intelligence than its rivals and successfully weave the technology into its suite of products.

The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?

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By:Cade Metz
20 November 2025 at 20:34
It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It’s enough to make some people very nervous.

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OpenAI’s Stargate data center complex in Abilene, Texas.

To Meld A.I. With Supercomputers, National Labs Are Picking Up the Pace

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By:Don Clark
20 November 2025 at 05:03
A.I. has added urgency to the U.S. national laboratories that have been sites of cutting-edge scientific research, leading to deals with tech giants like Nvidia to speed up.

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The Aurora supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill.

Yann LeCun, a Pioneering A.I. Scientist, Leaves Meta

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By:Eli Tan
19 November 2025 at 18:35
Dr. LeCun’s departure follows a shake-up in Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts, as Mark Zuckerberg pushes his company to keep up in the tech race.

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Despite Meta’s efforts to reach A.I. “superintelligence,” Yann LeCun has said that large language models will never be smart enough to be considered superintelligent.

Nvidia Earnings Show Profit Jumped 65% to $31.9 Billion

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By:Tripp Mickle
19 November 2025 at 19:01
The company, which makes the computer chips essential to the artificial intelligence boom, also said revenue in its recent quarter rose to $57 billion.

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Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, made a bet on chips for artificial intelligence that has turned his company into a Silicon Valley giant.

Saudi Arabia Backs Elon Musk’s xAI With Data Center Deal

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By:Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur
19 November 2025 at 17:02
Mr. Musk’s xAI will work with the Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain on a new data center, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to diversify his kingdom’s economy.

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Elon Musk and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Washington on Wednesday. The deal between xAI and the Saudi-backed company Humain is set to be xAI’s biggest data center outside the United States.

Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board

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By:Mike Isaac
19 November 2025 at 14:57
Mr. Summers departed the artificial intelligence company’s board after revelations of his communications with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Larry Summers’ exit from OpenAI is part of the widening fallout of those who were in the orbit of Jeffrey Epstein.

How Trump and Nvidia’s C.E.O. Became Partners on the International Stage

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By:Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson
19 November 2025 at 05:01
Over the last 10 months, President Trump has become close with Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, as the company’s chips have become a tool in trade and peace talks.

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In April, Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, announced at a White House news conference that Nvidia and its suppliers would invest $500 billion in U.S. manufacturing.

Trump Administration Gives Three Mile Island Nuclear Project $1 Billion Loan

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By:Qasim Nauman
19 November 2025 at 02:55
The Pennsylvania site, shorthand for the dangers of nuclear power after a 1979 meltdown, is set for revival under a deal to power Microsoft data centers.

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Constellation’s nuclear power plant, called the Crane Clean Energy Center, on Three Mile Island near Middletown, Pa. earlier this year.

In the A.I. Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American Research

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By:Cade Metz and Eli Tan
19 November 2025 at 00:00
Although some Silicon Valley executives paint China as the enemy, Chinese brains continue to play a major role in U.S. research.

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New research shows just how important Chinese engineering talent still is to Silicon Valley companies.

How TikTok Helped Meta Land an Antitrust Victory

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By:David McCabe and Steve Lohr
18 November 2025 at 19:53
Silicon Valley has increasingly pointed at rapid digital changes to blunt government efforts to rein in its power.

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The Washington headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Meta five years ago.

Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping

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By:Eli Tan · Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith
18 November 2025 at 17:56
To avoid regulatory scrutiny, big tech companies had steered clear of buying start-ups outright. Meta’s antitrust win may change that thinking.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, in September. On Tuesday, a federal judge found Meta had not violated antitrust law by buying Instagram and WhatsApp when they were tiny start-ups.

Meta Did Not Violate the Law When It Bought Instagram and WhatsApp, a Judge Rules

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By:Cecilia Kang
18 November 2025 at 15:39
Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp did not illegally stifle competition in social networking, a judge found, a major win for the tech giant.

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Meta has defended itself by saying that it faces plenty of competition from rivals, including TikTok and YouTube, and that it benefited the nascent apps with bountiful resources.

Google Unveils Gemini 3, With Improved Coding and Search Abilities

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By:Tripp Mickle and Cade Metz
18 November 2025 at 11:29
The new artificial intelligence model is the second the company has released this year. OpenAI and Anthropic made similar updates a few months ago.

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Google said the information produced by Gemini 3 was 72 percent accurate.

Self-Driving Taxis Are Catching On. Are You Ready?

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By:Brian X. Chen · Cade Metz and Balazs Gardi
18 November 2025 at 09:00
With the arrival of Amazon’s Zoox robot taxi in San Francisco to compete with Waymo, autonomous services are gaining momentum. But there are pros and cons.

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A Zoox driverless vehicle on a San Francisco street.

A.I. Video Is Threatening Our Ability to Trust Documentaries

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By:Alissa Wilkinson
18 November 2025 at 09:34
A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What’s at stake is history itself.

Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive

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By:Cade Metz
17 November 2025 at 14:03
Called Project Prometheus, the company is focusing on artificial intelligence for the engineering and manufacturing of computers, automobiles and spacecraft.

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The new artificial intelligence project partly financed by Jeff Bezos is entering an increasingly crowded market.

How Fraudsters Use Cryptocurrency A.T.M.s to Target Victims

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By:Cameron Fozi · Chloe Rosenberg and Reeno Hashimoto
17 November 2025 at 00:01
The kiosks, which resemble conventional A.T.M.s and convert cash into virtual currencies, are increasingly under scrutiny as a tool for scammers.

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A Bitcoin A.T.M. in a convenience store in Miami. Crypto A.T.M. operators are in at least 28,000 locations, according to Treasury Department data.

At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win

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By:Oliver Whang
12 November 2025 at 14:50
Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise.

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Mr. Collumb training at the University of Bath.

At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win

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By:Oliver Whang
12 November 2025 at 14:50
Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise.

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Mr. Collumb training at the University of Bath.

Why Debt Funding Is Ratcheting Up the Risks of the A.I. Boom

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By:Cade Metz
10 November 2025 at 05:00
While the tech giants have plenty of money to build data centers, smaller outfits are taking on debt and taking big chances to work with them.

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OpenAI is involved in a massive data center project in Abilene, Texas.

OpenAI Races to Quell Concerns Over Its Finances

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By:Mike Isaac
6 November 2025 at 16:52
The A.I. company faced pushback after a top executive raised the idea of government aid, amid concerns that the A.I. industry is headed toward a dangerous bubble.

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Sarah Friar, OpenAI’s chief financial officer.

What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids

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By:Carl Zimmer
6 November 2025 at 14:00
Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.

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Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?

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By:Cade Metz
6 November 2025 at 13:20
Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices.

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Brittany Bucicchia began using an A.I. therapy chatbot after dealing with mental health struggles.
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