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A.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster

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.

Β© Poppy Lynch for The New York Times

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.

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

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.

Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

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.

Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars

Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, A.I. chatbots are now programmed to reflect the biases of their creators.

Β© Andria Lo for The New York Times

Grok’s prompt page displayed on a phone.

Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan

3 November 2025 at 10:44
Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.

Β© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Elon Musk and his critics agree on one thing: The compensation fight is about how much influence he has over Tesla.

Elon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own A.I. Encyclopedia

27 October 2025 at 21:12
The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday.

Β© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Elon Musk wrote that his new site, Grokipedia, would β€œpurge out the propaganda” of Wikipedia.

Saudi Arabia’s New Power Play Is Exporting A.I. to the World

28 October 2025 at 10:20
The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.

Β© Photo Illustration by Mark Harris; source photographs by Spencer Lowell for The New York Times, Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times, Katarina Premfors for The New York Times, Doug Mills/The New York Times, Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters, iStock

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