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Elon Musk’s A.I. Claims of Danger Face Limits in OpenAI Trial (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.
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Apple Reports 17% Sales Jump, Powered by iPhones (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
John Ternus, who will take over in September, spoke publicly on an investor call for the first time since his new job was announced.
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Struggling With Phone Addiction? Try These Remedies. (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
Counting minutes is a poor way to curb phone habits. Real antidotes, experts say, include mindful parenting, curated content and human connection.
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How Good Is Google’s Gemini AI at Making Travel Plans? (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
Gemini is a digital Swiss Army knife for planning flights, activities and routes, but it isn’t perfect. Why did it forget to put underwear on the packing list?
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Musk vs. Altman: What Is This Really About? (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
In a landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, the origins of OpenAI are being examined. The Times’s technology reporter Cade Metz explains what’s behind it all.
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Elon Musk suffered a rare loss in his last jury trial. (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
Elon Musk arriving at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco in March.
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Musk says he ‘was a fool’ to provide OpenAI’s early funding. (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
Elon Musk’s testimony grew testy during cross-examination from OpenAI’s lawyer
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Here’s the latest. (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
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Palantir Is Making a French Chore Coat. Yes, That Palantir. (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
The data analysis company is selling a version of the jacket that it says will show its commitment to “re-industrializing America.”
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Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman, had misled him. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.
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A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.
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Ford Reports Higher Profit Thanks Partly to Tariff Refund (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
Ford Motor said it expected the federal government to refund $1.3 billion the company paid in tariffs that the Supreme Court later struck down.
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Even without OpenAI, Elon Musk has made A.I. a big part of his business empire. (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
SpaceX said a deal with Cursor gave it the option to buy the artificial intelligence start-up, which makes code-writing software, for $60 billion later this year.
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Who is the judge in the case? (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Et tu, Brute? What Elon Musk’s clash with Sam Altman is really about. (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
OpenAI is at the center of the clash between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
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Here’s the latest. (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
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A.I. Helps Online Ad Businesses Boom (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.
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In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)
From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.
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A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces.
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OpenAI Trial Starts With Two Very Different Tales of a Company’s Early Years (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
In the trial’s first day of testimony, Elon Musk said greed led co-founder Sam Altman to pull the A.I. lab away from its nonprofit roots. OpenAI says that’s nonsense.
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Here’s what OpenAI’s lawyer argued in his opening statement. (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
William Savitt, OpenAI’s lead counsel, arriving to court on Tuesday.
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Why does Elon Musk talk so much about saving humanity? (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
Elon Musk has said that he founded SpaceX, his rocket manufacturer, to take humans to Mars.
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
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Here’s what Musk’s lawyer argued in his opening statement. (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
Elon Musk arriving to court on Tuesday.
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Who are the lawyers representing Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft? (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
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Google Signs A.I. Deal With the Pentagon (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
The Pentagon has also signed deals for using A.I. on classified networks with OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, amid a dispute with Anthropic.
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Here Are the Key Players in the OpenAI Trial (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
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This trial comes amid a growing national backlash against A.I. (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
Anti-data center signage is displayed outside Bart and Amy Snyder’s farm in Wolcott, Ind. The Snyders have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the planned construction of an A.I. data center next door to their property.
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G.M.’s Profit Bolstered by a $500 Million Tariff Refund (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid.
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Elon Musk Assails Sam Altman on Social Media Before OpenAI Trial (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
Mr. Musk’s posts on X have pushed his narrative that OpenAI has lost its way.
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What are Elon Musk’s claims against Altman and OpenAI? (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
Elon Musk is asking for more than $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, OpenAI’s primary partner.
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Oakland, which is playing host to the trial, is not exactly known as a tech hub. (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
The Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Oakland, Calif.
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Here’s the latest. (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
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Here’s the contentious history behind OpenAI. (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
The OpenAI offices in San Francisco.
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Internet Restrictions Spur Russians to Openly Question Putin’s Moves (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
From beauty influencers to the token political opposition, Russians are openly questioning President Vladimir V. Putin’s moves to hamstring internet access.
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What Elon Musk’s Clash With Sam Altman of OpenAI Is Really About (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
Mr. Musk’s lawsuit against Mr. Altman and OpenAI makes the case that all-encompassing greed is Silicon Valley’s defining feature.
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From Indiana to Idaho, a Backlash Against A.I. Gathers Momentum (Mon, 27 Apr 2026)
The widening movement is pulling in people from all walks of life, united by a worry that Big Tech will cash in while average Americans bear the costs.
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Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side (Mon, 27 Apr 2026)
After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million to try to block a California billionaire tax.
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman Bring OpenAI Trial Spectacle to Oakland (Mon, 27 Apr 2026)
Oakland, Calif., where Elon Musk’s trial against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, starts on Monday, is not exactly known as a hub of the tech industry.
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Microsoft and OpenAI Loosen Their Partnership (Mon, 27 Apr 2026)
Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest financial partner, will continue to license the start-up’s technology but will no longer be its exclusive licensee.
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After Correspondents Dinner Shooting, Rumors and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Online (Sun, 26 Apr 2026)
Influencers jumped to fill the information void with conspiracy theories about the attack at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday.
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Social Media Captures the Chaos and Mundane of Shooting at Correspondents’ Dinner (Sun, 26 Apr 2026)
Journalists and guests shared the surreal and confusing scenes from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after gunfire erupted on Saturday.
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A Year Later, Trump’s ‘Most Exclusive’ Memecoin Event Is a Lot Less Exclusive (Sat, 25 Apr 2026)
Even a Times reporter qualified for the event, which caused outrage last year for providing access to President Trump in exchange for investment in one of his family’s crypto ventures.
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Thousands of EV Car Leases Are Ending Soon, Giving Buyers a More Affordable Option (Sat, 25 Apr 2026)
The leases on hundreds of thousands of battery-powered cars and trucks will end in the next three years, and many will end up on used-car lots.
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Google Commits to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)
The investment comes as the A.I. start-up looks to keep up with accelerating demand for its business and coding products.
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What Are Prediction Markets, and Why Are They Causing Controversy? (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)
The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way to gamble, and a new way to cheat.
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5 Tall Tasks for John Ternus, Apple’s Next C.E.O. (Sat, 25 Apr 2026)
John Ternus will face many of the same issues that Tim Cook has grappled with for years.
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Tim Cook’s Legacy + The Future of U.B.I. With Andrew Yang + HatGPT (Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
The highlights, the lowlights, and how Apple changed in the years since Tim Cook took over as chief executive.
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A.I. Start-Ups From Canada and Germany Merge to Take On Silicon Valley (Sun, 26 Apr 2026)
Cohere is acquiring Aleph Alpha in a deal aimed at customers uneasy about the dominance of American companies in artificial intelligence.
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Sam Altman’s Next High-Wire Act: Getting OpenAI to Make More Money (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)
Mr. Altman, who has faced criticism over OpenAI’s direction, has culled company projects and is trying to be more disciplined with strategy.
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How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)
The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination found.
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