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Big Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Subscribe to Elon Musk’s Grok (Fri, 03 Apr 2026)
Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
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OpenAI Buys Streaming Show ‘TBPN,’ Aiming to Change Narrative on A.I. (Fri, 03 Apr 2026)
OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”
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How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company (Thu, 02 Apr 2026)
Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely.
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The Future of Addictive Design + Going Deep at DeepMind + HatGPT (Fri, 03 Apr 2026)
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
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Europe Pushes for a Gentler Internet for Children (Thu, 02 Apr 2026)
The European Union and national capitals are trying to make social media and algorithms less addictive and safer, especially for children.
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Worried About A.I. Taking Your Job? That’s Not Very ‘Agentic’ of You. (Thu, 02 Apr 2026)
Today’s spin on the idea of personal agency is convenient for tech C.E.O.s, who boast that their models work just fine without us.
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The Revival of the Fashion-Tech Love Affair (Fri, 03 Apr 2026)
Get ready for the return of wearables and a new stage in the fashion-tech relationship.
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A.I. Could Change the World. But First It Is Changing Silicon Valley. (Thu, 02 Apr 2026)
The tech industry has predicted A.I. will profoundly affect the nature of white-collar work. The industry’s own workers are already getting a taste of that future.
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Goodbye ‘Geeky Hunk’? Gmail Users Can Now Change Their Usernames. (Wed, 01 Apr 2026)
Users who have been saddled with now-cringe email handles since the mid-2000s can now change them without losing any data under a policy Google announced on Wednesday.
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Apple’s Fitness Chief, Who Was Accused of Harassment, Is Retiring (Thu, 02 Apr 2026)
The high-profile executive was a key figure in the company’s expansion into fitness technology and services.
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A.I. Companies Shatter Fund-Raising Records, as Boom Accelerates (Wed, 01 Apr 2026)
OpenAI, Anthropic, Waymo and other artificial intelligence companies hauled in $297 billion in funding in the first three months of the year.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. (Wed, 01 Apr 2026)
An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.
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WhatsApp Whistle-Blower Suit Is Dismissed (Wed, 01 Apr 2026)
The former head of security for the messaging app, owned by Meta, had accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk. A judge said there was not enough evidence supporting claims that he was fired in retaliation.
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Can Science Predict When a Study Won’t Hold Up? (Wed, 01 Apr 2026)
Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds.
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One of Apple’s First Employees Looks Back at 50 Years (Wed, 01 Apr 2026)
In 1976, 14-year-old Chris Espinosa rode a moped to his job demonstrating computers made in Steve Jobs’s childhood home. The company has changed, but he’s still there.
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OpenAI Adds Another $12 Billion to Latest Funding Round (Tue, 31 Mar 2026)
The start-up has raised a total of $122 billion in a funding round that values the company at $730 billion.
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How Instagram’s ‘PG-13’ Branding for Teens Unraveled (Tue, 31 Mar 2026)
The social media giant, under legal pressure from the Motion Picture Association, has retreated from its use of the movie rating in its marketing.
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A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion (Tue, 31 Mar 2026)
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.
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Whoop, a Wearable Health Device Maker, Raises $575 Million (Tue, 31 Mar 2026)
With elite athletes like LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo as investors, the company, now valued at $10 billion, is courting everyday health enthusiasts.
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What to Know About California’s Executive Order on A.I. (Mon, 30 Mar 2026)
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued an order requiring safety and privacy guardrails for artificial intelligence companies contracting with the state.
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States Plow Ahead With A.I. Regulation, Defying Trump (Mon, 30 Mar 2026)
States ranging from California to Utah are taking steps to place guardrails on the technology even after the president ordered them to stop.
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From Foe to Ally: The S.E.C. Is Now Writing Crypto-Friendly Policies (Mon, 30 Mar 2026)
The embrace of crypto by financial regulators under President Trump has entered a new, cozier phase.
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Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones (Sun, 29 Mar 2026)
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
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What Is YouTube’s Dominance Doing to Us? We Asked Its C.E.O. (Sat, 28 Mar 2026)
Neal Mohan on A.I. slop, parental controls and his platform’s impact on our lives.
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Elon Musk Joins in Phone Call Between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi (Fri, 27 Mar 2026)
Mr. Musk’s participation was notable because it is rare for a private citizen to be on a call between heads of state. It also suggests that Mr. Musk is back on better terms with the president.
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