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Skeptics Question Whether SpaceX Is Worth $1.77 Trillion (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)
Elon Musk’s rocket company is spending big and losing money. That has raised questions about whether it can justify its valuation for its blockbuster initial public offering.
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How Tesla’s Stock Listing in 2010 Enabled SpaceX’s I.P.O. (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)
Investors who bought the automaker’s shares in its initial public offering became rich. As a result, many have a deep faith in Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX.
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Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’ (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)
As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made.
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Microsoft C.E.O. Satya Nadella Says ‘Everyone Is a Stakeholder’ in A.I. (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)
At The New York Times’s Hard Fork Live event, Mr. Nadella addressed the backlash against artificial intelligence and President Trump’s comments about Americans sharing in the wealth of A.I. companies
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Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Stock Begins Trading (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
With SpaceX shares soaring on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits.
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SpaceX Stock Rises 11% in Largest IPO Ever (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
The stock market debut of Elon Musk’s rocket company paves the way for a wave of mega offerings that are coming from OpenAI and Anthropic.
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‘Hard Fork’ Live, Part 1: Satya Nadella and Cindy Cohn (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
A tech titan, a digital rights defender and two menacing-looking robot dogs took the stage at our second-ever live show.
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Google Sues to Stop Chinese Cybercrime Group from Using Its A.I. (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
In a lawsuit, the tech giant accused the group of using Google’s Gemini system to create hundreds of fake corporate and government websites.
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SpaceX IPO: How Our Reporters Assess the Sky-High Valuation and Potential Economic Impact (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)
Two Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the world’s richest man in it all.
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SpaceX Finalizes IPO Price at $135 a Share in World’s Largest Public Offering (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
Elon Musk’s rocket company said it would sell more than 555 million shares at $135 each in its blockbuster initial public offering, which is set to begin trading on Friday.
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Trump Muses About Government Taking a Piece of A.I. Companies (Wed, 10 Jun 2026)
President Trump touched on what is an increasingly hot topic in Washington: how average Americans can get a piece of the tech industry’s A.I. windfall.
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Britain Is Weighing a Social Media Ban for Children. How Did It Get Here? (Wed, 10 Jun 2026)
Months after Australia banned social media for everyone under 16, the British government is considering new policies to keep children safe online.
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Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk’s Friend, Is Set to Reap Billions From SpaceX’s IPO (Wed, 10 Jun 2026)
Antonio Gracias, an investor who has built a $65 billion stake in the company, exemplifies the economic upside of being Mr. Musk’s ally.
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They Tried To Catch a Child Predator on a Livestream. They Trapped Themselves Instead. (Wed, 10 Jun 2026)
What happened when livestreaming vigilantes ambushed an innocent man.
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SpaceX’s IPO Could Turn 4,400 Employees Into Millionaires (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
While Elon Musk may soon become a trillionaire, his rocket company’s market debut is set to change the lives of its current and former employees, too.
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How to Remove Apps You Never Use (or at Least Hide Them) (Wed, 10 Jun 2026)
If you need space back on your phone or tablet, removing built-in and unused apps can help free up storage and reduce screen clutter.
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G.M. Plans to Develop Energy Storage Batteries as E.V. Sales Flag (Tue, 09 Jun 2026)
The carmaker will follow Tesla in making components for large batteries used by electric utilities, data centers and other businesses to handle fluctuations in power supply and demand.
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Meta A.I. Bug Allowed Hackers to Take Over Instagram Accounts (Wed, 10 Jun 2026)
The flaw, which Meta said it had fixed, allowed anyone to take over accounts using a bug in the company’s new artificial intelligence software.
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Anthropic Releases ‘Safe’ Version of Its Mythos A.I. Technology (Tue, 09 Jun 2026)
Called Claude Fable 5, it is twice as expensive as the company’s previous flagship system.
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Dutch Authorities Block $115 Million Deal by a U.S. Tech Company (Tue, 09 Jun 2026)
The Netherlands blocked a U.S. company from buying a Dutch firm that handles its national ID system, saying it would create a “threat to the public interest.”
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Why Apple’s A.I. Upgrade for Siri Won’t Be Available in Europe (Tue, 09 Jun 2026)
A regulatory dispute has indefinitely delayed the release of Siri AI.
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In the Hybrid A.I.-Human Work Force, Who Will Actually Thrive? (Tue, 09 Jun 2026)
A panel of experts explains how job seekers should prepare for the future of work.
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OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO as AI Companies Rush to Wall St. (Mon, 08 Jun 2026)
The company hopes to raise billions in a highly anticipated public offering that could unlock a new generation of tech industry wealth.
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Apple Reveals New A.I.-Powered Version of Its Siri Digital Assistant (Mon, 08 Jun 2026)
The iPhone maker revealed its new artificial intelligence products at its developer conference, the last with Tim Cook as chief executive.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Has Applied for a Pardon From Trump (Mon, 08 Jun 2026)
Mr. Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.
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How Elon Musk’s Friendship With the F.C.C. Smooths the Way for SpaceX’s I.P.O. (Mon, 08 Jun 2026)
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has greenlighted regulatory requests for the company’s Starlink satellite internet service and lavished praise on its chief executive.
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The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward (Tue, 09 Jun 2026)
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.
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Apple Expected to Detail Its A.I. Plans at Conference (Mon, 08 Jun 2026)
For the second time, the company is expected to explain its artificial intelligence plans. Unlike some rivals, it is not reorganizing around the technology.
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Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline? (Mon, 08 Jun 2026)
Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. Two studies say that is not a coincidence.
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B.F.I. Preserves ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ and 430 Videos in Archive of Viral Moments (Mon, 08 Jun 2026)
The British Film Institute assembled the memes in an archive of culturally significant internet moments. See what made the cut.
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People Love to Hate This Fake Private Equity Guy (Wed, 10 Jun 2026)
Johnny Hilbrant Partridge has found social media fame as PE Guy, a character who embodies obnoxious entitlement.
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SpaceX Has $30 Billion Deal to Provide Google With A.I. Computing Power (Fri, 05 Jun 2026)
Elon Musk’s rocket company said Google would pay it $920 million a month, as it prepared for its initial public offering.
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Reid Hoffman to Leave Microsoft’s Board of Directors (Fri, 05 Jun 2026)
The LinkedIn co-founder was a key bridge to Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, but he also came with some baggage.
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