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SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Favorable Terms for Elon Musk (Tue, 26 May 2026)
The ways it set up its board and Mr. Musk’s pay appear to benefit him at the expense of other shareholders, corporate governance experts said.
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As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words (Mon, 25 May 2026)
The American pope wants to take artificial intelligence down a notch. Is he challenging the tech companies, or will tech take over the papacy?
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UK Institute Is Hunting for Dangers Lurking in AI (Sun, 24 May 2026)
The government’s A.I. Security Institute, staffed by alumni from OpenAI and Google, is becoming a model for countries grappling with A.I.’s emerging risks.
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One Job That Is Growing in the A.I. Era? Cybersecurity Experts. (Mon, 25 May 2026)
Demand for security engineers has surged as artificial intelligence generates a glut of new code and models like Anthropic’s Mythos create new concerns.
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‘The Maids,’ With Yerin Ha, Asks: Has Life Become One Big Performance? (Tue, 26 May 2026)
In his rethinking of Jean Genet’s classic work about class and power, Kip Williams ponders “a world that gives you every opportunity not to be yourself.”
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Massachusetts Uber and Lyft Drivers Form First Union for Ride-Share Workers (Mon, 25 May 2026)
The App Drivers Union said it was the first organization in the country to be formally certified to represent drivers for apps such as Uber and Lyft.
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Waymo Suspends Service in Six Cities After Cars Drove Into Flooded Roads (Fri, 22 May 2026)
The temporary shutdowns came after videos emerged showing two Waymo cars stopped on swamped streets in Atlanta on Wednesday.
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Google Appeals Landmark Ruling Declaring It a Monopolist in Search (Fri, 22 May 2026)
Google asked a federal appeals court on Friday to reverse a judge’s ruling that it had violated antitrust laws, as well as a requirement it share some data with rivals.
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Sundar Pichai Understands Why People Are Anxious About A.I. (Fri, 22 May 2026)
After a busy Google I/O, the company’s chief executive sits down with the hosts of “Hard Fork” to discuss the future of Google Search, how he’s using A.I. agents and his advice for college graduates.
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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update (Fri, 22 May 2026)
“This is the only recent gathering of a large number of people where mentions of A.I. did not produce a large chorus of boos.”
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‘Peanuts’ Music Owner Sues Interior Department and 3 Companies for Copyright Infringement (Thu, 21 May 2026)
The owner of the “Peanuts” catalog would really like it if companies and the U.S. government stopped using its music without permission.
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Meta Settles a School District’s Social Media Addiction Lawsuit (Thu, 21 May 2026)
Snap, TikTok and YouTube had already settled with the Kentucky district, allowing the companies to avert the first in a series of federal trials.
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Trump Cancels Signing of Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models (Thu, 21 May 2026)
The president said he postponed the executive order, which would give the government power to evaluate A.I. models before their release, over concerns about “aspects of it.”
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Gov. Gavin Newsom to Sign Executive Order Aimed at A.I. Job Loss (Thu, 21 May 2026)
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to explore an overhaul of labor policies to deal with potential mass job displacement from artificial intelligence.
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Samsung Averts a Walkout With Big Bonuses, but Discord Over A.I. Profits Brews (Thu, 21 May 2026)
Samsung Electronics, a global memory chip supplier, has been a major beneficiary of the A.I boom. It has also become the center of a debate over how to divide its spoils.
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Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs (Wed, 20 May 2026)
On a dark day of layoffs at Meta, one employee responded by creating an internal radio station that plays songs about job cuts — generated by artificial intelligence, of course.
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Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO (Wed, 20 May 2026)
Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.
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OpenAI Prepares to File for an I.P.O. in Coming Weeks (Wed, 20 May 2026)
OpenAI would be one of the most highly anticipated potential initial public offerings, in what is set to be a major year of I.P.O.s for Silicon Valley.
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Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, as A.I. Casualties Mount (Wed, 20 May 2026)
Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.
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How Google Is Starting to Win the A.I. Race (Tue, 19 May 2026)
Despite its early stumbles, Google’s Gemini has leapfrogged ChatGPT in relevance and usefulness. Soon, it will be ubiquitous.
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