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Elon Musk’s Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla (Wed, 17 Jun 2026)
Some shareholders might object, but there is little they could do, legal experts say.
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Anthropic Employees Accuse Trump Administration of Targeting Them (Wed, 17 Jun 2026)
Workers at the artificial intelligence company have been puzzled and increasingly concerned by the administration’s move to limit their latest A.I. models.
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Why Waymo’s Driverless Taxis Won’t Be on Your Streets Anytime Soon (Wed, 17 Jun 2026)
The Silicon Valley company’s ambitions to roll out autonomous cars nationwide have hit political roadblocks in some of the country’s biggest markets.
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A.I. Boom Ignites Asian Chip Companies (Tue, 16 Jun 2026)
They make much of the gear that goes into giant data centers. Demand for their products is shifting the balance of tech power.
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How the ‘Hard Fork’ Hosts Bring Their Tech Podcast to a Live Audience (Wed, 17 Jun 2026)
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explain why they try to include “a little chaos” when they record their New York Times tech podcast in front of a crowd in San Francisco.
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‘Hard Fork’ Live Part 2: Dylan Field on Standing Out in the A.I. Era (Wed, 17 Jun 2026)
“I think if you have a creative voice in writing or design, you put yourself out there and you take a risk — this is a good time to do that,” said the Figma chief executive Dylan Field.
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The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of A.I. Data Centers (Wed, 17 Jun 2026)
As tech giants rush to build infrastructure, some residents who live near data centers say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.
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D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center (Tue, 16 Jun 2026)
The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk’s company had played a crucial role in the Iran war. It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.
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Riding High After I.P.O., SpaceX Will Buy A.I. Start-Up for $60 Billion (Tue, 16 Jun 2026)
SpaceX exercised its option to acquire Cursor in an all-stock deal, bolstering Elon Musk’s ambitions in artificial intelligence.
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What to Know About Planned Social Media Bans in Australia, the U.K. and Beyond (Mon, 15 Jun 2026)
Britain said it would ban social media access for children under 16 starting in 2027, joining several other countries introducing similar measures.
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UK Announces Social Media Ban for Children Under 16 (Mon, 15 Jun 2026)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government planned to bar children under 16 from social media, following similar efforts in Australia and elsewhere.
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Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bouts (Sun, 14 Jun 2026)
A U.F.C. fight on President Trump’s birthday will now double as a capstone for Paramount’s successful effort to secure Justice Department approval for a mega media merger.
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State Attorneys General Are Investigating OpenAI (Sat, 13 Jun 2026)
OpenAI said that a coalition of states had opened an investigation over a wide range of its practices, including its handling of user data, safety of minors and advertising activities.
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U.S. Bars Foreigners From Using Anthropic’s Most Advanced A.I. Models (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
The company said on Friday night that the federal government had ordered limits on its Mythos and Fable 5 A.I. systems, citing national security concerns.
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SpaceX’s Unlikely Journey From Far-Out Idea to $2 Trillion Juggernaut (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
Elon Musk said he had initially given SpaceX less than a 10 percent chance of succeeding. His rocket company has come a long way.
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What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for OpenAI and Anthropic (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
Strong investor interest in SpaceX could be good news for the A.I. rivals, which have signaled that they, too, intend to go public this year.
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If You Have a 401(k), How Much SpaceX Stock Will You Own? (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
If you have index funds — such as in a 401(k) — they may soon include shares of the mega company. Here’s a rough calculation.
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Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Stock Begins Trading (Fri, 12 Jun 2026)
With SpaceX shares soaring 20 percent 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 blockbuster stock market debut of Elon Musk’s rocket company paves the way for a wave of enormous 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 (Fri, 12 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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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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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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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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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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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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