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- South Africa Sets the Stage for Starlink Approvalby John Eligon on May 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A proposed regulatory change would allow Elon Musk’s satellite company and others like it to get a license without having to sell shares to Black South Africans.
- Why Making an iPhone in the U.S. Would Be So Difficultby Tripp Mickle on May 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Apple has resisted pressure to make its most important product in the United States since 2016, and instead has moved some production to India.
- Trump Turns Back to His Trade War, Threatening Europe and Appleby nytimes.com on May 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
- How Electric Vehicles are Targeted by the Republican Policy Billby nytimes.com on May 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
- The Man Who ‘A.G.I.-Pilled’ Googleby nytimes.com on May 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
- Regulators Are Investigating Whether Media Matters Colluded With Advertisersby nytimes.com on May 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
- OpenAI Says It Will Build Massive Data Centers in the U.A.E.by nytimes.com on May 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
- Laurene Powell Jobs Cuts 10% of Jobs at Emerson Collectiveby Theodore Schleifer on May 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ms. Powell Jobs has privately said her philanthropy needed to practice more austerity, according to people who heard her remarks.
- Fortnite Returns to Apple’s App Store After Scoring a Legal Victoryby John Yoon on May 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Apple kicked the popular game out of the App Store nearly five years ago, prompting a court battle that was partially resolved on Tuesday.
- Deepfake Laws Bring Prosecution and Penalties, but Also Pushbackby Tiffany Hsu on May 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Dozens of A.I.-related regulations enacted in the past two years now lead to fines, incarceration and legal challenges from the likes of Elon Musk.
- A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Booksby Talya Minsberg on May 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A summer reading insert recommended made-up titles by real authors such as Isabel Allende and Delia Owens. The Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer have apologized.
- Here’s What Meta Argued to Fend Off Monopoly Claims in Landmark Trialby David McCabe,Mike Isaac on May 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The social media company called only a handful of witnesses as it sought to prove it helped Instagram and WhatsApp after acquiring them.
- OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devicesby Mike Isaac,Cade Metz on May 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
OpenAI said it was buying io, a start-up founded by Mr. Ive, the designer of the iPhone, to usher in a new era of artificial intelligence hardware.
- British Retailer M&S Says Cyberattack Will Cost It $400 Millionby Eshe Nelson on May 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The company also said it would take several more weeks to resolve issues relating to the attack, which came to light last month.
- Fortnite’s Darth Vader Is A.I.-Powered. Voice Actors Are Rebelling.by Derrick Bryson Taylor on May 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.
- Elon Musk Suggests He Will Spend ‘a Lot Less’ on Political Donationsby Theodore Schleifer on May 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The world’s richest person, who spent more money than anyone else last year as he helped elect President Trump, has indicated lately that he wants to turn back toward his business empire.
- Gulf Deal-Making Spree Also Benefited Elon Musk and His Familyby Mara Hvistendahl,Rebecca R. Ruiz,Ryan Mac on May 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The world’s richest man inked new deals as he tagged along on President Trump’s tour of the Gulf.
- G.M. Stops Exporting Cars to Chinaby nytimes.com on May 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
- Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 99by nytimes on May 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
- How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Futureby Natasha Singer on May 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
After initially banning artificial intelligence chatbots, schools are embracing the tools. Miami, the third-largest U.S. school district, shows how.