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Elon Musk’s Lawyers Ask OpenAI’s President Why He Is Worth $30 Billion

The legal team implied in a federal trial that Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, was driven by greed rather than building safe A.I.
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White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released

The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.
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S.E.C. Settles Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over His Twitter Disclosures

The agency, which has been pulling back on lawsuits against major companies, ended a case that had accused Mr. Musk of hiding his purchases of Twitter stock. He agreed to pay $1.5 million.
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Anthropic and Wall Street Giants Join Forces to Create New A.I. Firm

Blackstone and Goldman Sachs are among the investors in the new firm, which will help integrate Anthropic’s A.I. model Claude into their systems.
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Ford Says an Affordable Electric Pickup Truck is Still Coming Next Year

Ford Motor has written off $20 billion in electric vehicle investments but says it is forging ahead with an electric pickup that will sell for $30,000 next year.
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Jeeves and Ask.com Shut Down After Almost 30 Years

The pioneering search engine shut down on May 1, after nearly 30 years in operation.
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Driving Electric in Costa Rica Is Surprisingly Doable

The charging network is spotty, but it’s a small country.
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These Countries Embrace E.V.s to Avoid Oil Price Shocks

People in Costa Rica and other Latin American, Asian and African countries are increasingly buying electric vehicles to avoid spiking fuel prices.
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How Running Shoes Have Evolved, From Ancient Greece to a Record-Breaking Marathon Time

The race to near-weightlessness has been a driving force of innovation in running sneakers and helped lead to records shattering at the London Marathon.
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Pentagon Makes Deals With A.I. Companies to Expand Classified Work

The agreements with the technology companies come amid the Defense Department’s dispute with Anthropic.
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OpenAI’s Big Reset + A.I. in the Doctor’s Office + Talkie, a pre-1930s LLM

Will the rising tide of A.I. adoption lift all boats?
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Why So Many People Already Own Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Even before the rocket company holds a major initial public offering, many people own stock in it through so-called special purpose vehicles.
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Musk vs. Altman: What Is This Really About?

In a landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, the origins of OpenAI are being examined. The Times’s technology reporter Cade Metz explains what’s behind it all.
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Apple Reports 17% Sales Jump, Powered by iPhones

John Ternus, who will take over in September, spoke publicly on an investor call for the first time since his new job was announced.
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Elon Musk’s A.I. Claims of Danger Face Limits in OpenAI Trial

One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.
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Elon Musk suffered a rare loss in his last jury trial.


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Musk says he ‘was a fool’ to provide OpenAI’s early funding.


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Palantir Is Making a French Chore Coat. Yes, That Palantir.

The data analysis company is selling a version of the jacket that it says will show its commitment to “re-industrializing America.”
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Struggling With Phone Addiction? Try These Remedies.

Counting minutes is a poor way to curb phone habits. Real antidotes, experts say, include mindful parenting, curated content and human connection.
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Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding

In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman, had misled him. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.
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A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.
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Ford Reports Higher Profit Thanks Partly to Tariff Refund

Ford Motor said it expected the federal government to refund $1.3 billion the company paid in tariffs that the Supreme Court later struck down.
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Even without OpenAI, Elon Musk has made A.I. a big part of his business empire.


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Who is the judge in the case?


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Et tu, Brute? What Elon Musk’s clash with Sam Altman is really about.


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A.I. Helps Online Ad Businesses Boom

Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.
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In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks

From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.
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A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons

Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces.
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OpenAI Trial Starts With Two Very Different Tales of a Company’s Early Years

In the trial’s first day of testimony, Elon Musk said greed led co-founder Sam Altman to pull the A.I. lab away from its nonprofit roots. OpenAI says that’s nonsense.
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Here’s what OpenAI’s lawyer argued in his opening statement.


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Why does Elon Musk talk so much about saving humanity?


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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco

The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
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Here’s what Musk’s lawyer argued in his opening statement.


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Who are the lawyers representing Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft?


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