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Skeptics Question Whether SpaceX Is Worth $1.77 Trillion

11 June 2026 at 19:50
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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SpaceX has set an initial public offering price of $135 a share, which would value it at $1.77 trillion. Some investors are skeptical that the valuation is justified.

Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’

11 June 2026 at 15:00
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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With his new company, Prometheus, Jeff Bezos is training A.I. on the design and manufacturing process of various industries.

Microsoft C.E.O. Satya Nadella Says ‘Everyone Is a Stakeholder’ in A.I.

11 June 2026 at 11:48
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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Satya Nadella, left, the chief executive of Microsoft, at the Hard Fork Live event in San Francisco on Wednesday.

Trump Muses About Government Taking a Piece of A.I. Companies

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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President Trump, shown here in the Oval Office on Wednesday, has not been shy about the government’s taking a stake in companies.

Dutch Authorities Block $115 Million Deal by a U.S. Tech Company

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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Willemijn Aerdts, the Dutch minister for the digital economy and sovereignty, spoke to the news media last month after blocking the acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch tech company, by the U.S. firm Kyndryl.

Meta A.I. Bug Allowed Hackers to Take Over Instagram Accounts

10 June 2026 at 00:51
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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Of the 34,000 accounts, 20,000 were breached, giving hackers access to the account holders’ email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and other personal data.

Anthropic Releases ‘Safe’ Version of Its Mythos A.I. Technology

9 June 2026 at 18:16
Called Claude Fable 5, it is twice as expensive as the company’s previous flagship system.

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Anthropic’s logo at a company event. The start-up’s Mythos artificial intelligence system caused worries about the security of computer networks.

OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO as AI Companies Rush to Wall St.

8 June 2026 at 22:58
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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OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot started the artificial intelligence boom.

Apple Reveals New A.I.-Powered Version of Its Siri Digital Assistant

8 June 2026 at 21:46
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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Apple held its annual conference for software developers on Monday in Cupertino, Calif.
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