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Wages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy.

As Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses.

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Times Square on Friday, when Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public on the Nasdaq exchange.
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Magnifica Humanitas & the Vatican’s Criticism of the West’s AI Enabled Warfare

In his first encyclical, issued on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV condemned the growing automation of weapons in global conflicts. This document is a direct criticism of the West’s overreliance on artificial intelligence systems in warfare. War is as old as humanity. Over the ages, the nature and tools of warfare have undergone a […]
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Anthropic Blocks Foreign Nationals from Using Its Mythos and Fable A.I.

The San Francisco company said on Friday night that the federal government ordered the suspension of the two A.I. systems, citing national security concerns.

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Anthropic’s Mythos A.I. model has raised worries that it could be used to attack computer networks.
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Trillionaire Elon Musk makes history with SpaceX IPO: 5 takeaways

Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public Friday, setting a new record with its stock market debut and turning the tech mogul into the world’s first trillionaire. The highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) popped 11 percent when trading officially opened on the Nasdaq, sending the company’s valuation soaring to a massive $1.96 trillion. Here are five…

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Trillionaire Elon Musk makes history with SpaceX IPO: 5 takeaways

Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public Friday, setting a new record with its stock market debut and turning the tech mogul into the world’s first trillionaire. The highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) popped 11 percent when trading officially opened on the Nasdaq, sending the company’s valuation soaring to a massive $1.96 trillion. Here are five…

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The Consequences of SpaceX’s Trillion-Dollar I.P.O.

SpaceX’s trading debut is expected to smash records. Wall Street is watching to see what else it disrupts.

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SpaceX’s market debut today is expected to be a watershed moment for Wall Street.
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SpaceX IPO: How Our Reporters Assess the Sky-High Valuation and Potential Economic Impact

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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Elon Musk’s rocket maker SpaceX set a price of $135 a share, which would value it at $1.77 trillion.
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SpaceX Finalizes IPO Price at $135 a Share in World’s Largest Public Offering

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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SpaceX will begin trading publicly on Friday under the ticker symbol SPCX.
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Absent From the SpaceX and OpenAI I.P.O.s? Chinese Investors.

SpaceX will not raise money from investors in China and Hong Kong. Others firms, like OpenAI, may follow suit.

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A Starship test flight at the SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas last month. Investors in China are expected to be excluded from the SpaceX initial public offering.
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