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Skeptics Question Whether SpaceX Is Worth $1.77 Trillion

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.
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Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’

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

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.
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A.I. and the Chip Boom: Take a Quiz on New Korean Slang and Memes

What’s a “silicon-collar”? South Korea’s chip industry has been supercharged by the advent of the A.I. age, inspiring a host of new phrases.

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Canada Moves to Ban Social Media Use for Youth Under 16

The country’s previous attempt to get tech companies to shelter young users failed amid heavy criticism from civil liberty groups.

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People holding up cellphones at a concert in Toronto.
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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.
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