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How Do So Many People Already Own 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.
By Erin Griffith and Ryan Mac
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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.
By Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel
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1. Is A.I. a Threat to Humanity? Not in This 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.
  By Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
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2. Tech Fix
  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.
  By Brian X. Chen
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A Tech Writer Puts Google’s A.I. to the Test as a Trip Planner
Gemini is a digital Swiss Army knife for planning flights, activities and routes, but it isn’t perfect. Why did it forget to put underwear on the packing list?
By Brian X. Chen
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How ‘Age Tech’ Might Help You Grow Old at Home
The budding field is turning dreams into reality for older adults who are eager to age in place, filling caregiving gaps and easing minds as America ages rapidly.
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Spice Up Your Cooking Skills With Help From Your Phone
Recipe apps and artificial intelligence can give you a boost, but free tools already on your device can also assist with meal planning and preparation.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
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I Feel So Sorry for My A.I. Sunglasses
Plenty of people hate Mark Zuckerberg’s superintelligent, supercharged spectacles. I was ready to hate them, too.
By Sam Anderson
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Paul Brainerd Dies at 78; Pioneered Desktop Publishing With PageMaker
His software brought printing into the digital age, allowing users to stop manually splicing columns of text and graphics and instead create layouts on a virtual pasteboard.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
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The Super Shoe’s Step-by-Step Evolution
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.
By Adeel Hassan
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?
By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong
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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.
By Cade Metz, Melanie Bencosme, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster and Karl Mollohan
Apple Introduces Its Incoming C.E.O. to Wall Street
John Ternus, who will take over in September, spoke publicly on an investor call for the first time since his new job was announced.
By Kalley Huang
Elon Musk suffered a rare loss in his last jury trial.
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By Kate Conger and Natallie Rocha
Musk says he ‘was a fool’ to provide OpenAI’s early funding.
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By Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
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By Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
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.”
By Yola Mzizi
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.
By Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
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.
By Karen Weise