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Tim Wu, Architect of Biden Antitrust Push, to Leave White House

Tim Wu has been a leading proponent of a more aggressive approach to reining in the power of big business. https://nyti.ms/3Gun4lW

The 2022 Good Tech Awards

Nuclear fusion, generative A.I., bee tracking and more. There’s a lot to like. https://nyti.ms/3jIHv5y

Twitter Users Report Widespread Service Interruptions

The issues surfaced several days after Elon Musk said he had shut down one of the company’s major data centers. https://nyti.ms/3G48Tmp

Lawmakers Signal Inquiries Into US Government’s Use of Foreign Spyware

The moves come as Congress passed a measure last week to try to rein in the proliferation of the hacking tools. https://nyti.ms/3FVmI6q

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Power Was Contingent on Belief

Operating in shadows, he was a hero; in the light, he quickly became a villain. https://nyti.ms/3WMmzsL

Is A.I. the Future of Test Prep?

Riiid is one of a handful of companies that believe that A.I.’s algorithms are perfectly suited to track student performance and give individualized attention. https://nyti.ms/3PUhwnS

For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans

German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay. https://nyti.ms/3G3k3rA

What Happened to Bright Starts Beaming Buggie Take-Along Toy?

The life cycle of a magical baby-soothing toy. https://nyti.ms/3jr9Nlh

YouTube Reaches Deal for N.F.L Sunday Ticket

Tech giants including Apple, Amazon and YouTube’s owner, Google, pursued the rights to stream the N.F.L. games. https://nyti.ms/3VeRe0R

Musk Lifted Bans for Thousands on Twitter. Here’s What They’re Tweeting.

Many reinstated users are tweeting about topics that got them barred in the first place: Covid-19 skepticism, election denialism and QAnon. https://nyti.ms/3vfJEsd

ChatGPT and Other Chat Bots Are a ‘Code Red’ for Google Search

A new wave of chat bots like ChatGPT use artificial intelligence that could reinvent or even replace the traditional internet search engine. https://nyti.ms/3BPGgbd

How TikTok Became a Diplomatic Crisis

A Chinese app conquered the planet — and now the U.S. is threatening to shut it down. Can the world’s biggest virality machine survive? https://nyti.ms/3WdABDP

Twitter Users Say Elon Musk Should Quit as Boss

Mr. Musk had surveyed Twitter about whether he should remain in charge, and had said he would abide by the result. https://nyti.ms/3jiDKUd

Tesla’s Direct Sales Model Helps It Thwart Customer Lawsuits

Sales contracts prevent buyers of the company’s electric cars from pursuing class-action suits if something goes wrong. https://nyti.ms/3v7v1a5

Musk Asks Twitter Users If He Should Step Down After Fury Over His Policies

Fury mounted over Mr. Musk’s moves to prevent Twitter users from sharing links to other social media platforms. The billionaire also asked whether he should remain as head of the service. https://nyti.ms/3v1XmPg

Sam Bankman-Fried and Allies’ Political Donations Under Scrutiny by US

Federal prosecutors appear to be focusing on possible wrongdoing by cryptocurrency executives, rather than by Democratic or Republican politicians. But the inquiries widen an explosive campaign finance scandal. https://nyti.ms/3BKskPx

John Fetterman’s TikTok Whisperer

Fresh off a frantic election cycle, the former Fetterman campaign social media producer — and dedicated Swiftie — takes time to shake it off. https://nyti.ms/3jbnZia

Elon Musk, Management Guru?

Why the Twitter owner’s ruthless, unsparing style has made him a hero to many bosses in Silicon Valley. https://nyti.ms/3BKpnP3

An Alternate Reality: How Russia’s State TV Spins the Ukraine War

Leaked emails detail how Russia’s biggest state broadcaster, working with the nation’s security services, mined right-wing American news and Chinese media to craft a narrative that Moscow was winning. https://nyti.ms/3PuNVRU

Tech Trade Group Sues California to Halt Children’s Online Safety Law

NetChoice, whose members include Amazon, Google, Meta and TikTok, said the new law could cause online services to limit important content for minors. https://nyti.ms/3Wgc9C5

Are Mushrooms the Future of Alternative Leather?

MycoWorks uses mycelium, the substance in the root structure of mushrooms, to make Reishi, which has the look and feel of leather. Big-name companies are very interested. https://nyti.ms/3YnUVDV

Musk Shakes Up Twitter’s Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs

Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures. https://nyti.ms/3WhLHr7

Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas After US Prosecutors File Charges

A statement by the government of the Bahamas said Mr. Bankman-Fried was arrested after prosecutors in the United States filed criminal charges. https://nyti.ms/3j0bVQF

Who Is John J. Ray III, FTX’s New Chief Executive?

Mr. Ray has been involved in picking up the pieces of several prominent corporate failures — the most famous being the collapse of Enron. https://nyti.ms/3BziNuF

Nuclear Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Video and How to Watch

The Energy Department on Tuesday morning will present “a major scientific breakthrough” achieved at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. https://nyti.ms/3hh4nZn

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Under Scrutiny in FTX Collapse

The FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s mother and father, who teach at Stanford Law School, are under scrutiny for their connections to their son’s crypto business. https://nyti.ms/3HO5r1N

Why Some Scientists Choose China’s Space Station for Research

A project led by researchers from a Swiss university highlights China’s ambition to make the Tiangong outpost broadly available for science. https://nyti.ms/3hoTFQv

China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon and on Mars

Chinese officials at a desert rocket base described plans for their new space station and for reusable rockets, as well as travel beyond near-Earth orbit. https://nyti.ms/3iRwPkR

Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX

The Orion capsule’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean moved NASA into the next stages of the Artemis program, which will rely on Elon Musk’s rocket company to build a moon lander for astronauts. https://nyti.ms/3YcuUYn

In a Future Filled With Electric Cars, AM Radio May Be Left Behind

Carmakers say electromagnetic interference causes static and noise on AM transmissions, annoying customers. Broadcasters say they could lose a connection to their core listeners, who rely on the radio for emergencies. https://nyti.ms/3W4ppcg

Tell Us How Your Family Uses Alexa

We want to hear about the creative or surprising ways your household uses digital assistants. Find Alexa creepy? Tell us about that, too. https://nyti.ms/3FgfJVi

F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision

The move by the commission signals an aggressive stance by federal regulators to thwart the expansion of the tech industry’s biggest companies. https://nyti.ms/3uA7Nt1

Why Losing to Meta in Court Could Still Be a Win for Antitrust Regulators

As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to face off in court against Meta over a V.R. start-up deal, the agency is testing a novel argument as part of a strategy to push antitrust law. https://nyti.ms/3uACYV2

Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Internships? We Want to Hear About It.

Layoffs and hiring freezes at companies like Amazon and Meta are changing the job market for recent grads and college students. Tell us about your experiences. https://nyti.ms/3HepWnV

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield to Leave Salesforce in January

Stewart Butterfield, the chief executive of Slack, which is owned by Salesforce, is the latest to announce an exit from Salesforce in recent weeks. https://nyti.ms/3uqXuYr

The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT

A new chatbot from OpenAI is inspiring awe, fear, stunts and attempts to circumvent its guardrails. https://nyti.ms/3P2g2HU

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield to Step Down in January

Stewart Butterfield, the chief executive of Slack, which is owned by Salesforce, is the latest to announce an exit from Salesforce in recent weeks. https://nyti.ms/3EXwNz6

TikTok Influencer Is Fined After Hitting a Golf Ball Into the Grand Canyon

Katie Sigmond, who has nearly seven million followers on TikTok and posts workout and modeling videos, faced legal trouble after the stunt. https://nyti.ms/3FBzTux

The Crypto Industry Struggles for a Way Forward After FTX Collapse

The implosion of the exchange FTX shows how an industry built in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has drifted far from its original ideals. https://nyti.ms/3BaIEsI

Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi Set Off Debate Over Release of Twitter Files

A release of internal documents from Twitter set off intense debates in the intersecting worlds of media, politics and tech. https://nyti.ms/3VwOBZ8

Elon’s Two-Day War with Apple + How to Beat an A.I. Censor + S.B.F.’s ‘Bad Month’

Musk takes on tech’s fight against the Apple “tax.” https://nyti.ms/3EQEPtK

How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.

Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling. https://nyti.ms/3VvWLAX

San Francisco Considers Allowing Use of Deadly Robots by Police

The Police Department said robots would use deadly force only “in extreme circumstances.” Opponents said the policy could lead to more police violence. https://nyti.ms/3VIKcSs

Is Spreading Medical Misinformation a Doctor’s Free Speech Right?

Two lawsuits in California have pre-emptively challenged a new law that would punish doctors for misleading patients about Covid-19. https://nyti.ms/3uc1RWZ

‘No Cooperation’: How Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Cling to FTX

Emails and text messages show how lawyers and executives struggled to persuade the 30-year-old entrepreneur to give up control of his collapsing crypto exchange. https://nyti.ms/3AX1Wle

Elon Musk Takes On Apple’s Power, Setting Up a Clash

In a series of tweets on Monday, Mr. Musk accused Apple of threatening to pull Twitter from its App Store and of trying to censor. https://nyti.ms/3OKfrdG

U.S. Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles With Treasury Dept.

The crypto exchange, which had been under investigation for violating U.S. sanctions, agreed to pay $360,000 to settle the allegations. https://nyti.ms/3EJoAhX

The Excitement Around E-Sports Is Growing. But Where Are the Profits?

Traditional sports owners who invested in competitive video gaming say the money isn’t flowing in as quickly as they had expected. https://nyti.ms/3gBo4La

How to Make the Most of E-Books, and Find Free Ones

Even if you still love printed books, the digital option lets you put an entire library in your bag, just in time for holiday travel and vacation. https://nyti.ms/3AGHtko

Billions of Dollars at Stake in a Puzzling Holiday Shopping Season

It promises to be unpredictable, with retailers and consumers still figuring out how much will be spent and on what kinds of goods. https://nyti.ms/3Otac1Z