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Stars on Twitch, the video game streaming platform, invite viewers into their homes virtually. What happens when one shows up in person? https://nyti.ms/3S8ehtM

Stars on the video game streaming platform invite viewers into their homes virtually. What happens when one shows up in person? https://nyti.ms/3oDdFyC

Little availability for campsites. Confusing booking windows. Traveler and travel industry frustration is growing with Recreation.gov, the online portal to book accommodations and access on federal lands. https://nyti.ms/3ScX2aA

Tech companies are slowing their frenetic hiring, but a combination of dominance and diversity is turning out to be — yet again — an overwhelming asset. https://nyti.ms/3Bqy0yX

Lina Khan may set off a shift in how Washington regulates competition by filing cases in tech areas before they mature. She faces an uphill climb. https://nyti.ms/3PYCkKp

DeepMind has expanded its database of microscopic biological mechanisms, hoping to accelerate research into all living things. https://nyti.ms/3JcV5XD

The bipartisan vote reflected a rare consensus in the otherwise polarized Congress in favor of investing federal resources into a broad industrial policy to counter China. https://nyti.ms/3PJFlOo

Blake Masters, J.D. Vance and Mehmet Oz, all Republicans, have a history with the industry that involves uses of consumer data they now criticize. https://nyti.ms/3cOSnve

The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, whose show the company has syndicated for more than two decades. https://nyti.ms/3PWUnjx

The question of whether Elon Musk must buy Twitter, as he agreed to do in April, is headed to a court in Delaware. https://nyti.ms/3bYpqN6

Three years after promising to work “long into the future” with the man behind its candy-colored computers, Apple and Mr. Ive are through. https://nyti.ms/3cayGxS

Probably not very, judging by our past flings with online fads. https://nyti.ms/3awFGon

The pace of automation has accelerated in the pandemic, as big players invest billions in their efforts to streamline how goods are sorted and shipped. https://nyti.ms/3aA9Wi6

Mr. Musk swooped in and exposed Twitter’s lack of business and financial prospects. After criticizing the company’s weaknesses, he now wants to back out of buying it. https://nyti.ms/3yY5WRT

Emails sent to dozens of restaurants, including those with Michelin stars, threaten a barrage of one-star reviews unless owners pay. https://nyti.ms/3ICabpp

If Twitter sues Mr. Musk to force a sale of the company, the case is likely to end up at a 230-year-old court in Delaware. https://nyti.ms/3IwH9HH

Shares of the social media company have lost a third of their value since April 25, when Mr. Musk’s offer to buy the company was accepted by the company’s board. https://nyti.ms/3nRveur

Several states run by Democrats are pushing for stiffer rules on the spread of false information, while Republican-run states are pushing for fewer rules. https://nyti.ms/3yW7zzz

Most legal experts say Twitter has the upper hand. But Musk revels in brinkmanship. https://nyti.ms/3nRvPfQ

Bots can tweet at people, share tweets, follow and be followed by other people. And there are good bots and bad. https://nyti.ms/3yTEbK7

In a regulatory filing on Friday, Mr. Musk said Twitter was in “material breach” of the acquisition agreement. https://nyti.ms/3yRO3UF

Mr. Musk has appeared reluctant to proceed with the $44 billion agreement, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform. https://nyti.ms/3PipmGB

The director, James M. Murray, was appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and is departing after nearly three decades with the agency. https://nyti.ms/3yp15rw

The e-commerce giant planned to build an airport cargo center, hire 1,000 workers and invest hundreds of millions of dollars over 20 years. https://nyti.ms/3bXVVed

And yet, we demand that it protect us. https://nyti.ms/3nIXMXh

The number of users has plummeted, and its stock price has dropped. Former employees point to an emphasis on short-term growth over customer service. https://nyti.ms/3IkkBKa

In a game called GeoGuessr, competitors try to pinpoint where in the world a Google Street View image has been taken. Some can do it in seconds. https://nyti.ms/3nJgRs3

The drop was another fallout of rising inflation and widespread economic uncertainty, and a retreat after years of a funding boom. https://nyti.ms/3Ij4Lzs

This new hand-held gaming device by Valve is lots of fun. But perhaps not as much if you’re a casual gamer. https://nyti.ms/3utqmiO

Next time you laugh at musty old tech, remember that new technologies are often built on it. https://nyti.ms/3NNVu3t

Questions are surfacing once again about whether TikTok poses a national security threat because it is owned by a Chinese company. https://nyti.ms/3nNyBm4

Numerous federal agencies agree that widely promoted falsehoods threaten the nation’s security. Doing something about them is another matter. https://nyti.ms/3P8Q6cg

At the end of a tour that drew some social media mockery, the billionaire brothers’ rock band received a friendly reception at a venue close to their parents’ beach house. https://nyti.ms/3yJp8T7

It’s even harder now to understand what the U.S. wants to accomplish with its computer chip plans. https://nyti.ms/3OKgny0

For about $200,000, an unidentified person or group is offering what is described as data on a billion Chinese citizens. A sampling seemed to show the data to be genuine. https://nyti.ms/3OKzM1P

With the technology improving and costs falling, 3-D printing could be poised to play a major role in manufacturing. https://nyti.ms/3Iefxad

As cryptocurrency prices plunged and funds failed, strict rules on risky assets helped Wall Street companies sidestep the worst. Retail investors weren’t as lucky. https://nyti.ms/3yFYjzg

Election fraud claims from 2020 are widespread on talk radio, contributing to the belief that the midterm results cannot be trusted. https://nyti.ms/3nCkEYg

Nina Freeman, a leading indie game designer, infuses her work with a poetic sensibility far from the tone of mainstream shoot-’em-ups. https://nyti.ms/3uocl6c

The decline in deliveries by the electric carmaker in the second quarter was the first drop since the beginning of 2020. The main reason was factory shutdowns in China. https://nyti.ms/3OLBDU8

In an internal meeting this week, Mr. Zuckerberg said the tech giant was facing one of the “worst downturns that we’ve seen in recent history.” https://nyti.ms/3y37Z5i

Under pressure from employees and supporters of reproductive rights, the company announced privacy changes for the post-Roe era. https://nyti.ms/3a9qWve

Technoblade’s father announced the death in a video on his son’s YouTube channel, where he had entertained more than 11 million subscribers with his Minecraft gameplay and wry commentary. https://nyti.ms/3bCJ1SR

“We know we are among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint,” the video app’s chief executive wrote. https://nyti.ms/3ul90Vp