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Judge Halts TikTok Ban in Montana

TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been locked in a legal battle with Montana since the state passed the ban in April. https://nyti.ms/3N8VQEj

4,789 Facebook Accounts in China Impersonated Americans, Meta Says

The company warned that the inauthentic accounts underscored the threat of foreign election interference in 2024. https://nyti.ms/3T3tPBQ

Big Companies Find a Way to Identify A.I. Data They Can Trust

Mainstream companies have concerns about the lineage of the data that powers A.I. applications. An industry group is addressing that challenge. https://nyti.ms/3sYIBiO

Elon Musk Uses a Crude Insult to Slam Advertisers for Pulling Back From X

Although Mr. Musk acknowledged that an extended boycott could bankrupt X, he suggested that the public would blame the brands rather than him for its collapse. https://nyti.ms/47z77G9

Tesla Plans to Begin Delivery of the Cybertruck Today

Two years behind schedule, the electric model has an unusual design that sets it apart from rival pickups, which could limit its sales. https://nyti.ms/3SYYKzn

Back at OpenAI, Sam Altman Outlines the Company’s Priorities

In a blog post, Mr. Altman, who was briefly ousted as chief executive, said he would focus on conducting A.I. research, improving products and building a new board. https://nyti.ms/47BudvR

London’s Black Cabs Can Soon Join Uber. But Will They?

In 2024, passengers are set to have the option to book black cabs through Uber. After longstanding tensions, a union for drivers said they “have no interest.” https://nyti.ms/3RkM0ld

Apple Is Doing Its Part to End Green Bubble Shaming. It’s Our Turn.

While texting technology will soon get better, the “blue versus green bubble” disparity is far from over. https://nyti.ms/3Go9r7c

U.S. Debates How Much to Sever Electric Car Industry’s Ties to China

Some firms argue that a law aimed at popularizing electric vehicles risks turning the United States into an assembly shop for Chinese-made technology. https://nyti.ms/47wZUqf

For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble

The venerable magazine has experienced management upheaval and staff complaints in recent years. Now there’s a question over who wrote product reviews on its site. https://nyti.ms/47zYAD5

Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies

Amazon has been racing to shake off the perception that it is lagging in the push to take advantage of artificial intelligence. https://nyti.ms/40XfDw8

Make Sure Your Google Accounts Are Active, or They Might Be Deleted

The company says it will start purging accounts, including services like Gmail and YouTube, that have been idle for two years or more. https://nyti.ms/3sTpmXQ

¿Cuáles son los riesgos del armamento que funciona con IA?

Las preocupaciones por las armas capaces de matar sin intervención humana no son totalmente nuevas. https://nyti.ms/3sRuVGe

Explaining OpenAI’s Board Shake-Up

Who is off, and who is on? For now there are three members, including one holdover from the board that ousted Sam Altman as C.E.O. last week. https://nyti.ms/47u8eHh

Five Days of Chaos: How Sam Altman Returned to OpenAI

On Friday, Mr. Altman was pushed out of the hot A.I. start-up he ran. But an intense pressure campaign and negotiations brought him back. https://nyti.ms/3QW7Z0r

The OpenAI Drama Has a Clear Winner: The Capitalists

The fight over OpenAI was at least partly about dueling visions of artificial intelligence. One side clearly won out. https://nyti.ms/3uG3qzP

The Winners and Losers of OpenAI’s Wild Weekend

It is hard to see the past few days as anything but a big loss for the A.I. company. https://nyti.ms/3QYUs8t

What We Know About Sam Altman’s Ouster From OpenAI

Everything seemed to be going his way. Then his time at OpenAI was over. https://nyti.ms/3sHvX7D

Who Is Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Interim CEO?

The company’s interim C.E.O. has been managing the development and distribution of ChatGPT and DALL-E for years. https://nyti.ms/3MPMihg

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, Is Ousted by Company’s Board

Mira Murati, who previously served as chief technology officer, has been named interim chief executive. https://nyti.ms/3QI4tGV

Apple and Disney Halt Ads on X After Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post

Disney, Apple and Lionsgate halted marketing on X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk faced a furor over antisemitic abuse on his social media platform. https://nyti.ms/47WuOZ5

Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla

In sympathy with striking mechanics, unions representing dockworkers, electricians and others in the country are refusing to do work for the electric carmaker. https://nyti.ms/49JKLTO

White House Condemns Elon Musk for Spreading ‘Antisemitic and Racist Hate’

The tech entrepreneur had endorsed a social media post that echoed the conspiracy theory that had fueled the Tree of Life synagogue killer in 2018. https://nyti.ms/49HXRAZ

X Races to Contain Damage After Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post

IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages. https://nyti.ms/47fvuIJ

Videos About Bin Laden’s Criticism of U.S. Surge in Popularity on TikTok

The videos discuss a letter the former Al Qaeda leader wrote in 2002 in which he defended the Sept. 11 attacks and said Americans had become “servants” to Jews. https://nyti.ms/46hvWoS

Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call

TikTok faces escalating accusations that it promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. “Shame on you,” Sacha Baron Cohen said on the call. https://nyti.ms/40OODPt

SpaceX Prepares for 2nd Launch of Its Starship Moon Rocket on Friday

Elon Musk’s private space company is hoping for a better performance on Friday of the giant rocket, which is the most powerful ever to fly. https://nyti.ms/3MLBhhe

Cryptocurrency Prices Surge, Driven by a Potential Bitcoin Fund

Investors anticipate regulatory approval of an exchange traded fund linked directly to Bitcoin, which they hope will encourage more people to invest in the digital asset. https://nyti.ms/3SJplA8

A Social Media Star at 98

Dorothy Wiggins needed a hobby after the death of her husband. Now she’s big on TikTok and Instagram. https://nyti.ms/3GkzAnr

Antisemitic and Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Surges Across the Internet

Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, researchers said. https://nyti.ms/3SIrrAC

TikTok Users Critique ‘Sad Beige’ Apartment

Is “sad beige” finally over? https://nyti.ms/47xjDFL

How Microsoft’s Legal Legacy Shapes the Antitrust Case Against Google

Lawyers for the Justice Department and Google as well as the judge in a monthslong trial have invoked the landmark case against Microsoft from the 1990s. https://nyti.ms/3FWEI0P

What Google Argued to Defend Itself in Landmark Antitrust Trial

The tech giant, which is wrapping up its arguments in the federal monopoly trial, has framed itself as a good corporate citizen that has pushed innovation and helped consumers. https://nyti.ms/47veyxU

What Google Argued to Defend Itself in Landmark Antitrust Trial

The tech giant, which is wrapping up its arguments in the federal monopoly trial, has framed itself as a good corporate citizen that has pushed innovation and helped consumers. https://nyti.ms/3FYMOpr

Google’s C.E.O. to Take Another Turn on the Antitrust Witness Stand

Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, is expected to testify on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks to defend his company against monopoly claims. https://nyti.ms/47wrNOF

Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them?

A wave of regulation and industry action have placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable. https://nyti.ms/40J1Nxp

Laser Fusion Start-Ups Ignite the Quest for Boundless Energy

Companies are looking to commercialize advances made by federally supported research labs in the quest for boundless energy. https://nyti.ms/3FYVzQC

Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas

The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries. https://nyti.ms/3SI7WrF

You Paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple Still Controls It

The company codes its devices with software that complicates repairs by triggering safety warnings and malfunctions. https://nyti.ms/47wAQiP

Overlooked No More: Ángela Ruiz Robles, Inventor of an Early E-Reader

Long before Kindles and iPads became popular, Ruiz Robles, a teacher, created her Mechanical Encyclopedia to help lighten her students’ textbook load. https://nyti.ms/3QwUHav

Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla

An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software. https://nyti.ms/3summ42

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Is ‘Doing Good’ After Minor Stroke

The technology pioneer said he was back home in California after a brief stay in a Mexico City hospital. https://nyti.ms/476AiAi

Can A.I. and Lasers Cure Our Smartphone Addiction?

A first impression of Humane’s new magnetic Ai Pin: equal parts magical and awkward. https://nyti.ms/3QF2kvU

Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone

Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Can it live up to the hype? https://nyti.ms/473x4gN

Heat Pump Installations Slow, Impeding Biden’s Climate Goals

The devices can heat and cool homes more efficiently than furnaces and air-conditioners, but their sales have slowed because of higher interest rates and a slow rollout of federal incentives. https://nyti.ms/3QS4Q3a

Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp

The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer. https://nyti.ms/3FM7b9v

Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp

The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer. https://nyti.ms/3Mzyyrb

Nature Retracts Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery

It was the second paper led by Ranga P. Dias, a researcher at the University of Rochester, that the journal Nature has retracted. https://nyti.ms/49sbFQc

Uber Reports Record Ridership and Second Straight Quarterly Profit

Revenue was up 11 percent from a year earlier, helping to generate $221 million in net income. https://nyti.ms/47n7tzm

WeWork Files for Bankruptcy Amid Glut of Empty Offices

The move is a blow for landlords who have rented space to the co-working group, which is planning a “comprehensive reorganization” that includes cutting some of its leases. https://nyti.ms/3MupdRe