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Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control
Founded in 1990 by three M.I.T. researchers, iRobot introduced its vacuum in 2002. Its restructuring will turn the company over to its largest creditor....

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year....

Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws
Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week....

Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
“I’m told that Australian teens, in preparation for this ban, have been exchanging phone numbers with each other.”...

Harold Hamm, Oklahoma Oil Tycoon, Allies With Trump to Reshape U.S. Energy
Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump....

China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips
For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains....

Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office....

Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years
Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud....

Can OpenAI Respond After Google Closes the A.I. Technology Gap?
A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition....

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos
The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence....