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Meta Earnings Show Increased A.I. Spending, Even as Cash Pressures Grow

The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.

© Scott Ball for The New York Times

Construction of Meta’s Richland Parish Data Center in Holly Ridge, La.
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Tesla Profit Slumps as Elon Musk’s Car Company Considers Merging With SpaceX

The carmaker, which is controlled by Elon Musk and is considering merging with another of his companies, SpaceX, spent heavily on artificial intelligence and other new technologies.

© Mike Blake/Reuters

Tesla remains dependent on the Model Y sport utility vehicle and Model 3 sedan for much of its revenue.
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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations

The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

© Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

Meta’s annual Meta Connect event at the company’s Menlo Park, Calif., campus.
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SpaceX Boosts the A.I. Rally

Tech stocks are up after the rocket and artificial intelligence company beat earnings estimates — and Elon Musk confirmed it is weighing a deal with Tesla.

© Andres Kudacki for The New York Times

Elon Musk’s company SpaceX reported stellar results, bolstering the artificial intelligence stock rally.
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger

A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion.

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SpaceX’s blockbuster public offering on the Nasdaq in June helped make Elon Musk, who is also the chief executive of Tesla, the first person to be worth more than a trillion dollars.
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China’s Free A.I. Models Are Thrown Into Uncertainty

Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.

© Aly Song/Reuters

Under rules proposed last week, the next advanced A.I. models might need the government’s permission to be exported out of China.
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China Moves to Tighten Its Grip Over Exports of Top A.I. Models

Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.

© Aly Song/Reuters

Under rules proposed last week, the next advanced A.I. models might need the government’s permission to be exported out of China.
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Trump Wields an Unprecedented $277 Million in Final Midterm Stretch

The enormous spending by the term-limited president’s super PAC has no parallel in American history, and could offer struggling Republican candidates a lifeline.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Since returning to office, President Trump has raised hundreds of millions of dollars into his super PAC, MAGA Inc., including contributions from donors and corporations with business before his administration.
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Trump Pushes to Evict White House Press Corps

President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.

© Andrew Leyden for The New York Times

The White House press corps has worked from the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House since the Nixon administration.
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