Computers and the Internet

• Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI - The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.
• Move Fast, but Obey the Rules: China’s Vision for Dominating A.I. - Beijing wants to lead the world in developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, but it also wants companies to adhere to an increasingly complex set of rules.
• The White House Is the Crisis - This is a presidency that is, by any measure, failing.
• TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial - The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.
• Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online - Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.
• After TikTok Deal, Chinese Firms Search for a New Global Path - Chinese firms must contend with geopolitical tensions and mistrust to do business in the United States. Some are choosing to avoid the U.S. altogether.
• Will I Have to Download a New TikTok App? And Other Big Questions About The Deal. - The popular short form video app has a new corporate structure in the United States, which could result in some changes for the 200 million Americans who use TikTok.
• Here’s Who Just Bought TikTok - Several big companies and investment firms are part of the new American TikTok. Many have ties to one another and President Trump.
• TikTok Strikes Deal To Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga - The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had sold a majority stake in TikTok’s U.S. operations to avoid a ban in the United States.
• How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online - Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.