In “Apple in China,” Patrick McGee argues that by training an army of manufacturers in a “ruthless authoritarian state,” the company has created an existential vulnerability for the entire world.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to help with a multibillion-dollar rail project.
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Elizabeth Holmes’s Partner Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up
Billy Evans has two children with the Theranos founder, who is in prison for fraud. He’s now trying to raise money for a testing company that promises “human health optimization.”
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How Apple Created a Legal Mess When It Skirted a Judge’s Ruling
Court documents show the company commissioned a sham report and lied on the stand to justify its actions, which will cast a shadow over future lawsuits.
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OpenAI Hires Instacart C.E.O. to Run Business and Operations
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, said he hired Instacart’s Fidji Simo to join in a new role as chief executive of applications.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Skyscraper Sells After Canceled Auction
Price Tower, the architect’s only realized vision for a skyscraper, is going to a company that says it will restore the Oklahoma building for use as a hotel and residences.
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At Milestone Films, Passing the Torch, but Keeping the Flame Alive
The distributor’s owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive.
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Could Apple Exist Without Its Ties to China? Probably Not.
Several years before Donald J. Trump entered politics, Apple and its partners built massive factories across China to assemble iPhones. Mr. Trump first campaigned for president by promising his supporters that he would force Apple to make those …
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How Much Time Will Musk Devote to Tesla?
The carmaker denied a report that its board had explored finding a successor to Elon Musk. But even if he sticks around, he and the company face big challenges.
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