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Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.

Tech start-ups typically raised huge sums to hire armies of workers and grow fast. Now artificial intelligence tools are making workers more productive and spurring tales of “tiny team” success.

The president’s company, Trump Media & Technology Group, represents a clear mingling of his official duties and his business interests.

The iPhone 16e is the first update to the company’s most affordable model since 2022, but carries a higher price tag of $599.

The company, which once enjoyed a surging stock price, struggled to turn its plans for electric and hydrogen trucks into a viable business.

Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.

Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.

Mira Murati, who left OpenAI last year, has helped establish Thinking Machines Lab, a new artificial intelligence start-up.

Humane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued.

Some tech companies are delaying or pulling their listing plans as the Trump administration’s tariff announcements and other changes cause market volatility and uncertainty.

The Finance Committee’s top Democrat sent a letter last month to Dan Morehead, the founder of Pantera Capital, about the investigation.

The Silicon Valley giant is trying to cut a deal it hopes would help it pull out of a yearslong slump.

Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the artificial intelligence company was “not for sale.” Mr. Musk is separately raising money for his A.I. start-up, xAI.

Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots.

The social media company is attracting investor interest because of Elon Musk’s close ties to President Trump and a recent jump in revenue.

The popular social media app was removed to comply with a new law that banned it in the United States. President Trump has paused enforcement of the ban.

President Trump and the network have used the phrase to suggest that his policies are the right ones and popular, though polling suggests otherwise.

In an email to employees, the company’s chief executive said the company had become bloated during its growth in recent years.

The social media site agreed to pay in the range of $10 million to settle with the president, who had sued over the suspension of his account in 2021.

In a court filing, Mr. Musk said he and other investors would pull their $97.4 billion bid if OpenAI withdrew its plan to change its structure.

The Silicon Valley giant said it made the change last year because it was difficult to keep up with every occasion, but some users questioned the decision.