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The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the spotlight through — of all things — TikTok.

They are expected to convene on Wednesday to discuss a potential sale of the app, which faces a Saturday deadline to change its ownership structure.

The start-up’s valuation, which has nearly doubled in six months, shows continued enthusiasm for A.I. among investors.

The chairman, Brendan Carr, sent a letter to the company accusing it of violating equal employment opportunity regulations.

The deal combined two of Mr. Musk’s companies, which have been on different trajectories. The transaction valued xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, the billionaire said.

The Swedish retailer H&M said it was exploring the use of artificial intelligence in producing “digital twins” of models.

The start-up, which provides the processing power to help develop A.I. systems, faces questions about its debt and the overall economy.

The company, which originally expected its shares to be priced between $47 and $55, will ask for $40 a share in a sign of stock market uncertainty.

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, who were fired from the agency this month, accused President Trump in a lawsuit of executive overreach.

A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.

Companies like OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek offer chatbots designed to take their time with an answer. Here’s how they work.

With a national ban increasingly unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.

The app, which was introduced in 2014 and has hundreds of millions of users, is widely viewed as the safest messaging tool because of its encryption technology.

The company’s chatbot can now create elaborate and unusual images.

The popular video app, which could be banned in the United States next month if it is not sold to a non-Chinese owner, is portraying itself as a savior of Americans and a champion of small businesses in a new campaign.

World Liberty Financial, the crypto business created by President Trump and his sons, unveiled a cryptocurrency called a stablecoin, furthering his ties to an industry his administration regulates.

Nvidia showcased robots that could work in warehouses, pedal around like “Star Wars” droids and manipulate surgical equipment at its weeklong A.I. conference