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In A.I. Boom, Internet Castoffs Get a New Life

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By Erin Griffith Verified
| The New York Times Verified
America Online merged with Time Warner in 2001 in a deal worth $165 billion. This year, what remains of AOL was sold to an Italian company called Bending Spoons for $1.5 billion. The most surprising part is not that AOL is still alive and making $633 million a year, but that it is about to go public alongside a stable of other aging internet brands.
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The split between China and Silicon Valley just got wider

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By Meaghan Tobin Verified, Erin Griffith Verified
| The Seattle Times Verified
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Manus, an artificial intelligence startup, began with an idea among three engineers in Wuhan, China, united by an obsession with AI and a shared ambition to build a global venture. From the outset, they looked beyond China. Their big break came in March last year. Manus had drawn the attention of Silicon Valley investors with an AI agent capable of carrying out tasks on its own. By year’s end, Meta had agreed to acquire Manus.
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How Do So Many People Already Own Elon Musk’s SpaceX?

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By Erin Griffith Verified, Ryan Mac Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Anthony Scaramucci has said he owns shares of SpaceX. So does 2 Chainz, the rapper; Betsy DeVos, the former education secretary; and the hosts of a podcast called “Rich Habits” and more than 150 of its followers.
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