The New York Times - Technology

1. How a Sale of TikTok Would Work and Who Might Buy It

   A new law says TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. President Trump has thrown out a lot of options for a potential sale.

2. Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies

   The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.

3. Musk Allies Discuss Deploying A.I. to Find Budget Savings

   A top official at the General Services Administration said artificial intelligence could be used to identify waste and redundancies in federal contracts.

4. OpenAI Unveils New A.I. Agent for Research

   The tool, called Deep Research, arrives days after OpenAI released another one, which shops for groceries and books restaurant reservations.

5. Is Waymo Friend or Foe to Uber?

   The fast expansion of Waymo’s driverless car service is growing competition for Uber. The companies are also partners.

6. At Hillmantok, a Digital H.B.C.U., Class Is in Session

   A video welcoming students to Leah Barlow’s African American studies course inspired a virtual university of free TikTok lectures from Black academics and experts.

7. ‘The Antiquities’ Review: Relics of Late Human Life in 12 Exhibits

   According to Jordan Harrison’s museum piece of a play, we are long extinct by 2240. But the future has kept our Betamaxes.

8. Alphabet Earnings Fall Short of Expectations as Google Cloud Sales Disappoint

   The internet giant reported cloud sales that narrowly missed Wall Street’s estimates, worrying investors about the company’s A.I. business.

9. Elon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting

   The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the initiative he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.

10. With China’s Antitrust Investigation Into Google, What’s at Stake?

    China said it had started an antitrust investigation of Google, which works with Chinese companies on smartphones and advertising outside the country.