New York Times Tech News

• Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

  Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.

• A.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster

  Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.

• Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers

  If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?

• Bitcoin’s Predicted Sky-High Prices Have Not Panned Out

  Bitcoin has plunged more than 30 percent and Ether is down around 40 percent in recent months, as gains from President Trump’s pro-crypto policies evaporated.

• EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

  The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.