In today’s DealBook newsletter: Ravi Mattu on the high stakes of a unionization vote at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee; @laurenshirsch and @benmullin on Sony shaking up the contest for Paramount; Ephrat Livni on a final salvo from a top China hawk; and more nyti.ms/3JqPgqD

On Thursday, Meta will begin incorporating new versions of its A.I.-powered smart assistant software across its apps, which include Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook. nyti.ms/4d0JDNs

Bitcoin aficionados are hoping that a scheduled reduction in the number of new coins going into circulation will cause the price of the cryptocurrency to skyrocket. nyti.ms/4cWnzDL

Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. He hasn’t returned. nyti.ms/3vXzPTC

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the owner of TikTok, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm. nyti.ms/3U7h3B8

Google fired 28 workers on Wednesday after dozens of employees participated in sit-ins at the company’s New York and Sunnyvale, Calif., offices to protest the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. nyti.ms/3JkCb29

In today’s DealBook newsletter: @laurenshirsch & Ravi Mattu on Congress putting pressure on TikTok + a rare look at its parent’s origin; Michael de la Merced on the long road ahead for Elon Musk’s big Tesla payout; A.I.’s power needs; and more nyti.ms/3Q9nimS

Consumer prices in Britain rose at the slowest rate in two and a half years, the country’s Office for National Statistics reported. nyti.ms/3U0P6uR

Atlas, the humanoid robot that dazzled followers for more than a decade with its outdoor running, awkward dancing and acrobatic back flips, is powering down. In other words, it is retiring. nyti.ms/3Ju4Npr

Facing criticism that it is overly beholden to Elon Musk, Tesla’s board of directors said on Wednesday that it would essentially give him everything he wanted, including the biggest pay package in corporate history. nyti.ms/3xNs17q

The House is expected to again try to advance legislation to force a sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or institute a first-of-its-kind ban on the app in the US. nyti.ms/3Up6HhK

Consumer prices in Britain rose at the slowest rate in two and a half years, the country’s Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4aBqvEd

Since the collapse of the Key Bridge, other East Coast ports have absorbed the cargo previously handled in Baltimore, but some parts of the supply chain like trucking are struggling. nyti.ms/4aBFpdD

Uri Berliner, the NPR editor who accused the broadcaster of liberal bias in an online essay last week, prompting criticism from conservatives and recrimination from many of his co-workers, has resigned from the nonprofit. nyti.ms/4aXv639

The United Automobile Workers hopes contract gains at the Big Three carmakers will provide momentum in an effort to organize nonunion plants. On Wednesday, 4,300 workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. will begin voting on whether to unionize. nyti.ms/44a63aX

Regulators are expected to meet next week to discuss the $8.5 billion deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and Michael Kors’ parent company, Capri Holdings, which would create a U.S. luxury conglomerate. nyti.ms/4aDQGKr

The Federal Reserve is likely to wait longer than initially expected to cut interest rates, given stubborn inflation readings in recent months, the central bank’s top two officials said Tuesday. nyti.ms/3Q7DncW

In today’s DealBook: @andrewsorkin Michael de la Merced on Tesla goes back to shareholders with a new vote on huge Elon Musk’s pay package; @laurenshirsch breaks news that F.T.C. may block a big fashion deal; @sarahfkessler on the rise in protectionism; and more nyti.ms/4b0bBqz

Participant Media had critical and commercial hits over two decades, but never made money consistently and faced a challenging entertainment landscape. On Tuesday, the company’s founder and financial lifeline, pulled the plug. nyti.ms/43ZNeHw

As sales of Teslas drop and demand for electric vehicles cools — even as more models enter the market — an increasing number of automakers are competing for a slice of a shrinking pie. nyti.ms/3Q8JPQP