The Trump administration has struggled over how to approach “open source” models, which are freely available to download and favored by Chinese companies.Chinese open-source artificial models like Kimi, made by Moonshot AI, have added a new and urgent dimension to the fight between Washington and Be
President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., “folded like an umbrella.” For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting.President Trump on Monday in the Oval Office, where he grew angry when asked whether he had spoken with Jeani
Plus, where are you supposed to practice the bagpipes?An emerging deal over the Strait of Hormuz would allow ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.
Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.Ronald S. Lauder, at a Frick Collection dinner in 2021, has so curtailed his political donations that no Republican in New York
The legacy of Lindsey Graham loomed over the field to replace him in a debate Monday. All eyes were on his sister, Darline, who was endorsed by President Trump.
As President Trump heads to the West Coast to talk to Americans about the economy, the war in Iran is driving up costs and polls show the already unpopular conflict is losing support.President Trump has been the only president in the modern era to take the country to war without the support of the A
Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.U.S.-Israel attacks against Iran on Feb. 28 followed by Iran’s almost-immediate closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has stranded thousan
The deal would address President Trump’s most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.Ships in the Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, in June. An emerging deal, if it happens, would reopen shipping tra
The price of Brent crude oil fell sharply
The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.
Froyo comes and goes, but ice cream is forever.
Coordinated intervention allowed Japan to support its currency without selling off its U.S. debt holdings.Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, last week returned to his roots as a hedge fund manager in making a currency bet to help stabilize Japan’s currency.
Imports and exports both declined, retreating from a busy month in May, data from the Commerce Department showed.Imports continued to outpace exports in June despite President Trump’s tariffs.
Rick Caruso, the billionaire real estate developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, is reviving a property still surrounded by burned-out lots.Palisades Village mall, which was largely intact after the devastating Los Angeles wildfire last year, is nearly complete and set to reopen Aug. 15.
States are pushing to pass laws sanctioning more reasons to use lethal violence in self-defense, a distinctly American tradition.
The City Council on Tuesday is expected to present 17 proposals to make electric bikes and scooters safer for riders and pedestrians.Among the bills under consideration are ones that would ban the sale of some high-speed e-bikes that are currently legal and that would increase penalties for riders w
After a series of fatal crashes, often involving illegal devices, officials in New York City are weighing new rules for electric vehicles.Several types of electric bikes and scooters are legal in New York City, but many others, including those that can travel at high speeds, are banned.
Russian drone attacks have hit hundreds of gas stations in apparent retaliation for Ukraine’s attacks on oil refineries.
It was unclear what the drone was targeting and why it crashed in the crowded resort spot, but it has been a deadly summer for civilians caught up in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
A new study of a bot running a first-of-its-kind San Francisco store finds it is really friendly, but not very smart.Customers speaking with Luna, an A.I. agent, via a phone plugged into an iPad at Andon Market in San Francisco in July.
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The pop star has long pushed back on comments about her weight loss, urging fans to be “gentler.” As her fame reached new heights, so did the scrutiny.Ariana Grande will soon take a “break from public-facing work and appearances,” a representative said, citing “endless, ongoing public scrutiny.”
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Jasmine Sun, a writer covering technology, takes us into the backlash against A.I. data centers.
