How Trump Became an A.I. Evangelist

President Trump had little interest in artificial intelligence until a fateful meeting in Las Vegas two years ago. Now, Mr. Trump sees A.I. as the defining technology of our age. Our White House correspondent Jonathan Swan tracks Trump’s journey to A.I. evangelist.

J Jonathan Swan, John Pappas, Chris Whitworth, Brian Oh, Nikolay Nikolov and Whitney Shefte

Anthropic Pursues IPO Despite Its A.I. Safety Warnings

The company is expected to reach $100 billion in annualized revenue this year, even as chief executive Dario Amodei calls for slowing down development of some advanced A.I. models.Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, is said to have met with potential investors in the company’s blockbuser I.PO

L Lauren Hirsch, Sri Muppidi, Erin Griffith and Mike Isaac

Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says

A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.The Gemini incidents occurred while the model was undergoing testing at Irregular, an Israeli start-up that works with tech companies to assess their

K Kate Conger

F.A.A. to Roll Out New A.I. Tool for Washington Airports

The tool, called SMART, will crunch scheduling and weather data to predict and avoid delays. It will be deployed in the Washington region’s three major airports next week.SMART, a new A.I. air traffic control tool, will soon be deployed in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Officials say it

A Aishvarya Kavi and Karoun Demirjian

Russia Holds Stage-Managed Elections

Also, a new kind of cat was found. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.An ad in Moscow for candidates of the pro-Kremlin United Russia party.

M Matthew Cullen

Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s Demolition

Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.Demonstrators denounced the vote by the center’s board to close one of the nation’s premier performing arts venues.

C Chris Cameron

U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says

The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. He announced in a social media post that his administration had reached an agreement with Denmark on Greenland.

Z Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Jeffrey Gettleman and Anton Troianovski

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.Since 2016, Russia has tried to influence every federal election cycle, according to previously declassified assessments.

D Dustin Volz, Julian E. Barnes and Steven Lee Myers

A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees

Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.A still from a video showing a police officer point a firearm at men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea at Hotel Bamy on the outskirts

M Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar

Appeals Court Restricts Trump Administration Deportation Effort

The ruling allows migrants to contest deportations to countries other than their place of origin. The case could head to the Supreme Court.A bus carrying people deported from the United States leaves the international airport outside Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.

M Mattathias Schwartz

Steven Kolb, CFDA Head, Resigns After Confrontation With PETA Protesters

Steven Kolb, the head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, has stepped down after a physical altercation at a runway show.Steven Kolb had been placed on leave after his confrontation with protesters, which was captured on a video that spread widely on social media.

J Jacob Gallagher