NY Times

OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC

OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “...

5 days ago
Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology

Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology

100 Zeros, a collaboration between Google and Range Media Partners, aims to give the tech giant a foothold in movies, TV...

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Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’

Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’

A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,0...

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A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.

A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.

Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is ant...

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Fed’s Watchdog Finds No Misconduct or Illegal Activity in Costly Renovations

Fed’s Watchdog Finds No Misconduct or Illegal Activity in Costly Renovations

A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction pr...

6 days ago
Andrea Shaw Says Vaccines Killed Her Twins. Authorities Say She Suffocated Them.

Andrea Shaw Says Vaccines Killed Her Twins. Authorities Say She Suffocated Them.

In a small Idaho town, a young mother is accused of killing her young twins. She blames the childhood vaccines they rece...

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Chi Phi Says It Acted Quickly in 2024 to Expel Cornell Members Named in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Chi Phi Says It Acted Quickly in 2024 to Expel Cornell Members Named in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

The national organization of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit explain...

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Another Day of Pounding Rain Raises Flooding Fears in Texas

Another Day of Pounding Rain Raises Flooding Fears in Texas

Texas had a dry summer, and rain on Wednesday could run off the arid ground like water on concrete....

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Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms With No A.I. Progress

Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms With No A.I. Progress

Senate Democrats were expected on Wednesday to block a measure that would encourage, but not require, states to protect ...

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UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says

UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says

The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, said there were “strong indications” Iran played a part in the events at R.A.F...

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FlyDubai Flight to Israel Diverted After Clash Between Pilots: What We Know and Don’t Know

FlyDubai Flight to Israel Diverted After Clash Between Pilots: What We Know and Don’t Know

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one pilot stabbed another and may have attempted to crash the flight fr...

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F.T.C. Investigates OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms

F.T.C. Investigates OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms

The agency will examine whether A.I. labs have broken federal laws prohibiting companies from unfair and deceptive pract...

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Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage

Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage

A meltdown at Situational Awareness, an A.I.-focused investment firm, is raising tough questions about the Wall Street b...

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Court Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row

Court Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row

Christa Pike tortured and murdered a classmate in 1995. She had been set to die on Wednesday, the first woman executed i...

6 days ago
Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump

Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump

In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, ...

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Points to Continued Price Pressures

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Points to Continued Price Pressures

The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index showed little sign of easing in August, though revised data showed inf...

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‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction

‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction

Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on ...

6 days ago
Can Trump Legally Demolish the Kennedy Center? Experts Say Not Easily.

Can Trump Legally Demolish the Kennedy Center? Experts Say Not Easily.

The president has entertained the idea of tearing down the performing arts venue. Analysts say any plan would face multi...

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Passenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight

Passenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight

The passenger, Miriam Ohayon, said people on board felt the jet lose control and heard screams. “When they opened the co...

6 days ago
As E-Bikes and Scooters Surge on New York Streets, So Do Fatal Crashes

As E-Bikes and Scooters Surge on New York Streets, So Do Fatal Crashes

More than two dozen people have died in crashes involving electric bikes and scooters in New York City this year. Offici...

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Cornell’s Sexual Assault Case

Cornell’s Sexual Assault Case

We talk to a reporter on campus about what we know....

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DeepSeek and Huawei Target a Key Source of Nvidia’s A.I. Dominance

DeepSeek and Huawei Target a Key Source of Nvidia’s A.I. Dominance

In China’s push for self-reliance in artificial intelligence, DeepSeek and Huawei have teamed up to develop software too...

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American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading

American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading

The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. Over a correspondent’s many trips there, it was ...

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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what...

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Religion Is the Roberts Court’s Unfinished Business

Religion Is the Roberts Court’s Unfinished Business

This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there....

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FlyDubai Flight to Tel Aviv Issues Distress Signal Before Landing in Saudi Arabia

FlyDubai Flight to Tel Aviv Issues Distress Signal Before Landing in Saudi Arabia

The plane was traveling from Dubai to Israel when the pilot and co-pilot appear to have gotten into a fight, Israeli off...

6 days ago
Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Migrants to War-Torn Myanmar Despite Critics’ Warnings

Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Migrants to War-Torn Myanmar Despite Critics’ Warnings

Malaysia says it is repatriating undocumented migrants from Myanmar who want to return. Critics say it is putting their ...

6 days ago
Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Vie for Undecided Voters

Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Vie for Undecided Voters

Mayor Karen Bass and her onetime ally, Nithya Raman, made their case to voters with just five weeks left until the elect...

6 days ago
D.A. in Cornell Case Hopes to Speak to Accuser as He Weighs New Evidence

D.A. in Cornell Case Hopes to Speak to Accuser as He Weighs New Evidence

District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity d...

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Democrats in Congress Embrace a More Punitive Posture Toward Israel

Democrats in Congress Embrace a More Punitive Posture Toward Israel

Nearly every Democratic senator voted to advance a measure calling for a human rights report on Israel’s conduct in the ...

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A.I. Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Doctors, Kennedy Tells Industry-Backed MAHA Summit

A.I. Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Doctors, Kennedy Tells Industry-Backed MAHA Summit

The health secretary, Vice President JD Vance and other top officials addressed a conference sponsored by corporations, ...

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Trump Launches Government Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims

Trump Launches Government Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims

Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and ...

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At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves

At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves

President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial i...

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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and streng...

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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years

Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years

The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were firs...

6 days ago
Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters

Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion o...

1 week ago
Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, incl...

1 week ago
Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over

Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over

A Staten Island judge sided with a group of homeowners who had sued the city over its introduction of the tax, dealing a...

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