Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows
Former President Donald J. Trump used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim improper tax breaks from his troubled Chicago tower, according to an Internal Revenue Service inquiry uncovered by The New York Times and ProPublica. Losing a yearslong audit battle…
Farewell, Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic Band
For decades, Munch’s Make Believe Band at Chuck E. Cheese has performed for countless birthdays, end-of-season Little League parties and other celebrations. There’s been Chuck E. Cheese and Helen Henny on vocals, Mr. Munch on keys, Jasper T. Jowls on…
Ilon Specht, Who Empowered Women With ‘I’m Worth It’ Ad, Dies at 81
Ilon Specht, who rebelled against her patriarchal male colleagues at an advertising agency by writing a successful TV commercial for L’Oréal’s Preference hair color product that included a message of feminist empowerment that has endured for decades, died on April…
A German Initiative to Keep Workers Employed by Retraining Them
When Emrullah Karaca began working at a factory in Gifhorn, Germany, where the auto parts supplier Continental builds components for hydraulic brakes, he was looking for a temporary job after finishing high school. But after spending more than two decades…
Why Higher Fed Rates Are Not Totally Off the Table
Investors do not expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again, and officials have made it clear that they see further increases as unlikely. But one important takeaway from recent Fed commentary is that unlikely and inconceivable are not…
Meet My A.I. Friends – The New York Times
Some users will scoff at befriending a chatbot. But others, especially people for whom socializing is hard or unappealing, will invite A.I.s into the innermost parts of their lives. This shift will be jarring. You’ll wake up one day and…
GM to Retire the Chevy Malibu to Make More EVs
General Motors said on Wednesday that it would stop making the Chevrolet Malibu, the last affordable sedan in its U.S. model lineup and a venerable nameplate that was introduced in the 1960s when the company was a dominant force in…
Hong Kong Court Bans ‘Glory to Hong Kong,’ a Pro-Democracy Song
A Hong Kong court on Wednesday granted a government request to ban a popular pro-democracy anthem, raising further concerns about free speech in the city. The decision, which overturned an initial ruling, could give the government power to force Google…
Outage Causes Delays at U.K. Airports’ Immigration Checkpoints
International airline passengers arriving at Heathrow Airport near London and at other airports in Britain were facing long lines at immigration checkpoints on Tuesday evening after the nation’s Border Force reported a nationwide computer outage, officials said. “Border Force is…
6 Sumptuous European Hotels for Summer Travelers
If you’re planning to attend the Paris Olympics and see a bit of Europe this summer, you have a variety of plush new hotels from which to choose (though they’re likely to fill up quickly). Whether you’re going to the…
TV News Can’t Sidestep Turbulence as Election Approaches
Television news may have never been this unsettled six months before a presidential election. ABC News is in the throes of change, after its president announced on Sunday night that she was leaving. The parent company of CBS is in…
Tensions Rise in Silicon Valley Over Sales of Start-Up Stocks
Sohail Prasad, an entrepreneur, launched a fund in March called the Destiny Tech100. The fund owns shares in hot tech start-ups like the payments firm Stripe, the rocket maker SpaceX and the artificial intelligence company OpenAI. Few people get the…
Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount
Paramount has decided to formally open negotiations with a bidding group led by Sony Pictures Entertainment and the private equity giant Apollo, according to three people familiar with the matter. The move comes after a period of exclusive talks with…
China Is Buying Gold, Sending Prices to Record Highs
As gold surged this year to its highest price ever, Xena Lin joined the frenzy by making monthly purchases of gold “beans,” pebble-like morsels of the precious metal. For Ms. Lin, a 25-year-old administrative worker in southern China, the $80…
Berkshire Reports Strong Earnings and Formidable Cash Stockpile
Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported strong operating earnings, which track the actual profit that its array of businesses produce, and a record pile of cash in the first quarter, underscoring the health of the conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett….
Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, blindsided competitors, suppliers and his own employees this week by reversing course on his aggressive push to build electric vehicle chargers in the United States, a major priority of the Biden administration. Mr….
Campus Protests Over Gaza Spotlight the Work of Student Journalists
Their updates come in harried bursts. Real-time narrations of the scene at Columbia University’s protest encampment in Manhattan, interspersed with the calmer voice of a host in the studio, directing live on air the dozen or so student journalists covering…
US Antitrust Cases Against Big Tech, Explained
The U.S. government’s landmark antitrust trial against Google’s search business is nearing its conclusion. But the parade of major federal cases challenging Big Tech’s power is just getting going. Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade…
Campus Protests Give Russia, China and Iran Fuel to Exploit U.S. Divide
An article on a fake online news outlet that Meta has linked to Russia’s information operations attributed the clashes unfolding on American college campuses to the failures of the Biden administration. A newspaper controlled by the Communist Party of China…
Horse Racing Deaths Raise Questions About Sport’s Future
The Kentucky Derby has been run through two World Wars, the Great Depression, civil rights unrest and, most recently, a life-paralyzing pandemic. Now, on the 150th anniversary of America’s most famous race, the Sport of Kings faces another formidable foe:…
Giant Pandas Are Returning to San Diego, China Announces
The United States and China may be at odds these days over Russia’s war in Ukraine, cheap Chinese exports, tensions with Taiwan and matters of human rights. But when it comes to giant pandas, diplomacy is back. The Ministry of…
The Fed Tries to Steer Clear of Politics, But Election Year Is Making It Tough
Federal Reserve officials are fiercely protective of their separation from politics, but the presidential election is putting the institution on a crash course with partisan wrangling. Fed officials set policy independently of the White House, meaning that while presidents can…
Binance Founder Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison, a much lighter penalty than other crypto executives have faced since the industry imploded in 2022. After Mr. Zhao pleaded…
High Fed Rates Are Not Crushing Growth. Wealthier People Help Explain Why.
More than two years after the Federal Reserve started lifting interest rates to restrain growth and weigh on inflation, businesses continue to hire, consumers continue to spend and policymakers are questioning why their increases haven’t had a more aggressive bite….
A Strong U.S. Dollar Weighs on the World
Every major currency in the world has fallen against the U.S. dollar this year, an unusually broad shift with the potential for serious consequences across the global economy. Two-thirds of the roughly 150 currencies tracked by Bloomberg have weakened against…
How Supplement Stores Are Trying to Tap Into the Ozempic Boom
As diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy took off in the last few years, many people turned away from established diet and nutrition products. Now, two retailers that specialize in nutritional supplements — GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe…
Even With Gaza Under Siege, Some Are Imagining Its Reconstruction
On a December morning in central London, more than two dozen people drawn from influential institutions across the Middle East, Europe and the United States gathered in a conference room to pursue an aspiration that, at that moment, verged on…
Blade Now Offers a $275 Bus Ticket to The Hamptons
Blade, the helicopter charter company, was founded 10 years ago as a way for commuters going between New York and the Hamptons to avoid vehicle traffic. This May it is introducing a new service, the Hamptons Streamliner, that, starting at…
Delta Flight Loses Emergency Slide After Takeoff From J.F.K.
A Boeing 767 plane flown by Delta Air Lines lost an emergency slide on Friday, prompting it to return to New York not long after taking off, officials said. The flight, Delta Air Lines 520, had left Kennedy International Airport…
How to Handle Your Finances as a Young Widow or Widower
It was April 10, 2018, and Colin Brougham hadn’t sent his usual text to his wife that he was biking home. Instead, he lay dead a few blocks away after a commuter train struck him. “I knew he was dead…
Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The Biden administration said on Friday that it was delaying a decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes as federal officials take more time to consider the move. The White House has faced considerable opposition from the big tobacco companies…
Xi Meets Blinken With Tough Issues on the Agenda
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Friday, as the two countries worked to hold together a fractious relationship despite disputes over the economy, national security and geopolitical frictions in East Asia,…
Microsoft Reports Rising Revenues as A.I. Investments Bear Fruit
Microsoft gave more signs on Thursday that its hefty investments in artificial intelligence were beginning to bear fruit, as it reported a 17 percent jump in revenue and a 20 percent increase in profit for the first three months of…
Mining Giant BHP Makes $39 Billion Bid for Rival Anglo American
BHP Group, the world’s largest mining company, has proposed a takeover of its rival Anglo American, in a deal that has the potential to shake up the industry at a time when demand for copper is soaring. BHP said on…
Divestment From Israel Is a Rallying Cry for College Protesters
Universities have so far rebuffed exhortations to divest. Defenders of Israel say these calls are unfair to a country that is under threat of attack, and antisemitic because they target the only Jewish-majority nation in the world. That’s a long-running…
Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk
Federal regulators said on Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk from around the country had tested positive for inactive remnants of the bird flu virus that has been infecting dairy cows. The viral fragments do not pose a threat to…
Baltimore Says Owner of Ship that Hit Key Bridge Was Negligent
The City of Baltimore has said that the owner and manager of the cargo ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month are directly responsible for the accident and should not be allowed to avoid legal liability,…
States Move to Ban Deepfake Nudes to Fight Sexually Explicit Images of Minors
Caroline Mullet, a ninth grader at Issaquah High School near Seattle, went to her first homecoming dance last fall, a James Bond-themed bash with blackjack tables attended by hundreds of girls dressed up in party frocks. A few weeks later,…
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
In her three decades of working with elephant seals, Dr. Marcela Uhart had never seen anything like the scene on the beaches of Argentina’s Valdés Peninsula last October. It was peak breeding season; the beach should have been teeming with…
Denny Walsh, Reporter Who Tussled With Mayors and Editors, Dies at 88
Denny Walsh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who was a consummate nuisance to mobsters, corrupt politicians and his editors — especially at The New York Times, which fired him — died on March 29 at his home in Antelope, Calif.,…
CNN’s Coverage of Man Who Set Himself on Fire Shows Challenges of Live News
Until Friday, at least, the cable news coverage of the first criminal trial of a former president carried a hint of anticlimax. With the dry and slow-moving proceedings inside a Lower Manhattan courtroom closed to their cameras, the networks could…
Martin Wygod, a Winner on Wall Street and the Racetrack, Dies at 84
Martin J. Wygod, a Wall Street whiz who graduated from walking horses after races to owning and breeding championship thoroughbreds when he made millions from investing in online companies that sold pharmaceuticals by mail and pruned medical paperwork, died on…
How Ozempic Is Transforming a Small Danish Town
As the sun sets over the harbor in Kalundborg, a small town about 60 miles west of Copenhagen, light streams through the glass walls of Shaun Gamble’s cafe and bathes his afternoon customers in a warm glow. It’s an enviable…
Inflation, Interest Rates and Oil Prices Have Jolted the Markets
The markets are mercurial but their tone has thoroughly changed — from the sky-is-the-limit bullishness that dominated only a month ago to a mood of heightened uncertainty and measured self-restraint. Big shifts have taken place this month. Bonds have taken…
Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store
Apple said it pulled the Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China on Friday on government orders, potentially escalating the war over technology between the United States and China The iPhone maker said that China’s internet…
U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year
Rates on 30-year mortgages — the most common kind among U.S. homeowners — surpassed the 7 percent mark on Thursday, a troublesome sign for an already tight housing market.
Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs
Navigating the health care system in the United States can often feel like being lost in a maze. What kind of doctor should I see? Who takes my insurance? What even is a co-pay, anyway? For that reason, Chris Hamby,…
Tesla Seeks to Revive Musk’s $47 Billion Pay Deal With New Shareholder Vote
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. If setbacks in court and the…
Inflation in U.K. Slows to 3.2%, Lowest in More Than 2 Years
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. Inflation was 3.2 percent in the year through March, down from 3.4 percent in February but…
Smartmatic and OAN Settle Defamation Suit
The voting technology company Smartmatic reached a settlement on Tuesday in its defamation lawsuit against One America News Network, a far-right broadcaster, over the amplification of election falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election. The terms of the settlement were confidential….
China’s First Quarter Results Show Growth Propelled by Its Factories
The Chinese economy grew more than expected in the first three months of the year, new data shows, as China built more factories and exported huge amounts of goods to counter a severe real estate crisis and sluggish spending at…
Tesla Will Lay Off More Than 10% of Global Workforce
Signs of turmoil at Tesla multiplied on Monday after the electric car company told employees it would lay off more than 10 percent of the work force to cut costs and two senior executives resigned. The job cuts, amounting to…
Here’s Why This Bouquet of Red Roses Costs $72 in NYC.
To gather every last stem and ribbon, Mr. Patrikis is on the phone constantly, negotiating with 15 distributors to get the best deals. “If you don’t know how to buy from the wholesalers, the wholesalers are going to buy you,”…
Golf’s Big Deal Veers Off Course
In the rough The Masters is a tournament steeped in tradition and hosts one of sports’ most storied gatherings: the champions dinner, when former winners meet at Augusta National Golf Club, and the previous year’s winner sets the menu. But…
Ohtani’s Dizzying 3 Weeks End in Exoneration by Authorities
In the clubhouse after the Los Angeles Dodgers won their season opener in Seoul last month, Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, made a stunning admission to the team: He was a gambling addict, and Ohtani had paid his debts…
Don Wright, Editorial Cartoonist With a Skewer for a Pen, Dies at 90
Don Wright, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose pointed work punctured duplicity and pomposity and resonated with common-sense readers, died on March 24 at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his…
$17,000 to Watch the Masters? How Sports Entice Deep-Pocketed Fans.
Teams, leagues and event organizers are pursuing enthusiasts with the promise of luxury and exclusivity, in hopes of bigger profits and lasting loyalty.
Roberto Cavalli, Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83
Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer who celebrated glamour and excess, sending models down the runway and actresses onto red carpets wearing leopard-print dresses, bejeweled distressed jeans, satin corsets and other unapologetically flashy clothes, has died. He was 83. His…
Europe’s A.I. ‘Champion’ Sets Sights on Tech Giants in U.S.
Arthur Mensch, tall and lean with a flop of unkempt hair, arrived for a speech last month at a sprawling tech hub in Paris wearing jeans and carrying a bicycle helmet. He had an unassuming look for a person European…
Prosecutors Say Ohtani’s Interpreter Stole $16 Million From Star
Federal prosecutors released a detailed complaint on Thursday that claimed Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, orchestrated a sprawling scheme over years to steal $16 million of the baseball star’s money to feed his gambling addiction. The money…
Live Updates: Inflation Runs Hotter Than Expected
A closely watched measure of inflation remained stronger than expected in March, worrying news for Federal Reserve officials who have become increasingly concerned that their progress on lowering price increases might be stalling. The surprisingly stubborn inflation reading raised doubts…
Biden’s Trade Moves Raise Tensions With China and Japan but Draw Cheers at Home
President Biden has intensified efforts to shield American industries from foreign competition in an election year, as he courts blue-collar workers and attempts to avoid being outflanked on trade by his Republican rival, former President Donald J. Trump. The moves…
Microsoft and NetEase to Relaunch Warcraft and Other Games in China
The Chinese company NetEase said on Wednesday that it had struck a deal to distribute titles from Microsoft’s Blizzard Entertainment, restoring access to popular video games like World of Warcraft for Chinese gamers. More than a year ago, NetEase and…
Norfolk Southern Settles Derailment Suit for $600 Million
Norfolk Southern announced on Tuesday that it agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a February 2023 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. The settlement, which must be approved by…
Banks Made Big Climate Promises. A New Study Doubts They Work.
Two and half years ago, bankers and investors attended the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, an annual event normally dominated by activists and policymakers. It was considered a milestone as the financial sector agreed to put its might into…
JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon Issues an Economic Warning
Jamie Dimon sees America at a ‘Pivotal Moment’ Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to JPMorgan Chase shareholders has just been published. The widely read note offers a glimpse of his views on not just business, but the economy at a “pivotal…
Yellen Sees ‘More Work to Do’ as China Talks End With No Breakthrough
Four days of top-level economic meetings between the United States and China concluded in Beijing on Monday with no major breakthroughs, but the world’s two largest economies agreed to hold more discussions to address rising friction over trade, investment and…
Planning to Combine Business and Leisure Travel? You’re Not Alone.
On a Sunday in late January, Melinda Buchmann, who lives in Florida and supervises client relations for RevShoppe, a 30-person remote company advising organizations on sales techniques and strategies, arrived in Banff, Alberta, to help set up a four-day company…
“University Challenge” Questions: How Do You Stack Up?
Our adaptation of a few of the questions that Imperial College got right in the semi-final game.
Kate Coleman, Who Documented the Bay Area Counterculture, Dies at 81
Kate Coleman, an iconoclastic Bay Area journalist who began her career as a left-wing radical, writing about the patriarchy, politics and polyamory, then made enemies among her erstwhile comrades when her reporting cast a harsh light on the Black Panthers…
Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000 a Year. How Did This Happen?
It was only a matter of time before a college would have the nerve to quote its cost of attendance at nearly $100,000 a year. This spring, we’re catching our first glimpse of it. One letter to a newly admitted…
Some of Trump’s Biggest Political Backers Also Threw Trump Media a Lifeline
Marty Davis, the wealthy Minnesota head of a kitchen countertop manufacturing company, is a steadfast supporter of former President Donald J. Trump. He contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to help elect Mr. Trump in 2020, and encouraged him to…
China’s Youth Are Giving Up on Saving for Retirement
China wants young people to put money away for retirement. Tao Swift, an unemployed 30-year-old, is not interested in hearing it. “Retire with a pension?” he asked. “I don’t hold much hope that I can definitely get my hands on…
Japan Airlines Downgraded Our First Class Seats and Skimped on the Refund
In late 2021, Mark from San Diego and his wife were flying home on British Airways premium economy from Split, Croatia, via London and Dallas, but missed a connection. They were rebooked in economy on Virgin Atlantic and tried for…
How a Violin Maker’s Dreams Came True in Cremona, Italy
Art of Craft is a series about craftspeople whose work rises to the level of art. When Ayoung An was 8, her parents bought her a violin. She slept with the instrument on the pillow next to her every night….
Biden and Corporate America? It’s ‘Complicated.’
In the days before delivering his State of the Union speech last month, President Biden called the chief executives of General Motors and Cisco Systems to ask their advice on the state of the American economy and share how he…
Silver Lake to Take Endeavor Private, Valuing the Company at $13 Billion
Endeavor, the sports and entertainment company led by the Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel, said on Tuesday that it planned to go private, nearly three years after joining the public stock markets. The transaction — led by Silver Lake, the investment…
Why Is There So Much Plastic Food Packaging?
If it seems like plastic surrounds nearly every cucumber, apple and pepper in the produce aisle, it does. What began with cellophane in the 1930s picked up speed with the rise of plastic clamshells in the 1980s and bagged salads…
Google to Delete Billions of Chrome Browser Records in Latest Settlement
In recent months, Google has raced to settle a backlog of lawsuits ahead of major antitrust showdowns with the Justice Department later this year. On Monday, the company resolved its fourth case in four months, agreeing to delete billions of…
Trump Media Stock Slumps as Early Fervor in Truth Social Owner Fades
Shares of former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company slumped more than 20 percent on Monday, as the fervor around the company’s debut on public markets last week appeared to subside. The sell-off cut the market value of Trump…
India Election: What 10 Years of Modi Has Meant for the Economy
As Narendra Modi was storming to victory in the election of 2014, he said that “acchhe din aane waale hain” — good times are coming. Now as Mr. Modi stands set to secure another term as prime minister in elections…
As Graffiti Moves From Eyesore to Amenity, Landlords Try to Cash In
Julian Phethean’s first canvas in London was a shed in his backyard where he covered the walls with bold lettering in spray paint. When he moved his art to the city’s streets in the 1980s, it was largely unwelcome —…
AT&T Passcodes for Millions Are Reset After Leak of Customer Records
The telecommunications giant AT&T announced on Saturday that it had reset the passcodes of 7.6 million customers after it determined that compromised customer data was “released on the dark web.” “Our internal teams are working with external cybersecurity experts to…
How S.M.U., Once the Rogue of College Sports, Got Back to the Big Time
It wasn’t just a gold Pontiac Trans Am with a painted bird on the hood. It was the car that Texas A&M gave to Eric Dickerson in 1979, when he was a top high school running back prospect, in the…
For Cesar Conde, NBC’s News Chief, Corporate Polish Meets Partisan Reality
His performance impressed executives at NBC’s parent company, Comcast. In May 2020, Jeff Shell, then the NBCUniversal chief executive, put Mr. Conde in charge of the NBC News Group, replacing a veteran newsman, Andrew Lack. Privately, Mr. Shell acknowledged that…
S&P 500 Surges to Start the Year
It’s been a blistering start to the year for the stock market. The S&P 500, one of the most widely watched stock indexes in the world, has risen more than 10 percent over the first three months of 2024, buoyed…
‘Every Day Is Hard’: One Year Since Russia Jailed Evan Gershkovich
One year ago on Friday, Ella Milman and Mikhail Gershkovich received a chilling phone call from the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal. Their son, Evan, a foreign correspondent for The Journal who was on a reporting assignment in…
Ronna McDaniel and NBC Saga: The Perks and Perils of Partisan Talk on TV
Trying to juice ratings in an election year, a major TV network hired a pair of provocative commentators from the political establishment to inject some spiky opinion into its otherwise-staid campaign coverage. The result — the Gore Vidal and William…
Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows
A form of avian influenza that is highly fatal in birds has been confirmed in U.S. dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas, the Department of Agriculture announced on Monday. It is the first time that cows infected with the virus…
Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90
Daniel Kahneman, who never took an economics course but who pioneered a psychologically based branch of that field that led to a Nobel in economic science in 2002, died on Wednesday. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his…
Conservative Commentators Condemn Uproar at NBC
The decision by NBC News to hire Ronna McDaniel, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, as a political commentator set off a round of sharp criticism from her new colleagues in recent days. Leading on-air figures at NBC…
It’s a Golden Age for Shipwreck Discoveries. Why?
Some were fabled vessels that have fascinated people for generations, like Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship that sank in the Antarctic in 1915. Some were common workhorses that faded into the depths, like the Ironton, a barge that was carrying 1,000…
Zijn infraroodpanelen geschikt voor gebruik in slaapkamers?
geschikt voor gebruik in slaapkamers Infraroodpanelen gebruiken ver-infraroodstraling om objecten en oppervlakken rechtstreeks te verwarmen in plaats van de lucht te verwarmen. Hierdoor kunnen ze in muren en plafonds worden gemonteerd zonder dat er kanalen nodig zijn, waardoor ze ideaal…
DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14
Florida on Monday became the first state to effectively bar residents under the age of 14 from holding accounts on services like TikTok and Instagram, enacting a strict social media bill that is likely to upend the lives of many…
Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Social Media Company Will Start Trading on Tuesday
Trump Media & Technology Group completed a deal to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp., a cash-rich shell company. The merger increases the former president’s net worth by roughly $3 billion.
Has China Lost Its Taste for the iPhone?
For years, Apple dominated the market for high-end smartphones in China. No other company made a device that could compete with the iPhone’s performance — or its position as a status object in the eyes of wealthy, cosmopolitan shoppers. But…
Chuck Todd Questions His Network, NBC News, Over Hiring of Former R.N.C. Chair
The veteran NBC anchor Chuck Todd publicly attacked the leadership of his own network on Sunday, questioning why NBC News hired Ronna McDaniel, the former chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, and declaring live on air, “There’s a reason why…
China’s Plan to Spur Growth: A New Slogan With Familiar Ideas
From the top of the government, China is heavily promoting a plan to fix the country’s stagnant economy and offset the harm from a decades-long housing bubble. The program has a fresh slogan, presented foremost by Xi Jinping, the country’s…
The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla
Artificial intelligence’s integration into everyday life has stirred up doubts and unsettling questions for many about humanity’s path forward. But in Anguilla, a tiny Caribbean island to the east of Puerto Rico, the A.I. boom has made the country a…
Shohei Ohtani Situation Shows Leagues Have Many Gambling Risks to Watch
Sports leagues of all shapes and sizes have barreled headfirst into gambling in the six years since the Supreme Court struck down a law that limited wagering on games to Nevada. Casting aside decades of resistance, professional leagues have taken…
Trump Media Merger Approved, Allowing Truth Social to Go Public
Former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company — and the parent of his favorite digital communications platform, Truth Social — merged with a shell company on Friday, raising Mr. Trump’s wealth by about $3 billion and potentially providing him…
India’s TikTok Ban: What Lessons Does It Hold for the U.S.
In India, a country of 1.4 billion, it took TikTok just a few years to build an audience of 200 million users. India was its biggest market. Then, on June 29, 2020, the Indian government banned TikTok, along with 58…
The Psychedelic Evangelist – The New York Times
Before he died last year, Roland Griffiths was arguably the world’s most famous psychedelics researcher. Since 2006, his work has suggested that psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, can induce mystical experiences, and that those experiences, in turn, can help treat…
Delta Passenger Boarded Flight Using Photo of Another Ticket
A Texas man was arrested in Salt Lake City on Sunday after he boarded a Delta Air Lines flight without a ticket by using a photo he had taken of another passenger’s boarding pass while they were not looking, according…
What the Fed’s Rate Moves Could Mean for Loans, Mortgages and Savings
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, but American households will be listening for clues about whether rate cuts are on the horizon, which could have meaningful implications for their monthly budgets and…
Atos, a French Tech Giant, Tumbles in Value
The French government said Tuesday that it was moving to protect Atos, a too-big-to-fail French technology giant that manages data and cybersecurity for the nation’s nuclear weapons programs and military as well as for the upcoming Paris Olympics, as the…
Unilever to Spin Off Ben & Jerry’s and Cut 7,500 Jobs
The consumer goods giant said the moves would make for a “simpler, more focused company” as consumers trade down to cheaper brands amid high inflation.
Japan Raises Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Japan’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time since 2007 on Tuesday, pushing them above zero to close a chapter in its aggressive effort to stimulate an economy that has long struggled to grow. In 2016, the Bank…
Crafts Retailer Joann Files for Bankruptcy
Joann, the arts-and-crafts retailer that has operated for more than 80 years, has filed for bankruptcy as consumers pare back on D.I.Y. projects, leaving the company with mounting debt. The chain, which is based in Hudson, Ohio, said in a…
What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.
On a recent Tuesday night, around 20 people crowded into the second floor of Joniel Bon’s newly opened internet cafe in Quezon City, 10 miles from Manila. Seated at computers with 34-inch curved monitors, they began playing video games such…
Phoebe Philo Finally Talks About Her Return to Fashion
In an exclusive interview, the designer talks about doing things as she wants them done, the weight of expectations and what happens next.
Little Suspense Over Russian Vote. What Comes Next Is Less Certain.
Maria and her husband, Aleksandr, are certain that President Vladimir V. Putin will secure a fifth term as Russia’s leader in the presidential election this weekend. But the couple, who live in Moscow with their three children, are not so…
Landline Users Remain Proudly ‘Old-Fashioned’ in the Digital Age
When millions of AT&T customers across the country briefly lost their cellphone service last month, Francella Jackson, 61, of Fairview Heights, Ill., said she picked up her well-worn Southwestern Bell push-button landline phone and called her friends “just so we…
United Airlines Flight Missing an External Panel Lands Safely
A United Airlines flight that took off on Friday morning from San Francisco International Airport landed in Oregon missing an external panel, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The panel was found to be missing after the plane, a Boeing 737-800,…
Supreme Court Sets Rules for Blocking Citizens From Officials’ Accounts
The Supreme Court, in a pair of unanimous decisions on Friday, added some clarity to a vexing constitutional puzzle: how to decide when elected officials violate the First Amendment by blocking people from their social media accounts. Justice Amy Coney…
Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin
Russia is ratcheting up its internet censorship ahead of elections this weekend that are all but assured to give President Vladimir V. Putin another six years in power, further shrinking one of the last remaining spaces for political activism, independent…
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Race SpaceX to the Moon
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Bao Fan, Missing Chinese Banker, Resigns After Investigation
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