A.I. Is Reshaping the Economy. Good Luck Measuring How.
Some data suggest artificial intelligence is already causing job losses. Other sources show the opposite. Why is it so hard to figure out what’s going on?
Can Companies Embrace A.I. Without Layoffs? This One Says It Is Trying to.
The German software giant SAP says it is betting that employees can reinvent jobs instead of eliminating them. Experts are divided on whether it will work.Matthias Deindl, a product management executive for the company SAP, at an A.I.-enhanced production line in Walldorf, Germany.
A Quiet Surge in ICE Arrests, and Trump’s First Flight on Plane Given by Qatar
Plus, the fight over “Y.M.C.A.”Immigration and Customs Enforcement has doubled its daily arrest numbers without the fanfare of last year’s large urban operations, sowing fear in immigrant communities.
Putin Retaliates With New Strikes After Ukraine Takes the War to Russia
Ukraine is taking the war to Russia, but so far President Vladimir V. Putin’s response has been to keep attacking, including with deadly ballistic missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on Thursday.A resident of Kyiv, Ukraine, inside her damaged apartment after a Russian attack on Thursday.
Drones Over Europe Raise Concerns About Russian Activities
A new study, backed up by analysts and political leaders, says frequent drone incursions near military assets mark a Russian campaign to probe defenses and gather information.A building that was struck by a Russian attack drone in Galati, eastern Romania, in May. Reconnaissance drone flights in West
Republican Senate Candidates Start Their Own Super PACs to Gain Cash Advantage
Most of the party’s top candidates are starting their own super PACs instead of relying on a powerful group run by Washington leaders. The move allows them to seize control of their financial destinies.Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa and Senator Jon Husted of Ohio are two of the Republican cand
Republicans’ Home-Field Edge for Senate Seems Just Enough for Now
Democratic candidates are generally popular, Times/Siena polling finds, but retaking the Senate remains a big challenge.Representative Ashley Hinson, a Republican, has a narrow lead in the Senate race in Iowa.
Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Crucial Michigan Senate Race
The endorsement is the first in a contested Senate primary by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this year, in a state that Democrats believe they must hold this fall to win a Senate majority.
Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Killed at Iran War’s Outset
Long-delayed funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the war’s outset, are set to begin Friday. For the regime, it is a critical moment to demonstrate that it has endured.Workers in Tehran assembled scaffolding on Thursday as the country prepared for the
U.S. Hopes for Investment in Iran Would Break With Decades of History
Senior U.S. officials have said Iran would be richly rewarded for changing its stance on the United States. Iran’s leaders have rejected such a bargain in the past.The Grand Bazaar in Iran’s capital, Tehran, in May. The U.S. has offered Iran sanctions relief if it agrees to limits on its nuclear pro
U.S. Resumes Dollar Transfers to Iraq After Monthslong Suspension
The Trump administration had halted the shipments to Iraq as part of its efforts to pressure the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran.Iraq’s prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, has taken steps to try to rein in Iran-backed militias in his country.
Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down
The agency has doubled its daily arrest numbers without the fanfare of last year’s large urban operations, sowing fear in immigrant communities.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrolling a federal court building in New York last month.
Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big
President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.President Trump amassed enormous wealth during the first year of his second term, with $636 million of it coming from his cryptocurrency.
Does Trump Worry About Conflicts of Interest? ‘I Found Out That Nobody Cared.’
American presidents have generally tried to avoid appearing to profit from the office. President Trump has chosen a different path.President Trump, followed by his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, steps off the new Air Force One in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday.
The Key Ways Trump’s Financial Interests Intersect With Government Policy
President Trump’s business holdings, which garnered him more than $2 billion last year, create potential conflicts of interest surpassing any predecessor.President Trump’s financial investments have vastly escalated during this second term.
The Logistics Behind Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden Wedding
The pop star is poised to host a wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden. The logistics in Midtown Manhattan over the July 4 weekend are complex.Forklifts unloaded large, plastic-wrapped cargo outside Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Wednesday, a glimpse of the extensive logistics behind T
Swifties Delight in Taylor’s Wedding Day
Fans see, in the pop star, reflections of their own lives: hope, heartbreak and now, finally, happiness.Fan reactions like this one in Buenos Aires were common throughout Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think
For generations, writing up a summary of a patient exam was a vital step for physicians trying to make an accurate diagnosis. What happens when A.I. does it for them?
Scientists React to the Lab-Made, Yet Lifelike, SpudCell
This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.”
The Transgender Sports Decision Was About Something Deeper Than Law
It’s never just a game.
An American Mosaic
We explore how people in the U.S. identify their ancestry.
Plans for Unrealized ‘Trump Castle’ Surface 40 Years Later
The 800-foot-tall residential development was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, but scrapped before construction. An archivist saved the rough draft.And 40 years ago, a little discussed harbinger of that taste – “Trump Castle.”