What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Argued in His Call for AI Slowdown

Dario Amodei’s 3,800-word letter laid out a three-step plan to rein in artificial intelligence.Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, at a summit this year. His letter also called for cooperation from A.I. companies from other democratic countries.

E Emmy Martin

How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump

Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, next to the honor guard, at the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran in July.

F Farnaz Fassihi

Iran Will Meet With Gulf Arab States as Mideast Conflict Widens

Talks are expected tomorrow, officials said, as a ship was targeted in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian allies in Yemen said they had launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia.A motorboat passing a cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, last week.

A Aaron Boxerman

How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up

A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.The Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Maastricht, where the bones were found.

J Jeanna Smialek

Let the U.S. Open Fly Its Freak Flag

Many are complaining about influencers invading Flushing Meadows. But their biggest crime is distracting from the glorious chaos that typifies this tournament.

N Nekesa Mumbi Moody

Did Trump Win the Battle Over the Smithsonian?

Lonnie G. Bunch III, who has led the institution since 2019, parried the White House until deciding it was time to go.Mr. Bunch was named the secretary of the Smithsonian in 2019, during Mr. Trump’s first term.

R Robin Pogrebin