Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom

Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities.Meta’s new data center in Middleton Township, Ohio. Some companies are delaying plans to raise tens of billions of dollars in public

M Maureen Farrell

Are A.I. Models Being Misled to Act Too Human?

A corporate spat between two tech giants last week was just the latest volley in a conflict over whether dangerous mistakes are being made in A.I. training.Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s A.I. chief, argued in an essay published Wednesday that the tech start-up Anthropic was pushing its systems too ha

C Cade Metz

U.N. Seeks Relevance on A.I. as the U.S. and China Race Ahead

Artificial intelligence is a race solely between two rival powers with the rest of the world largely on the sidelines, foreign policy experts said.Employees at a data training center of Spirit AI at the company’s headquarters in Beijing last week. Artificial intelligence will be the dominant theme o

D Dustin Volz

Paramount to Settle States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger

By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.Paramount said the deal was necessary, in part to create a counterweight to increasingly powerful tech companies like Netflix that were muscling in

B Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall

Trump and Xi Meet Amid an Uneasy U.S.-China Trade Truce

Beyond warm meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement.President Trump and Xi Jinping, the leader of China, met last year in Busan, South Korea.

A Ana Swanson

White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives

Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.Beccah Williams, a stay-at-home mother; her husband, Josh Williams; and their children, Isaiah, 6, at left, and Madelyn, 4. “I

C Coral Davenport

Julie Orringer Didn’t Know How Close to Home Her Novel Would Be

When she started her new novel, Julie Orringer didn’t know that it would mirror the taxing medical challenges faced by her husband.With her third novel, “Luna, Phoenix, Queen,” Julie Orringer aimed “to translate experiences that were too difficult to speak about into writing.”

E Elisabeth Egan and Pia Guilmoth

It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb

In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’Amazon chose Richardson as one of the first cities to receive drone deliveries.

J Juliet Macur and Jordan Vonderhaar

At 92, the Bard of Bollywood Is Still Writing About Love

The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.Gulzar at his home in Mumbai in July. He maintains the wonder that has fueled his work.

M Mujib Mashal

College Sports Bill Prompts Clash Among Senators, Including Some Ex-Athletes

Lawmakers are applying their experiences on the playing field to the debate over a measure that would impose big changes to college athletics.Senators Eric Schmitt, second from left, and Cory Booker are on opposite sides of potential landmark legislation that would impose a sweeping new regulatory f

C Carl Hulse

An Unused and Divisive Philippine Nuclear Plant Awaits Its Fate

The Filipino government is exploring nuclear power options to guard against global energy shocks. One proposal is to switch on a plant in Bataan that has been mothballed for 40 years.The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in July.

F Francesca Regalado and Jes Aznar