A.I. Hallucinations Are Getting Worse, Even as New Systems Become More Powerful

A new wave of “reasoning” systems from companies like OpenAI is producing incorrect information more often. Even the companies don’t know why.

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Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learned the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door. Some of them have started a ruckus over it.

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A Grand Comeback for a Grand Seaside Hotel

San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado, where “Some Like It Hot” was shot and celebrities regularly checked in, has been renovated meticulously, deliberately and very expensively.

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Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War

With high costs and low prices for their crops, soybean and corn farmers were already nervous as they planned for planting season this year. A big trade war isn’t helping.

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The Fed Isn’t Likely to Cut Rates Proactively Despite Economic Concerns. Here’s Why.

The U.S. central bank is set to reinforce its wait-and-see approach at its meeting this week as President Trump’s tariffs begin to bite.

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A Project to Be Proud of at Central Park’s Northern Tip

The Davis Center at the Harlem Meer restores dignity and beauty to a section of the park that abuts Harlem, our architecture critic said.

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Trump and Harvard Both Want ‘Viewpoint Diversity.’ What Does It Mean?

The administration has accused the university of lacking viewpoint diversity. Harvard is fighting its demands, but embracing the vague term.

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As Conclave Nears, Catholics Wonder if New Pope Will Support Latin Mass

In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope.

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Wim Wenders on Where the War in Europe Really Ended 80 Years Ago

In a short film and in conversation, the German filmmaker ponders the meaning of freedom, the complacency of peace and the new insecurity from Russia’s war and Donald Trump.

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‘Goddess’ Brings Kenyan Folklore to New York

Saheem Ali’s musical, about the goddess of music finding refuge and love at an Afro-jazz club in Mombasa, Kenya, has been nearly 20 years in the making.

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