What Exactly Are A.I. Companies Trying to Build? Here’s a Guide.

Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI plan to spend at least $325 billion by the end of the year in pursuit of A.I. We explain why they’re doing it.

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How Wall Street’s Big Bets on A.I. Are Driving Interest in Huge Parking Lots

J.P. Morgan, Blackstone and other financial giants are buying “industrial outdoor storage,” sites vital to logistics, trade and the construction of data centers.

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Federal Reserve to Meet Under Cloud of Trump’s Attacks

Stephen Miran and Lisa Cook will both cast votes at the central bank’s meeting on Wednesday, where policymakers are expected to lower interest rates.

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Could TikTok Help Bring Trump and Xi Together?

President Trump is set to speak with the Chinese leader on Friday to discuss the app’s future, signaling a potential thaw between the two men.

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This Frustrated New York Pedestrian Calls Out Bad Walkers

They go slowly. They spread out. They stop. Some urban pedestrians make life annoying for the fleeter of foot.

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From McDonald’s to Nobu, a Restaurant Hitmaker’s Not-So-Humble Story

In a frank memoir, Drew Nieporent looks back at a half-century career that’s produced signature New York restaurants like Montrachet and Tribeca Grill.

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As Hochul Backs Mamdani, Does He Have a Lock on the Election?

Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a guest essay in The New York Times that she supported Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor. He has a strong lead in polls.

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Why a Pennsylvania Court Election This November Could Matter in 2028

Voters will decide whether three Democratic State Supreme Court justices will keep their seats in a swing state that will be crucial to the next presidential election.

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F.B.I. Agents Fired by Patel Speak Out on ‘Broken’ Trust

The two agents’ accounts offer an inside view of a bureau buffeted by politics and upheaval, adding to the scrutiny of the F.B.I. director as he prepares to testify to Congress.

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Former Republican Lt. Governor of Georgia Enters Governor’s Race as a Democrat

Geoff Duncan could prove to be a wild card in an election next year that will be a crucial test for Georgia’s relatively new status as a swing state.

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