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The carmaker dismissed hundreds of employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/tesla-layoffs-supercharger-team.html

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to money-laundering violations. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/technology/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-sentenced.html

A decade-long battle between a wealthy industrialist and a band of activists led to a surprising $63 million transaction. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/chile-cochamo-valley-puelo-patagonia.html

Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/technology/changpeng-zhao-binance-crypto.html

The technology is already sold on most vehicles, but a new federal safety regulation raises the standards. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/abs-automatic-braking-nhtsa.html

Mr. Bakish was once a staunch ally of Shari Redstone, Paramount’s controlling shareholder. His departure comes as the company considers a major merger. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/media/paramount-bob-bakish-steps-down.html

Galena, a 6-year-old shorthair, was found in an Amazon warehouse a week after she climbed into a 3-by-3-foot cardboard box at her owner’s home. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/us/amazon-package-cat-utah-california.html

The table stakes for small companies to compete with the likes of Microsoft and Google are in the billions of dollars. And even that may not be enough. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/technology/ai-startups-financial-reality.html

Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/technology/friends-from-the-old-neighborhood-turn-rivals-in-big-techs-ai-race.html

Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/health/hepatitis-c.html

Assets held by baby boomers are changing hands, but that doesn’t mean their millennial heirs will be set for life. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/business/retirement-millennials-baby-boomers-wealth.html

Once a staunch ally of Paramount’s biggest owner, Shari Redstone, Mr. Bakish’s relationship with her soured in recent months. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/paramount-ceo-bob-bakish.html

On Fox and in other conservative outlets, the protests have given new lease to a long-running argument that students at elite universities are intolerant of conservative views. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/fox-news-campus-protests.html

He heralded stock options and golden parachutes as a professor at Harvard Business School, influencing a generation of Wall Street executives. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/michael-c-jensen-dead.html

The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco. In an election year, the president’s weak support among Black voters may have influenced the postponement. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/health/menthol-cigarettes-ban-biden-fda.html

A high school athletic director in the Baltimore area was arrested after the police said he used A.I. to make a racist and antisemitic audio clip. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/deepfake-recording-principal-arrest.html

The tech giant’s quarterly results included strong growth in cloud computing, fueled by its services in generative artificial intelligence. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/technology/microsoft-earnings.html

Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate, but the report also included more evidence that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame price increases have stalled. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/economy/us-economy-gdp-growth.html

Possibly the most prolific archival record producer in history, he was a founder of the Mosaic label, which became the gold standard of jazz reissues. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/arts/music/michael-cuscuna-dead.html

Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/health/fda-urinary-tract-infection-antibiotic.html

The Senate has finally passed a law that could bar the video-sharing app in the U.S., leaving some tech giants in pole position to profit — or pounce. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/dealbook/tiktok-ban-bill-bytedance.html

He stepped out of his behind-the-scenes role in 2004 when he was cast as the ultimate sports know-it-all on the game show “Stump the Schwab.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/sports/howie-schwab-dead.html

The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/business/media/american-sunlight-project-fight-disinformation.html

The deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and the parent of Michael Kors, Capri Holdings, is intended to create a U.S. luxury group to compete with the European industry giants. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/business/ftc-tapestry-capri-coach-michael-kors.html

TV networks began the challenging assignment on Monday of covering former President Trump’s trial without the luxury of cameras inside the courtroom. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/business/media/trump-trial-news-coverage.html

In theory, getting deliveries can be more efficient than driving to the store. But you may still want to think before you add to cart. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/climate/nyt-questions-online-shopping.html

H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/health/birdflu-marine-mammals.html

Pinduoduo appeals to people seeking deals and “downgraded spending,” as consumer purchasing in China has slowed recently amid economic rockiness. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/business/china-pinduoduo-temu.html

The N.B.A. banned a player for life for betting on games, a practice some worry could become more prevalent with the rise of wagering on sports. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/business/raptors-jontay-porter-gambling.html

Craig Carton, the bombastic sports broadcaster, shows a different side on a weekly show that focuses on the stories of gambling addicts like himself. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/business/craig-carton-sports-gambling.html

After he made a fortune selling prescription drugs and providing medical information online, he and his wife became leading breeders of thoroughbred horses. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/business/martin-wygod-dead.html

A wave of star power has lifted hopes that viewership will pick up for the women’s league. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/business/dealbook/wnba-womens-basketball-money.html

Mr. Walsh won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1969 and later joined The New York Times, which eventually fired him. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/media/denny-walsh-dead.html

The agency announced new rules to address the dangers of exhaustion for controllers, who often work grueling round-the-clock schedules. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/faa-air-traffic-controllers-close-calls.html

Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent years. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/technology/manish-lachwani-headspin-fraud.html

Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads in its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders, amid technological tensions between the U.S. and China. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/technology/apple-whatsapp-china-app-store.html

The company and Apollo Global Management are discussing a joint effort, even as Paramount conducts exclusive merger negotiations with Skydance. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/business/paramount-sony-apollo-bid.html

The company’s revenue was 15 percent higher compared with last year, and it solidified its standing as the entertainment company’s dominant streaming service. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/business/media/netflix-earnings.html

Rates on 30-year mortgages — the most common kind among U.S. homeowners — surpassed the 7 percent mark on Thursday, a troublesome sign for an already tight housing market. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/business/mortgage-rates.html

A 13-year contract with Park City, Utah, is set to expire in 2026 and the film festival is beginning a review process to see if it should move. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/business/media/sundance-film-festival-park-city.html

Sam Salehpour, an engineer at Boeing for over a decade, testified that the company introduced production shortcuts in an attempt to address bottlenecks. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/politics/whistle-blower-boeing-787-dreamliner.html

The company’s directors are asking shareholders to again approve the multibillion-dollar compensation plan and to move the company’s registration to Texas, from Delaware. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/business/tesla-elon-musk-pay.html

More countries are embracing measures meant to encourage their own security and independence, a trend that some say could slow global growth. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/business/economy/industrial-policies-global-economy.html

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new partnership with more than a dozen state attorneys general that aims to improve protections for air travelers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/politics/buttigieg-airline-complaints.html

Smartmatic, an elections technology company, had accused the conservative broadcaster of amplifying baseless claims about election fraud. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/media/smartmatic-oan-settle-defamation-suit.html

The Fed chair, along with the central bank’s No. 2 policymaker, stressed uncertainties over job growth and the persistence of elevated inflation. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/powell-interest-rates-inflation.html

After a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/business/boeing-787-dreamliner-safety-whistle-blower.html

She was a founder of the Fun Gallery, which staged early shows by Keith Haring and other artists who defined the city’s downtown scene in the 1980s. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/arts/patti-astor-dead.html

More competition and flagging demand for electric vehicles has led to declining sales at Tesla. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/business/ev-car-sales-tesla.html

Katherine Maher, who took over the public network last month, posted years ago on Twitter that “Donald Trump is a racist.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/business/media/npr-chief-executive-criticized-over-tweets.html

Though the academic scene continues to imbue this coastal Connecticut city with a certain gravitas, surrounding neighborhoods are showing off their own cultural capital in the realms of art, food, music and more. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/travel/new-haven-connecticut-guide.html

A dozen red roses is timeless. But its price tag is not. At Ditmars Flower Shop in Queens, where costs have soared in recent years, a bouquet is $72, up from $60 in 2019. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/nyregion/flowers-cost-roses-nyc.html

A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/world/asia/nepal-japan-yen-argeli.html

In an unusual statement, the news organizations said “there is simply no substitute” for a face-to-face debate, a campaign staple since 1976. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/business/media/networks-presidential-debates.html

Dan Lin, the streaming service’s new film chief, wants to produce a more varied slate of movies to better appeal to the array of interests among subscribers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/business/media/netflix-movies-dan-lin.html

White, chief executive of the bloody and beloved Ultimate Fighting Championship, has shot to the peak of Trump-era culture and political influence. What does he want? source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/business/dana-white-ufc-trump.html

He won two Pulitzers for Florida newspapers, commenting wryly on war, segregation, church scandals and more while reaching readers nationwide through syndication. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/business/media/don-wright-dead.html

He negotiated Mr. Simpson’s star turn in commercials, tapping into his football fame, and formed a social bond with him — until there were murder charges. They died on the same day. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/business/frank-olson-dead.html

Investors had been put on edge by a stronger-than-expected inflation report earlier in the week. Rising tension in the Middle East heading into the weekend gave them another reason to retreat. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/business/stock-market-today.html

From the mid-1990s onward he was one of the biggest names in fashion, with stores around the world and celebrity admirers like Lenny Kravitz and Cindy Crawford. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/fashion/roberto-cavalli-dead.html

We want to hear from doctors, nurses, technicians, patients and others with experience in the system. Tell us your experiences below. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/news-tips-organ-transplant-system.html

An essay from an editor at the broadcaster has generated a firestorm of criticism about the network on social media, especially among conservatives. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/business/media/npr-criticism-liberal-bias.html

Songs by the pop singer reappeared on TikTok despite the platform’s ongoing licensing dispute with Universal Music Group, which releases Swift’s music. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/arts/music/taylor-swift-tiktok-umg-music.html

The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was charged with bank fraud, after prosecutors said he stole money to pay his gambling debts. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/business/shohei-ohtani-ippei-mizuhara-federal-charges.html

In recent months, a handful of exclusive credit card lounges have opened in airports in the United States. More are coming this year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/travel/credit-card-airport-lounges.html

Ippei Mizuhara stands accused of covering his gambling debts by stealing millions of dollars from Shohei Ohtani’s bank account. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/business/shohei-ohtani-ippei-mizuhara-plea.html

In two hearings, House lawmakers scrutinized Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s record over persistent problems with the new FAFSA form. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/politics/miguel-cardona-fafsa-form.html

The deal between the gaming company Blizzard, now owned by Microsoft, and the Chinese giant NetEase renews a partnership that lapsed more than a year ago. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/business/warcraft-returns-china-blizzard-netease.html

If a regulatory body approves, a nearly 8 percent rise in postage will take effect in July. It would be the latest of several price hikes since 2021. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/postal-service-stamp-price-increase.html

The clinics’ owner, Dr. Jihad Mustapha, who called himself the “leg saver” but whose procedures sometimes preceded amputations, was a focus of a Times investigation last year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/business/jihad-mustapha-atherectomy.html

The increase this year, prompted by geopolitical worries and supply constraints, has sent gasoline prices higher and could hamper efforts to tame inflation. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/business/oil-price-rise.html

Taiwan’s semiconductor giant, TSMC, is quickly remaking a farm town in Japan into Asia’s next hub of chip manufacturing with enormous government support. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/business/tsmc-kikuyo-japan.html

A Tesla driver’s family had sought damages for the 2018 crash, which happened while the carmaker’s driver-assistance software was in use. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/business/tesla-autopilot-walter-huang-settlement.html

The Long Island paper won seven Pulitzer Prizes during his tenure, and he was a top editor for the Arizona Project, which investigated a reporter’s murder. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/business/media/anthony-insolia-dead.html

Ms. Tang, who had been running the news organization on an interim basis since January, takes charge at a turbulent time for the publication. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/business/media/la-times-terry-tang-executive-editor.html

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen was warmly received in China, but it was evident that the level of trust between the two sides does not run deep. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/business/economy/yellen-china-us-exports.html

The Netflix series showcases one of the country’s most successful works of culture, a rare cultural export. Instead, social media is condemning it. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/business/3-body-problem-china-reaction.html

One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/technology/maryland-children-privacy-laws-technology.html

The plane returned safely to Denver on Sunday after the crew reported that the cover came apart during takeoff and struck a wing flap. No injuries were reported. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/business/southwest-boeing-engine-takeoff.html

A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills.html

As medical practices owned by private equity firms fuel overbilling, a payment tool also backed by such investors helps insurers boost their profits. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills-private-equity.html

The United Automobile Workers union is mounting its most ambitious effort to gain an industry foothold beyond Detroit’s Big Three. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/business/economy/uaw-mercedes-alabama-union.html

A government economist had regular contact with “super users” in finance, records show, at a time when such information keenly interests investors. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/business/economy/labor-statistics-super-users.html

A class-action lawsuit accusing the retail giant of inflating prices of certain weighed foods and produce resulted in a settlement. Customers may be eligible for a payment of up to $500. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/business/walmart-settlement-overcharge-refund.html

The board of directors has to walk a fine line, looking out for investors without running afoul of Ms. Redstone, the company’s most influential shareholder. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/business/media/paramount-board-shari-redstone.html

He played a key role in securing the Montreal Protocol, an international environmental pact to protect the ozone layer by reducing the use of certain chemicals. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/us/politics/richard-benedick-dead.html

After nine years in the role, she has decided not to seek re-election in May. Her departure comes amid significant turnover in the theater industry. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/theater/kate-shindle-actors-equity.html

One Super 8 in Illinois advertised $949 a night. Its normal rate is $95. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/upshot/eclipse-hotel-prices.html

Election-year rancor will make it difficult for Washington and Beijing to find areas of cooperation on trade and investment. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/us/politics/us-china-economic-divide.html

The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds. source https://www.nytimes.com/article/bird-flu-cattle-human.html

The parent company of Truth Social is a popular target for short-sellers, even after they lost $100 million last month betting on a decline in the stock that didn’t come. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/business/trump-media-short-selling.html

Should you fold or roll your clothes? Is a duffel bag better than a backpack or a bag with wheels? How to pack light and avoid checked-bag fees (not to mention lost luggage). source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/travel/how-to-pack-a-carry-on.html

David Ellison, the founder of the Skydance media company, met with Paramount’s board of directors late last month to discuss the deal. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/business/media/paramount-skydance-exclusive-talks.html

The regulation ensures that the nation’s largest freight railroads will not be able to reduce the number of workers aboard their trains from today’s status quo. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/us/politics/freight-train-crew-rule.html

Big poultry farms have received millions of dollars for their losses. Animal welfare groups contend that aid reinforces inhumane cullings of sick birds. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/science/bird-flu-aid-animal-welfare.html

The Justice Department was investigating whether the two violated a law forbidding simultaneous service on the boards of competitors. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/business/media/warner-bros-discovery-directors-antitrust.html

A rapid fall in price erased billions of dollars in the market value of the parent company of Truth Social, eating into some of the gains made in the volatile stock’s public debut. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/business/trump-media-stock.html

The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/health/bird-flu-cattle-human.html