The platform went dark across Brazil on Saturday, sending online commentators to new digital town squares. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/technology/x-blocked-brazil-reactions.html
The judge said a loophole exempting casinos from a statewide ban on indoor smoking did not keep workers from pursuing employment in smoke-free environments. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/nyregion/indoor-smoking-casinos-atlantic-city-ruling.html
Landlords are turning to companies like Hasbro and Mattel for some fun and games in “retailtainment.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/business/malls-experiences-hasbro-nerf.html
When I set out to improve my tainted reputation with chatbots, I discovered a new world of A.I. manipulation. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/technology/ai-chatbot-chatgpt-manipulation.html
The prominent A.I. start-up is also considering a change to its corporate structure to make it more appealing to outside investors. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/technology/openai-chris-lehane.html
He turned a college book store into publishing behemoth, pioneering the bookstore-as-superstore and putting thousands of independents out of business before being overtaken by Amazon. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/business/leonard-riggio-dead.html
The CNN anchor has been a firm-but-fair interlocutor in three previous interviews with Ms. Harris in the past few years. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/business/media/cnn-dana-bash-harris-interview.html
Vice President Kamala Harris’s fund-raising has benefited from a surge of interest from Silicon Valley and Wall Street. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/donors-harris-tax-ultrawealthy.html
The criminal charges against Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, raised concerns in Silicon Valley about encryption and the app’s approach to privacy and security. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/technology/telegram-encryption-pavel-durov.html
Steve Stephanides of Florida stopped to take a break while his colleagues continued up a mountain trail, the authorities said. He got lost on his way back and was found the next day by rescue teams. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/colorado-hiker-found-corporate-retreat.html
The nationwide outbreak that started in May has been connected to eight deaths. The C.D.C. is advising people not to eat any recalled products. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/listeria-outbreak-boars-head-meats.html
The list of barred journalists includes the top editor of The Wall Street Journal. Dozens of other Americans are also forbidden to enter Russia, which said the move was in response to sanctions against it. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/business/media/russia-bars-american-journalists.html
The new plan was part of a piecemeal approach to student debt after the justices rejected a proposal last year that would have canceled more than $400 billion in loans. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/politics/supreme-court-biden-student-loans.html
JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, waded into a fight over plans by Gotion, a Chinese battery plant, to build a factory in Michigan. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/us/politics/vance-trump-michigan-china-gotion.html
The state’s travel website recently removed pages dedicated to L.G.B.T.Q. travel. Some Floridians aren’t happy about it. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/travel/florida-lgbtq-travel.html
He brought French classics to New York, published a film magazine, worked as a Hollywood publicist and (as seen on “Antiques Roadshow”) thrived selling vintage posters and kitsch. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/movies/rudy-franchi-dead.html
The Federal Trade Commission, which is trying to block Kroger’s plan to acquire Albertsons, said in court that the merger of grocery giants would also hurt workers’ pay and benefits. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/economy/ftc-kroger-albertsons-merger-court.html
Pavel Durov’s anti-establishment streak helped him create one of the world’s biggest online platforms, which emphasizes free speech. It also put a target on his back. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-founder.html
Le Monte Booker will be the institution’s third leader in four years. The previous president and chief executive left last year after just over a year on the job. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/arts/design/indianapolis-museum-le-monte-booker.html
The new tariffs announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will match levies imposed by President Biden and could further strain relations between Canada and China. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/canada-ev-tariffs-china.html
Jared Isaacman is leading three other privately trained astronauts on a SpaceX vehicle for Polaris Dawn, a mission that will include a daring spacewalk. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/science/spacex-polaris-dawn-mission-spacewalk.html
The proposed merger of Japanese and American industrial giants, which proponents say would benefit both countries, is ensnared by political and labor opposition. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/nippon-steel-us-steel.html
The founder of Telegram, an app with more than 900 million users, was taken into custody by authorities, French media reported. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-detained-france.html
“Wolfs,” a new film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, was going to get a robust theatrical release. But the company is curtailing that plan. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/business/media/apple-movies-theaters-wolfs.html
These savings accounts, which are often pitched to young investors, can be a good investment option for older and retired workers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/business/roth-retirement-account-older-workers.html
The Raiders and the Warriors are gone and the A’s are leaving, but teams in lesser-known leagues are trying to fill the void and connect with the city. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/24/business/oakland-sports-teams-roots-ballers.html
Convenience stores are a part of the country’s culture, meaning that the foreign buyout bid for 7-Eleven, the largest chain, could be a hard sell in Japan. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/24/business/7-eleven-japan-couche-tard.html
Overall, TV viewership of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was up 14 percent from the Republicans’ event last month. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/business/media/kamala-harris-dnc-viewers-ratings.html
The Biden administration announced new penalties on shell companies and suppliers that were feeding Russia’s war against Ukraine. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/us-russia-technology-penalties.html
With the political conventions behind us and a rate cut expected soon, the market has been rallying, yet our columnist says it’s safer to play a longer game. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/business/stock-market-election-season.html
The move signaled that Nepal’s new prime minister, who has cultivated ties with China, would continue on that path. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/asia/nepal-tiktok-china.html
The charges against Michelle Bond, the former head of a crypto industry trade group, are part of the continuing legal fallout from the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/technology/ftx-crypto-campaign-finance.html
The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November’s election. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/technology/us-fbi-russia-election-disinformation.html
A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/business/economy/bls-jobs-revision-data-leak.html
Even before a disappointing July jobs report, Federal Reserve officials thought they would probably cut rates at their Sept. 17-18 meeting. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/business/economy/fed-minutes-cut-likely.html
Edralina Diezon was working as a janitor and sending money to her family in the Philippines when wildfires destroyed everything she had. The road to rebuilding her life proved to be perilous. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/business/maui-wildfires-survivors-deaths.html
Mr. Lynch, the former chief executive of the software firm Autonomy, who was acquitted on fraud charges in June, was with friends and family when the yacht went down in a severe storm. source https://www.nytimes.com/article/sicily-yacht-sinks-missing-passengers.html
As a leader behind many of the world’s best-known brands, he exuded operational know-how. He also displayed a rare humility, which helped drive his success. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/business/myron-e-ullman-iii-dead.html
The Federal Trade Commission was deemed to lack the authority to bar companies from restricting their employees’ ability to go to work for rivals. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/business/economy/noncompete-ban-ftc-texas.html
Hoping to leave a place better than you found it? Here’s what to look for when signing up for a program that combines purpose with travel. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/travel/how-to-choose-a-volunteer-trip.html
Efforts to build new ports and expand existing docks could determine whether India emerges as a legitimate option for global factory production. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/business/india-jawaharlal-nehru-port.html
The offer by Edgar Bronfman Jr. comes days before a crucial deadline in the scramble to acquire control of Paramount. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/business/edgar-bronfman-jr-paramount-skydance.html
Heading into the Democratic National Convention, many of the vice president’s policies have yet to be explained. Corporate leaders hope that will change. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/business/dealbook/harris-dnc-economy.html
One of the nation’s largest coal-fueled electric plants is being replaced with thousands of acres of solar panels and a test of long-duration batteries. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/business/energy-environment/coal-solar-power-minnesota.html
Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/business/china-us-trade-war.html
Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing “work resorts,” luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and versatility of their living room. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/18/business/office-design-work-resort.html
What should I do about a friend who deliberately undermined one of her colleagues and then bragged to me about it? source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/18/business/workplace-behavior-advice.html
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, some clinics thought they could expand their businesses in states that still allowed them to operate. It hasn’t quite worked out that way. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/business/abortion-clinic-laws.html
In NASCAR, victory — and money — is often determined by seconds, one reason car racing teams are increasingly looking to hire former college athletes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/business/nascar-pit-crews-football-players.html
Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/economy/harris-trump-economy-inflation.html
The planned service from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery was slated to cost $42.99 a month and aimed at fans who had abandoned cable TV. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/media/fox-disney-warner-sports-streaming.html
When rental companies need to move their vehicles, they frequently offer one-way trips at a steep discount. Our Frugal Traveler snapped up a deal that took her through eastern Canada. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/travel/eastern-canada-rv-road-trip.html
The Biden administration said it would have saved $6 billion had the new prices been in effect last year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/politics/drug-prices-medicare.html
The Justice Department set new guidelines for agents to share tips with Facebook, X and other platforms after a legal challenge prompted a suspension of that communication. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/business/fbi-social-media-disinformation.html
After agency officials said last week that a decision was pending, they said on Wednesday that deliberations were still taking place. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/science/nasa-boeing-starliner-astronauts.html
With a background in marketing, his aunt’s recipe and a winning personality, he built one of the world’s best-known brands of baked goods. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/wally-amos-dead.html
As Boeing works to address quality control issues, its new chief starts at a disadvantage in competing with the other big maker of passenger planes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/boeing-airbus.html
The Justice Department and state attorneys general are discussing various scenarios to remedy Google’s dominance in online search, including a breakup of the company. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/technology/google-monopoly-antitrust-justice-department.html
Connor Grubb, 29, of the Blendon Township Police Department faces multiple charges in the fatal shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, 21, who was shot in her car outside a Kroger last year after being accused of theft. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/us/ohio-officer-takiya-young-murder.html
Mr. Niccol, whom the coffee chain poached from Chipotle, has emerged in recent years as a top leader in the restaurant industry. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/business/brian-niccol-starbucks-chipotle.html
Sweden outperforms in tech, has a roster of $1 billion-plus start-ups and could be a model as the European Union refigures its growth policies. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/business/sweden-economy-europe-competitiveness.html
The audio livestream of a conversation between Elon Musk and the former president ran late as users scrambled to try to access the site. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/technology/trump-musk-x-spaces-interview.html
The paper’s editorial board will continue to endorse presidential candidates, as it has for more than 160 years. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/business/media/the-new-york-times-editorial-board-political-endorsements.html
A court ruling that deemed frozen embryos “children” has motivated some patients and clinics to move embryos out of red states. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/health/ivf-embryos-alabama.html
Uber has spent millions trying to get a proposal on the Nevada ballot that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits against companies. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/business/uber-nevada-referendum.html
The 2028 Games will be the third for Los Angeles as host, but it will be a challenge to repeat the success of 1984. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/business/economy/olympics-los-angeles-2028-economy.html
To supply water for a number of needs, from tourism to agriculture, the country and other dry nations are increasingly relying on desalination plants that convert seawater into fresh water. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/business/spain-water-desalination.html
The city, which is among those most devastated in the country after the pandemic, is trying to lure businesses back with a free-rent period. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/business/san-francisco-storefronts-free-rent.html
The founder of The Free Press has built a new media empire by persuading audiences that she is a teller of dangerous truths. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/business/media/bari-weiss-free-press.html
The company, which has recently seen softening visitor demand, will spend billions to build new rides and expand its cruise ship fleet to 13 from nine. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/business/disney-parks-new-rides.html
Officials are investigating potential causes of a plane crash that killed 62 people near São Paulo. Using videos and other clues, aviation experts have formed theories. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/world/americas/brazil-plane-crash-investigation.html
A copywriter, he and a partner in 1972 came up with “Try it, you’ll like it” and “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.” Soon, sales were, well, fizzing again. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/business/media/howie-cohen-dead.html
A proposed $15 million settlement stipulates that account holders can file for losses related to breaches disclosed in 2022 and 2023. A deadline looms for those claims. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/business/cash-app-settlement.html
Thirty models of Samsung stoves were part of the recall over fires started by accidental contact. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/business/samsung-recalls-electric-stoves.html
Donald J. Trump suggested presidents should have input on interest rates, a comment likely to stoke fears that he could try to limit the Federal Reserve’s political independence. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/business/economy/trump-fed-interest-rates.html
The ABC anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis will moderate the candidates’ first face-to-face encounter since Kamala Harris entered the race. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/business/media/trump-harris-abc-debate.html
The death in Virginia came amid a nationwide outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats. More than 40 people have been hospitalized. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/listeria-outbreak-third-death.html
The agency had insisted for a couple of months that it was confident that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore would return on Starliner. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/science/boeing-starliner-nasa-spacex.html
Vice President Kamala Harris’s new running mate has cultivated an Everyman persona. Progressive publications are embracing it, but conservative outlets are more skeptical. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/business/media/media-coverage-tim-walz.html
It has powered the economic recovery from the pandemic shock. Now wallets are thinner, and some businesses are feeling the difference. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/business/economy/recession-consumer-spending.html
New seasons of documentaries about running, gymnastics and basketball are being filmed this summer as part of a partnership with the International Olympic Committee. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/world/olympics/netflix-documentary-sprint-simone-biles.html
The company told regulators the changes in design and production of the door plugs would allow its warning systems to detect malfunctions. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/politics/boeing-safety-door-plugs.html
The agreement raises wages roughly 10 percent over three years and guarantees benefits and severance pay. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/business/economy/apple-store-union-contract.html
The news organization said it had broken an embargo about the news in a violation of its editorial standards. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/business/media/bloomberg-russia-prisoner-swap-gershkovich.html
A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than tomatoes, pizza and pasta. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/dining/lorenza-de-medici-dead.html
Former President Trump is trying to stoke economic angst, while Vice President Harris projects optimism. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/business/trump-harris-markets-economy-election.html
The indefinite strike, the first in the electronics company’s history, comprised only a sliver of its labor force and lasted less than a month. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/business/samsung-workers-end-strike.html
Stocks in Asia tumbled, led by Japan, where declines triggered “circuit breakers” meant to calm rapid moves. European and U.S. markets were set for declines. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/business/global-stocks.html
The move by some influential companies has raised concerns about work-life balance in a country where long hours at the office are common. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/business/south-korea-labor-workweek.html
The U.S. is trying to stop China from getting Nvidia microchips to advance its military. The private sector is fighting back. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/technology/china-ai-microchips.html
Ms. Jaffe spent decades covering politics and aging in America, and she was the first editor of the NPR program “Weekend Edition Saturday.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/business/media/ina-jaffe-npr-dead.html
If deals are struck, Meta may incorporate the actors’ voices into a digital assistant product called MetaAI, people with knowledge of the effort said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/technology/meta-ai-celebrity-voices.html
The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining elected a U.N. environmental regulator to replace a leader accused of too-close industry ties. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/us/politics/mining-cobalt-nickel-electric-vehicle-batteries.html
Big technology companies show no signs of slowing their spending on artificial intelligence, even though a payoff still looks a long way away. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/technology/tech-companies-ai-spending.html
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion dollar pay package for Mr. Musk after shareholders approved it a second time in June. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/business/elon-musk-pay-delaware.html
“I cannot even begin to describe the immense happiness and relief that this news brings,” the paper’s editor wrote to the staff. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/business/media/wsj-evan-gershkovich-freed.html
The legislation would have restored prized tax breaks for businesses and expanded the child tax credit. It had passed the House with broad bipartisan support. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/senate-tax-bill.html