The decision to free an American convicted of murder in a prisoner swap with Venezuela threatened to undercut President Trump’s claims of keeping the worst of the worst out of the United States.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/politics/triple-murderer-release-trump-venezuela.html
Documents released in the inquiry into the deadly collision of a military helicopter and a passenger jet reveal a smart but shaky pilot, a wary instructor and an overwhelmed air traffic controller.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/politics/dc-plane-helicopter-crash.html
Lawyers for the family of a woman struck and killed by a Tesla sedan in 2019 argued that the company’s Autopilot software should have avoided the crash.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/tesla-autopilot-federal-trial-verdict.html
The university is the latest to be targeted by the federal government over claims of antisemitism and bias on campus.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/politics/trump-cuts-ucla-funding-federal-research.html
Four radioactive wasp nests may indicate previously undetected environmental contamination at the decades-old Savannah River Site. Here’s what to know.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/science/radioactive-wasps-nuclear-savannah-river.html
Wilson, who died this week at 83, created works of otherworldly dreaminess that were also deeply human.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/arts/music/robert-wilson-theater.html
So far, Americans are experiencing costs but not the purported benefits of his attempt to remake the global economy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/opinion/tariffs-jobs-report-manufacturing-trump.html
Yoram Hazony, the author of “The Virtue of Nationalism,” discusses the principles of national conservatism.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-yoram-hazony.html
How masking is a source of both power and protection.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/briefing/the-politics-of-masks.html
The former vice president told Stephen Colbert that she didn’t watch the news for months after losing to Donald Trump. “I’m just not into self-mutilation,” she said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/arts/television/kamala-harris-stephen-colbert-late-show.html
Mike Donilon was promised a bonus that would have doubled his payment for work on the campaign if the former president had been re-elected.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/politics/mike-donilon-biden-2024-bonus.html
New Jersey’s secure treatment center for detaining sex offenders is supposed to keep the public safe. Critics say it violates civil liberties.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/nyregion/nj-sex-offenders-civil-commitment.html
On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, our senior business editor joins us to talk Meta, brain aging, and ChatGPT’s recent dark turn.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-chatgpt-goes-full-demon-mode/
Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.https://www.wired.com/story/epstein-files-science-tech-funding/
A “gooner” tells WIRED he became hooked on the cartoonish nature of AI porn. Several addiction experts say the genre could pose a problem for people prone to compulsive sexual behavior.https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-of-a-recovering-ai-porn-addict/
The emerging technology promises better medicine, faster internet and more sustainable food production. It also comes with some big risks.https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-how-quantum-computing-could-change-the-world-c7a995b1?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
A new EPA policy will give the U.S. a boost in the artificial-intelligence race against China.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-big-win-for-energy-and-ai-60ba166a?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The insurance giant names Wayne DeVeydt as its new finance chief amid a turnaround effort.https://www.wsj.com/business/c-suite/unitedhealth-group-replaces-cfo-john-rex-7bb2680e?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The burger chain has boosted advertising and rolled out new menu items to drive up frequency among its customers, its chief executive said.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/shake-shack-leans-into-innovation-to-keep-customers-coming-6a57fa4f?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Most presidents stop aggressive fundraising after winning re-election, but President Trump is still amassing tremendous sums of cash.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/why-trump-keeps-fundraising-like-a-first-term-president-7a7a9c14