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@nytimes.comPresident Trump keeps predicting Cuba will collapse after he cut off its oil — but it’s still standing. Our reporter Jack Nicas visited to see how Cubans are adopting solar to offset the power shortage.
@nytimes.comTech giants are setting records every few months for how much they are spending on artificial intelligence — but this time, some jitters are also growing.
@nytimes.comPresident Trump recently announced new global tariffs, but the carve-outs have raised questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why. An exemption for natural diamonds, for example, followed negotiations with European officials, advocacy by a diamond group and a gift for Trump.
@nytimes.comThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of freelance journalists that for years owned and operated the annual Golden Globe Awards, has sued the show’s new owner over what it says was an unlawful takeover.
@nytimes.comApple will have a new chief executive in September, after 15 years with Tim Cook at the helm. He is passing the baton while the company is at a financial high, after another quarter of strong sales. Apple on Thursday reported that revenue rose 16% from a year earlier to $109.42 billion.
@nytimes.comLinda Perhacs, the folk musician who had been reported missing, has been located and is safe, the authorities confirmed Thursday.
@nytimes.comThe Trump administration’s bid to dismantle the Education Department was rebuked on Thursday by the Senate education committee, which approved a bipartisan bill that would block the executive branch from gutting the agency.
@nytimes.comTrader Joe’s budget beauty products often go viral online for being dupes of more expensive counterparts, so Wirecutter tested them out. Much like the items in TJ’s frozen-food aisle, the products in its skin-care aisle contain unskippable staples and a few flops. nyti.ms/45ulTP2
@nytimes.comRussia hit Ukrainian cities overnight with a barrage of missiles and drones that killed at least eight people and wounded dozens of others, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.
@nytimes.comElon Musk is expected to spend $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help GOP candidates in November, according to people briefed on the plans.
@nytimes.comIn @nytopinion.nytimes.com “I would not treat the DSA as an enemy. That’s a self-fulfilling prophecy,” Frank Bruni writes. “And you can’t win elections — at a time when it’s monumentally important that Democrats win elections — by willfully splintering your own party.”
@nytimes.comFrom @theathletic.com: Russia will not be permitted to field teams at several major tournaments next year, the International Ice Hockey Federation Disciplinary Board announced Thursday.
@nytimes.comABC accused the FCC on Thursday of trying to chill free speech rights through the agency’s review process, the latest development in the unusual clash between the company and the Trump administration.
@nytimes.comTaco Bell, which moved quickly this month to remove iceberg lettuce linked to the widespread cyclospora outbreak in the U.S., said on Thursday that sales have stabilized after an initial drop in the early days of the news around the outbreak.
@nytimes.comBreaking News: The father of a teenager who fatally shot four people at a Georgia high school in 2024 was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a jury found he bore criminal responsibility for his son’s deadly attack.
@nytimes.comA preliminary investigation found that a cyberattack this week on dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota was probably the work of Iranian hackers. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
@nytimes.comHere is one of the most popular recipes The Times has ever published. It requires no kneading. It uses no special ingredients, equipment or techniques. And it takes very little effort — only time. nyti.ms/4xqB2x5
@nytimes.comGreek authorities on Thursday battled deadly wildfires fueled by strong winds, which have forced thousands of people to flee and complicated efforts to put out some of the flames. nyti.ms/4c5D8d9
@nytimes.comCute, comfy, and versatile, flats may be the hardest-working shoes in your wardrobe. Wirecutter found nine pairs that we love. nyti.ms/4fGCkfS
@nytimes.comWith a growing backlash against A.I. data centers, interest is growing in putting the energy-thirsty operations into orbit. Researches are developing solar power tech to prevent the equipment from overheating in space.
