The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:34:51 +0000)

It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It’s enough to make some people very nervous.

Anxiety Over A.I. Spending Returns to Global Markets

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:29:34 +0000)

A sharp reversal in Asian and European stocks, after a rally fueled by Nvidia’s strong earnings, underscores how fears of an A.I. bubble are driving broad market swings.

The Fed, Crypto and A.I. Weigh on the Markets

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:01:41 +0000)

Growing jitters over the Federal Reserve, crypto and the future of the artificial intelligence boom have helped drive a global sell-off.

Mamdani at the White House, and the Coast Guard’s New Policy on Swastikas and Nooses

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:00:09 +0000)

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump

(Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:08:31 +0000)

Election defeats earlier this month and the approach of 2026 have G.O.P. lawmakers cautiously asserting themselves.

European Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:52:12 +0000)

The 28-point proposal would require Kyiv to surrender territory, reduce the size of its army and relinquish some weaponry, according to officials familiar with the proposal.

Trump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:01:08 +0000)

Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.

After Syria’s 14-Year Civil War, a Search for Victims Leads to Mass Graves

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:24:26 +0000)

More than 100,000 people disappeared during the 13-year civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.

Republicans’ Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:07:20 +0000)

A series of setbacks for the G.O.P. leaves an unlikely opening for Democrats to narrowly win this year’s redistricting wars.

Roblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification: What to Know

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:37:09 +0000)

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:05 +0000)

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents?

Japan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:02:10 +0000)

Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.

Adrien Nunez, the Brooklyn Basketball Star Who Became a Country Music Heartthrob

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:00:09 +0000)

As a boy in Brooklyn, Adrien Nunez dreamed of playing in the N.B.A. He got close, but it turns out he had a gift for singing at the top of his lungs in his car.

Researcher’s Smuggling Arrest Casts Light on Dispute Over Chinese Students

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:01:05 +0000)

As some lawmakers press U.S. universities to curtail ties with China, a postdoctoral student’s prosecution raises questions about how big the danger actually is.

Fine Chocolate in Brazil, Home of the Cacao Bean

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:58 +0000)

A new generation of craft chocolatiers in Brazil is making bars with “identity.” They’re helping to sustain the forest, too.

Trump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them.

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:44:00 +0000)

From the day he took the oath of office, the president has pursued policies that are making life in America less affordable.

What Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Doing to People Here Legally

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:43 +0000)

Something new is happening in the breadth and ferocity of efforts to change the makeup of this country.

Is President Trump’s Power Over the Republican Party Waning?

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:44:00 +0000)

Some members of the party are defying him.

‘I’ll Go When You Go,’ Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:10:14 +0000)

“Let’s ride off into the sunset together like Butch Cassidy and the Suntan Kid,” Kimmel said after the president demanded (again) that ABC take him off the air.

Representative Eric Swalwell Will Run for California Governor

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:48:14 +0000)

Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, is likely to emphasize his history of fighting President Trump, an approach that many Democratic voters say they want their elected officials to take.

U.S. Manufacturers to Benefit as GE Appliances Shifts Production

(Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:07:13 +0000)

The company, now owned by a Chinese conglomerate, is investing $150 million in 19 American suppliers across 10 states.

Mexico Wins Miss Universe Pageant Marred by Scandal

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:13:05 +0000)

Fátima Bosch was crowned in Thailand on Friday. The competition got off to a rocky start this month when she briefly walked out after being scolded by an organizer.

Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record

(Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:54:18 +0000)

The surrealistic self-portrait was made in 1940, a turbulent year in the Mexican artist’s life as her health and marriage deteriorated.