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Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.

The artificial intelligence company, which is racing rival OpenAI to the stock market, has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to technology that can automatically write computer code.

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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List

The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit.

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Giant Stone Urns Hint at the Death Rites of a Lost People in Laos

Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported.

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Why This Summer Travel Season Will Be a Nightmare

Air travel could be disrupted into next year because of high jet fuel prices.

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Alberta Will Vote on a Possible Referendum to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know.

Premier Danielle Smith announced that she would ask citizens to vote on whether they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to secede.

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Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment

In October, Albertans will get to say if they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to leave. Will it settle the matter, or deepen the rift?

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Is A.I. Replacing Tech Workers or Providing an Excuse for Job Cuts?

Tech industry layoffs are accelerating, and executives have been quick to say it’s because their companies are doing more with artificial intelligence, even when there may be more to it.

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How Box Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I.

Box, a Silicon Valley software maker, expects to have more employees, not fewer, as it hires A.I. architects, A.I. solutions managers and other new A.I.-related positions.

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Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Attack Beirut Suburbs

Thousands fled the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced the widening of the military campaign against Hezbollah.

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Losing Trust in Justice Dept., Judges Call Out Its Lawyers’ Behavior

The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor.

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Barry Diller’s People Inc. Plans a Takeover Bid for MGM Resorts

The mogul’s People Inc. is preparing an offer to buy the portion of the casino giant that it doesn’t already own, at an $18 billion valuation.

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Ex-F.B.I. Officials Form New Group to Help Agents Grapple With Patel’s Changes

The F.B.I. Support Network offers legal, mental health and job search services to current agency employees. Its founders say the work force is incredibly strained under Kash Patel.

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Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

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Death from Above

We look at U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Inside an Ebola Ward, and a Roadblock for Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund

Plus, the 20-year-old director with the No. 1 movie.

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Starmer Braces for Release of More Files About Mandelson and Epstein

The British government is to publish a second batch of documents about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador.

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How Lebanon’s Best Chance to Disarm Hezbollah Failed

Lebanon’s government has long wanted the powerful militia to give up its weapons. Before the Iran war began, there were signs of progress toward that goal.

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Chinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says

An analysis of six years of procurement records suggests that the People’s Liberation Army has openly tried to acquire restricted U.S. technology.

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A Whole Generation Seems to Be Using ‘POV’ Wrong

Gen Z might be using the abbreviation for “point of view” incorrectly. But linguists think it’s exciting.

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China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk

New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.

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A Paralympic Champion and an Eagle Scout Give Democrats Hope in Deep-Red Iowa

Tuesday’s Senate primary features two candidates with compelling personal stories. Both have stressed their independence.

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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Exchange New Attacks

U.S. Central Command said it conducted a round of “self-defense strikes” on military targets in southern Iran over the weekend. Iran’s military later said it had targeted a base in retaliation.

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Prized by ‘MAHA’ Influencers and Chefs Alike, Craft Flour Is on the Rise

Growing demand for fiber-rich grains is boosting the premium flour industry, which offers less processed, but pricier, alternatives to the classic grocery store brands.

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What It’s Like to Be a Student at the First A.I.-Powered University

California’s public university system spent $16.9 million on A.I. The result has been chaos.

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Bernie Sanders: A.I. Belongs to the People, Not to Billionaires

All Americans should have a stake in the future of this technology.

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An Industrial Gem in Venezuela Now Embodies the Country’s Decay

Cumaná was once an economic hub, producing Toyota Land Cruisers and exporting food across South America. Now it’s on the brink of disaster as public services collapse.

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Marco Rubio: Florida Centrist, Tea Party Darling, MAGA Warrior, President?

The secret to the Secretary of State’s success.

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They Voted for Trump. Here’s How They Feel About High Gas Prices.

With the midterm elections five months away, many Americans who backed President Trump are wrestling with pain at the pump and the war in Iran.

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Joana Avillez Revisits Her Waterfront Childhood

Joana Avillez took six years to illustrate a new edition of Joseph Mitchell’s “The Bottom of the Harbor,” which captures the salty New York neighborhood of her youth.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s Sperm May Have Survived Him

Mr. Epstein banked his sperm several years before his death and said that if he died, it should be left in the control of his estate.

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