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As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.

Females reign supreme in bonobo society by working together to keep males in their place.

A tiny agency responsible for overseeing these services is being dismantled as part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of his department.

Markets moderated after Chinese officials pushed back on comments from President Trump and others suggesting that tariffs may ease via negotiations.

For his new Underdog line of sweatshirts and T-shirts, the retired football star had specific thoughts on fit, materials and where the garments were made.

Many investors and business leaders increasingly believe President Trump will dial back his trade battles. Not everyone is willing to commit to that bet.

The German government scaled back its prediction for 2025 to zero growth, citing the turbulence caused by U.S. tariffs, as well as stubborn bureaucracy and high energy prices.

Stocks pulled back from recent gains fueled by comments from President Trump and others suggesting that they might ease steep tariffs.

Acadia Healthcare’s chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to “unprecedented governmental inquiries” into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will.

Phoebe Gates, the youngest and most stylish of Bill and Melinda Gates’s children, steps into the spotlight as a founder of a new online shopping tool.

How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime.

When the low-cost airline asked for 20 volunteers to take a later flight, one of them never received the promised voucher. Was a handwritten list to blame?

The measure will require geolocation data to show that beans aren’t linked to deforestation. Farmers say they need more time to prepare.

Online mockery of President Trump is fodder for the Communist Party’s propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies.

Videos on the social media app, filmed at factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury goods directly, as tariffs drive up prices. Americans are receptive.

The Department of Government Efficiency has already made an immense imprint on the government, but it has not come close to Elon Musk’s pledge of cutting $1 trillion.

Perkins Coie and WilmerHale asked two federal judges on Wednesday to permanently put an end to President Trump’s threats to their businesses.

President Trump has said his punishing tariffs would force companies to build factories in the United States. But it is far from clear that they will have the effects he predicted.

The F.A.A. allows many of these popular flights to operate under less stringent rules than other commercial aviation, opening the door to dangers like pilot fatigue.

Jason Citron was a co-founder of the company, which is said to be working toward an initial public offering at some point this year.

The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.

The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China.

He was a top deal maker in the world of mergers and acquisitions, during the 1980s takeover boom and beyond. He also had a keen interest in art.

Experts said that the 2024 film accurately portrayed the papal selection process.

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.

Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.

The British government is hoping to reach an agreement with the United States to soften the economic blow British businesses are facing from higher tariffs.

Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.

A fierce advocate of sexual liberation, she pushed the alternative weekly to cover women’s issues, as well as gay rights and avant-garde culture.

The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.

The Dispatch, a right-of-center political news and commentary start-up, plans to keep the legal news website available at no cost. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.