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Japan Explains How It Made an Upside-Down Moon Landing
The SLIM spacecraft survived its trip to the surface, but ended up pointing in a direction that now limits the duration of its mission.
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Scientists Use Robotic Dinosaur to Study Evolution of Wings
Scientists built a working model of an early winged dinosaur to test a hypothesis about how the appendages evolved.
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The Sex-Obsessed Marsupials That Will Sleep When They’re Dead
Scientists find that male antechinuses, rodent-like animals from Australia, will forgo sleep for sex during their breeding season, after which they die.
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Cruise Says Hostility to Regulators Led to Grounding of Its Autonomous Cars
A law firm’s review found that executives had failed to fully explain an October crash, which the Justice Department is also investigating.
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Apple Overhauls App Store in Europe, in Response to New Digital Law
An E.U. law taking effect in March forced Apple to loosen its grip on the App Store, changes it had long resisted.
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Microsoft, Amazon and Google Face F.T.C. Inquiry Over A.I. Deals
The agency plans to scrutinize Microsoft, Amazon and Google for their investments in the A.I. start-ups OpenAI and Anthropic.
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New Home Sales Continue to Grow
As owners remain reluctant to put their properties on the market, developers are rushing to build new homes to meet demand.
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McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It
The minority leader privately told Republicans that the former president had put his party “in a quandary,” casting further doubt on the deal’s chances and the fate of Ukraine aid that the G.O.P. has tied to it.
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Navarro Is Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Stonewalling Congress
Peter Navarro was found guilty in September of criminal contempt of Congress, making him the second Trump aide to face penalties related to one of the chief investigations into Jan. 6.
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Yellen, Criticizing Trump, Says Biden’s Economy Has Delivered Gains
The Treasury Secretary acknowledged that consumer prices, which have weighed on economic sentiment, continue to be too high.