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Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 99
As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.
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Grok Chatbot’s ‘White Genocide’ Responses Blamed on xAI Employee
Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing the responses about South Africa to unrelated questions.
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OpenAI Unveils Codex, a New Tool for Computer Programmers
The tool, Codex, will be able to handle multiple tasks at the same time, the company said. OpenAI is also in talks to acquire a coding tool called Windsurf for $3 billion.
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Data Centers’ Hunger for Energy Could Raise All Electric Bills
Individuals and small businesses may end up bearing some of the cost of grid upgrades needed for large electricity users, a new report found.
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Moody’s Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating Below Triple-A
Now all three major credit rating firms no longer give the United States their best rating.
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Federal Reserve Plans to Cut 10% of Its Staff
In an internal memo to staff on Friday, the central bank’s chair, Jerome H. Powell, said it would offer a voluntary deferred resignation program.
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Starbucks Baristas Stage Walkouts Over Dress Code Change
Their union objected to the unilateral policy change. Starbucks said the disruption has been minimal.
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Campaign Against Avelo Airlines Over ICE Deportation Flights Sets Off Legal Fight
Seth Miller, a New Hampshire lawmaker, placed billboard ads protesting Avelo Airlines’ decision to operate flights for ICE. Avelo accused him of copyright infringement.
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In the U.S., a Summer Travel Slump Looms
Many airlines, hotels and analysts are forecasting a downbeat tourism season in America, as threats of tariffs and unpopular policy decisions take their toll.
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Michael Flynn, a Trump Ally, Sponsors Beethoven at the Kennedy Center
Following the president’s overhaul of the center, Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has made a substantial gift to the National Symphony Orchestra.