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How One Country Became the Unlikely Crossroads of the Global A.I. Boom

In Malaysia, U.S. and Chinese tech giants are pouring billions into vast data centers, straining local resources and testing the limits of Washington’s restrictions on advanced chips.

Β© Ulet Ifansasti for The New York Times

Hong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Apartment Building Fire

John Lee, the city’s chief executive, said his housing secretary would step down, but he vehemently defended the government.

Β© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

Smoke rising from the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, last November.

China Steps In to Rescue Stocks, But the Market Continues to Fall

The Communist Party uses a β€œnational team” of state-owned investment funds to stem the market rout. But this time, investors are not sure it will work.

Β© Florence Lo/Reuters

President Xi Jinping of China has convened senior leaders to set the government’s agenda, but the economy is likely to take a back seat to politics.

Public Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark. For Locals.

At the University of California campuses in Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Barbara, students get an unwitting education in navigating the housing market.

The University of California, Santa Barbara, recently said incoming undergraduates would be guaranteed on-campus housing for just two years, up from one before.

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Trump’s Waivers for Polluters

Chemical plants and other industrial facilities had been required to curb their toxic emissions. A New York Times investigation shows how they got out of it.

Β© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

Three million Americans live within three miles of at least one facility that received a clean-air rule waiver from the Trump administration.
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