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F.A.A. to Phase Out Floppy Disks in Air Traffic Control Towers

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By: Victor Mather
Decades after the computer industry moved on, federal officials plan to finally ground the once-vaunted tech relic at the nation’s air traffic control centers.

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The floppy disk, once a heralded computer storage technology, will be phased out at the Federal Aviation Administration.
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OpenAI Pledges to Give Locals More Say in Data Center Projects

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By: Emmy Martin
The artificial intelligence company pledged to be more collaborative with the communities where it is building its data centers.

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OpenAI’s Stargate data center project in Abilene, Texas, is one of the largest under construction in the country.
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Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.

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By: Dana Goldstein and Natasha Singer
Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.

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Google products are ubiquitous in American schools.
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Deportees Turn to TikTok to Document Life Starting Over

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By: Isabella Kwai
On TikTok, men and women sent back after living in the United States are documenting the reality of starting over — and finding an audience.

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Catherine Coe with her family in Tuscaloosa, Ala., before Mr. Benitez was deported in September of 2025.
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China Criticizes U.S. Ban on DeepSeek A.I. in Government Systems

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By: Ephrat Livni
The response came after Homeland Security ordered the removal and exclusion of products developed by the Chinese company.

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A DeepSeek AI sign at the company’s office in Beijing.
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Elon Musk, Delta Airlines and a Feud Over In-Flight Wi-Fi

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By: Niraj Chokshi
Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.

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Elon Musk’s satellite service has been the provider of choice for many major airlines looking to upgrade to faster internet.
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Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants

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By: Brad Plumer and Rebecca F. Elliott
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.

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Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, said it would spend more than $4.3 billion to refurbish 11 reactors at six plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

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By: Zeyi Yang
China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

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Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still struggles to recruit foreign researchers.
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Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar

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By: Jack Ewing
Sales of big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles have dipped as more Americans buy hybrids and smaller cars.

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Sales of the Chevrolet Silverado were up, but the growth came from a light-duty version of the truck. Sales of heavy-duty Silverados slumped as Americans shift away from full-size pickups and S.U.V.s.
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Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs.

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By: Steven Lee Myers
Russians are creating and spreading music glorifying the invasion of Ukraine, using platforms built in the United States.

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Russian society is becoming increasingly militaristic since the war in Ukraine began. These soldiers marched in Moscow in a parade in 2023.
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DeepSeek and Huawei Target a Key Source of Nvidia’s A.I. Dominance

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By: Steve Lohr
In China’s push for self-reliance in artificial intelligence, DeepSeek and Huawei have teamed up to develop software tools for advanced chips.

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DeepSeek’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China. The company announced a partnership with Huawei for software tools.
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Dario Amodei of Anthropic to Dine With Trump at White House

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Dario Amodei, who is also the company’s chief executive, will join the president at the White House for a private dinner. Mr. Trump has dismissed his cautions.

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Dario Amodei has warned about the safety risks of artificial intelligence for years, but President Trump has called potential serious threats from the technology a “hoax.”
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Is China Really Stealing A.I. From American Companies?

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By: Cade Metz
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, the leaders are expected to discuss claims that China is surreptitiously copying American A.I. technologies, a process known as distillation.

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The Chinese companies Z.ai and Moonshot are not far behind Anthropic and OpenAI.
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Where Is the U.S. Beating China on A.I., and Where Is It Lagging?

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By: Dustin Volz and Cade Metz
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, his country lags behind the United States on A.I. development in key areas — but Beijing has advantages elsewhere.

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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July. China and the United States are locked in an A.I. race that both sides see as decisive to gaining the upper hand militarily, technologically and economically.
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