San Francisco Giants Sells Stake to Private Equity Firm Sixth Street
Private equity likes the long ball The San Francisco Giants, one of Major League Baseball’s most successful franchises, have sold about 10 percent of the team to the private equity…
Hong Kong Adds to China’s Growing Criticism of Panama Canal Deal
Political pressure is mounting over a plan by a Hong Kong conglomerate to sell its Panama ports to BlackRock, the American investor, raising questions about the future of the $19…
How CoreWeave Went From Crypto Mining to Wall Street’s A.I. Bellwether
In 2016, three New York commodities traders — Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo and Brannin McBee — fell in love with cryptocurrencies. They were using Bitcoin to bet on pool games…
The One Place on Social Media That Still Feels Human
Earlier this year, I was thumbing through Facebook Marketplace when I came across a “fire piano” for sale. I clicked the listing expecting that “fire” meant “cool,” but found something…
Trump Cuts Imperil Cancer, Diabetes and Pediatric Research at Columbia
Cancer researchers examining the use of artificial intelligence to detect early signs of breast cancer. Pediatricians tracking the long-term health of children born to mothers infected with the coronavirus during…
Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
Help may at last be on the way for the Nepali Sherpas who carry heavy loads for foreign climbers through treacherous sections of the world’s tallest peak. When the main…
Japan Reaches Peak Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers and Cubs Open MLB Season
It’s hard to be ubiquitous in Tokyo, one of the largest cities in the world, but Shohei Ohtani has found a way. The Los Angeles Dodgers star seems to be…
DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials
A simmering dispute between the Department of Government Efficiency and an independent agency dedicated to promoting peace broke into an open standoff involving the police on Monday, as Elon Musk’s…
Trump Administration Revives Detention of Immigrant Families
For decades, detaining undocumented immigrant families has been a contentious enforcement tactic. Critics of “family detention” have said young children suffer in confinement. Proponents say that locking families up while…
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is now accessible across the White House campus. It is the latest installment of the Wi-Fi network across the government…