Letitia James’s office is reviving claims the Trump administration had abandoned as part of its moves to gut a federal watchdog for consumers.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/new-york-attorney-general-picks-up-zelle-lawsuit-abandoned-by-trump-e4ca2acf
Researchers studying the emotional impact of tools like ChatGPT propose a new kind of benchmark that measures a model’s emotional and social impact.https://www.wired.com/story/gpt-5-doesnt-dislike-you-it-might-just-need-a-benchmark-for-empathy/
America’s biggest private employer has extended its 10% employee discount to nearly all groceries.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/walmart-grocery-discount-employees-2d3f2329?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The Financial Accounting Standards Board set new requirements, but walked back what businesses need to disclose from last year’s proposal.https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-u-s-accounting-rule-to-establish-how-companies-record-environmental-credits-c77bfedf?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
As Tesla looks to expand its autonomous robotaxi service, it is taking early steps to test its software in the country’s most populous city.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-eyes-new-york-city-for-robotaxis-with-test-driver-job-posting-cb8e724a?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Atomic energy has attracted influencers, spawned merch and even made a cameo on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay.’https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/nuclear-power-is-having-a-pop-culture-moment-7a92f762?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Companies score higher on virtue tests when they engage in fraud, studies find.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-corporate-social-responsibility-mask-584be041?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The online retail giant plans to expand the service to 2,300 U.S. locations by year’s end in its quest to compete with Walmart.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/amazon-to-expand-same-day-grocery-delivery-5528a04e?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Grassley and Curtis hold nominees hostage to extend tax credits.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-wind-empire-strikes-back-4826dccf
I smoked cigarettes decades ago. My cellphone habit is remarkably similar.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/scroll-em-if-you-got-em-cellphones-addictive-417c7309
A reader’s proposal: Send them to a village in the Accursed Mountains of Albania.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/young-socialists-take-a-vacation-from-history-mamdani-china-albania-8bd83b91
Successful nonpharmacological treatments are available outside the VA system.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/our-veterans-dont-need-medication-for-ptsd-pharma-rush-center-a5877f8b
Media folk still can’t resist rebutting the president when they should be covering him.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-not-the-only-one-seeing-an-emergency-in-d-c-196ab4c1
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The cryptocurrency exchange’s CEO is former NYSE President Tom Farley, an IPO veteran.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/bullish-ipo-blsh-stock-5815d8c1?mod=rss_markets_main
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite both hit closing highs for a second straight session.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-08-13-2025-66d3b119?mod=rss_markets_main
HHS is slashing hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccines and infectious disease treatments, but leaving the door open to mRNA therapies for cancer and genetic conditions.https://www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr-is-supporting-mrna-research-just-not-for-vaccines/
The new version of ChatGPT explains why it won’t generate rule-breaking outputs. WIRED’s initial analysis found that some guardrails were easy to circumvent.https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt5-safety/
The international community is supporting an oil tanker that serves as a fuel station for terrorists.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-houthis-and-the-u-n-s-ship-of-fools-sanctions-yemen-292bf13a
Russia has struggled to take a fortress defensive belt that blocks further advances.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-putin-wants-all-of-donetsk-in-ukraine-19b76774