State leaders fast-tracked plans by Elon Musk’s company for a tunnel to Nashville’s airport, ignoring the city’s concerns.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/politics/nashville-tunnel-musk.html
Speaking at a judicial conference, the justice said that saying too much risked premature judgments, adding that the court had been trying various approaches.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/politics/kavanaugh-supreme-court-emergency.html
The 34-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday afternoon, the police said. The museum said it would be closed on Thursday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/nyregion/man-dies-whitney-museum-nyc.html
Figma, which makes a design platform, was on the verge of a big payday before regulators quashed the sale. On Thursday, it went public, with its stock ending the day up 250 percent.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/figma-ipo.html
‘She has many opportunities for enjoying private life and continuing her public service somewhere, anywhere, other than on the campaign trail.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/notable-quotable-kamala-harris-bows-out-d700525c
For starters, should the Fed modify its 2% inflation interpretation of its ‘price stability’ mandate?https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-few-questions-for-aspiring-federal-reserve-chiefs-0b8b969a
As New York state schools ban phones from class, the UFT seeks to open the doors to chatbots.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-teachers-unions-dangerous-embrace-of-ai-students-school-phones-dd8e399d
The pacts with Japan and the EU will suppress consumption and amp up savings in the U.S.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-trade-deals-make-america-european-again-5b0675f2
Power issues and signal problems, along with intense heat, are making commutes miserable.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/nyc-mta-train-delays-interruptions-734ccb0e
Judges voice skepticism that the president can use emergency powers to replace the import schedule Congress adopted.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trumps-tariff-authority-is-tested-in-court-as-deadline-on-trade-deals-looms-09b323f1
The Treasury secretary’s comments signaled possible relief for Canada’s aluminum sector.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/u-s-canada-trade-talks-dealing-with-aluminum-tariff-levels-bessent-says-3f8989a7
Someone has to pay the skyrocketing levies the U.S. is collecting on imports—and companies say some of the burden will fall on consumers.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-tariff-main-street-business-impact-866cc403
The central bank cut its main repo rate by a quarter percentage point as inflation remains low in the midst of continuing global uncertainty.https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-african-reserve-bank-cuts-main-repo-rate-to-7-8445ab28
Bipartisan groups in Congress are attempting to preserve a weapons procurement program for Ukraine that the Trump administration proposed eliminating.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/31/trump-ukraine-aid-congress/
Entrevistas a 16 exdetenidos en el Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo de El Salvador ofrecen la visión más completa hasta la fecha sobre las condiciones en esta prisión infame.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/31/venezuelans-deported-us-el-salvador-prison-cecot-2/
The Ukrainian parliament acted to undo changes to two anti-corruption offices after mass protests forced President Volodymyr Zelensky to reverse course.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/31/ukraine-anticorruption-law-zelensky-protests/
In a lengthy report, federal government officials set out a roadmap for delivering on President Donald Trump’s promise to turn the US into the “crypto capital of the planet.”https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trumps-new-crypto-bible-is-everything-the-industry-ever-wanted/
Behind closed doors, Chinese researchers are laying the groundwork for a new global AI agenda—without input from the US.https://www.wired.com/story/china-artificial-intelligence-policy-laws-race/
A new crypto mining company is flexing the Trump name and connections to get ahead.https://www.wired.com/story/the-inside-story-of-eric-trumps-american-bitcoin/
On September 15, WIRED is gathering a panel of leaders across technology, politics, and media to tell you everything you need to know about the future of generative AI.https://www.wired.com/story/wired-ai-power-summit/