As Washington tries to limit its progress, Beijing is spending more to build an artificial-intelligence ecosystem that doesn’t rely on U.S. technology.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-china-is-girding-for-an-ai-battle-with-the-u-s-5b23af51
Another breakdown of negotiations shows neither side is ready for the 21-month war to end. A deadly hunger crisis is taking hold.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-gaza-war-86a119f3
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Israel must take “substantive steps” to improve the situation in Gaza before September.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-k-gives-israel-ultimatum-on-palestinian-state-recognition-c2418bcc
The share of women in high-echelon posts at U.S. venture firms has doubled since 2018 to 18.6%, according to nonprofit All Raise.https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-now-occupy-almost-a-fifth-of-top-venture-roles-study-finds-8339aadb?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The shooting at a Midtown Manhattan tower exposes how eliminating threats can be nearly impossible, even in fortified workplaces.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/nyc-shooting-office-security-breach-17071dc3?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The multiyear deal lets Amazon use content from the Times’s news and cooking sections and the Athletic.https://www.wsj.com/business/media/amazon-to-pay-new-york-times-at-least-20-million-a-year-in-ai-deal-66db8503?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The president unveiled a 50% tariff on copper products, but not on the raw material itself.https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/trump-just-crashed-the-copper-market-43ffff25?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Aurora Innovation says its driverless system can detect objects further than the length of three football fields—in the dark.https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/texas-autonomous-trucks-dallas-houston-56b76993?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The Facebook parent’s core ad business remains strong at a time when the company is investing billions of dollars into artificial intelligence.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/meta-earnings-q2-meta-stock-8ca310fb?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Much of company’s recent growth has come through the cloud business, which AI companies have been using to host models.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/microsoft-earnings-q4-2025-msft-stock-fc2e5c59?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The levies on imported parts helped wipe out the company’s net profit in the second quarter.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-earnings-q2-2025-tariffs-0df0cedf?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The retail trading platform posted a profit of $386 million for the quarter.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/robinhood-second-quarter-revenue-pops-on-transaction-sales-growth-62e034a3?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The investment firm acquired a majority stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/kkr-deal-hcrx-healthcare-royalty-partners-3ec04516?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Hershey and Mondelez are partnering on treats as big food companies scramble to boost sales.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/the-new-perfect-combination-the-reeses-oreo-cup-the-oreo-reeses-cookie-99624045?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Shares tumbled after the company logged a sales miss and confirmed guidance amid persistent uncertainty around the impact of U.S. tariffs.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/adidas-backs-outlook-as-tariff-burden-lingers-7632ece9?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The world’s biggest coffee chain is moving away from operating stores that only accept mobile orders for pickup because they don’t have the right vibes.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/starbucks-earnings-q3-sbux-stock-382db7ae?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Without political and economic reform, the country’s top engineers, doctors and scientists will keep leaving.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/india-is-losing-its-best-and-brightest-tech-china-talent-0b6a781e?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The administrative state can’t be prosecutor, judge and jury.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/sun-valley-orchards-third-circuit-labor-department-h-2a-visas-8123ee45?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Studio executives tolerated Stephen Colbert for a time, but the losses became too steep to ignore.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-laws-of-economics-apply-to-the-late-show-5b0d9b58?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Readers weigh in on public media’s value or lack thereof.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/who-is-going-to-miss-npr-00669eed?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f