Business
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PGA Tour and Saudi-Backed LIV Extend Deadline to Finalize Deal
The tentative deal for the men’s golf circuits to join forces had a Dec. 31 deadline, but significant questions remained.
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Indiana’s Plan to Pipe In Groundwater for Microchip-Making Draws Fire
The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells.
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I Spent New Year’s Eve Trying to Do the FAFSA. It Didn’t Go Well.
The new, simplified version of the college student aid form was supposed to become available in December. It was, kind of, for some people.
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Oregon Newspaper Stops Printing After Embezzlement Leaves It in ‘Shambles’
The Eugene Weekly had to lay off its entire 10-person staff after it uncovered years of theft by an employee, the editor said.
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Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too.
After almost 10 years of marriage, Christine Dowdall wanted out. Her husband was no longer the charming man she had fallen in love with. He had become narcissistic, abusive and unfaithful, she said. After one of their fights turned violent in ...
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An Artist in Residence on A.I.’s Territory
At a reception for OpenAI’s first developer conference in San Francisco last month, a crowd mingled, wine in hand, as withering criticism of art created with artificial intelligence flashed on a blue wall at the front of the room. “I’ve seen more ...
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11 Charts That Explain the Year in Business, Technology and the Economy
It has been a confusing year for the economy and markets. At the start of 2023, economists largely predicted a global recession, and Wall Street was bearish on stocks, with many analysts expecting the S&P 500 to finish the year just a touch higher ...
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The Way Big Banks Shut Down Customer Accounts Is Callous. Let’s Fix It.
When banks close checking and credit-card accounts because of “suspicious activity,” chaos and anxiety ensue. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law
The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where to draw legal lines.
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Bobby Rivers, Amiable and Multifaceted Television Host, Dies at 70
After getting his start as an entertainment reporter and film critic, he went on to host a show on the Food Network and establish a presence in the blogosphere.