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Gregg Phillips, a Proponent of Election Conspiracy Theories, to Join FEMA

10 December 2025 at 15:54
Gregg Phillips, who spread unsubstantiated claims of mass voter fraud in the 2016 election, will join the agency’s leadership, the Trump administration confirmed.

© Bridget Bennett/Reuters

Gregg Phillips, right, onstage in 2022 with Catherine Engelbrecht, with whom he has led True the Vote, a conservative nonprofit group.

Meta’s New A.I. Superstars Are Chafing Against the Rest of the Company

10 December 2025 at 10:16
An us-versus-them mentality has emerged between Meta’s top artificial intelligence team and longtime lieutenants to Mark Zuckerberg.

© Mikel Jaso

Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says

10 December 2025 at 00:00
The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.

© Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

On a production line of the Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, last year. Dutch officials seized the company in September.

Trump’s NASA Pick Poised to Win Senate Vote After Do-Over Hearing

3 December 2025 at 14:53
The president withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead the space agency in June, but senators of both parties appeared willing to give him a second shot at confirmation.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and NASA administrator nominee, appearing before the Senate on Wednesday.

Apple’s A.I. Chief, John Giannandrea, Is Retiring

1 December 2025 at 21:15
John Giannandrea, hired from Google, is leaving after the release of a new Siri was postponed. Apple has fallen behind rivals in efforts to develop A.I. products.

© SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 19: Google's Senior VP of Engineering John Giannandrea speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 at Pier 48 on September 19, 2017 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

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Yann LeCun, a Pioneering A.I. Scientist, Leaves Meta

19 November 2025 at 18:35
Dr. LeCun’s departure follows a shake-up in Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts, as Mark Zuckerberg pushes his company to keep up in the tech race.

© Victor Llorente for The New York Times

Despite Meta’s efforts to reach A.I. “superintelligence,” Yann LeCun has said that large language models will never be smart enough to be considered superintelligent.

Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board

19 November 2025 at 14:57
Mr. Summers departed the artificial intelligence company’s board after revelations of his communications with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

© David Degner for The New York Times

Larry Summers’ exit from OpenAI is part of the widening fallout of those who were in the orbit of Jeffrey Epstein.

F.D.A. Names Agency Veteran to Run Drug Division

Dr. Richard Pazdur, who has been the F.D.A.’s top cancer drug regulator, represents a stabilizing choice for an agency reeling under staff cuts and low morale.

© Andrew Mangum for The New York Times

Dr. Richard Pazdur will now lead the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which is in charge of regulating most prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines.

Trump Again Names Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA After Pulling His Nomination

4 November 2025 at 20:00
The nomination of the billionaire entrepreneur, private astronaut and Elon Musk ally was before the floor of the Senate when the president abruptly withdrew it in June.

© Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times

President Trump abruptly yanked his earlier nomination of Jared Isaacman because he was upset that Mr. Isaacman had contributed to the campaigns of some Democrats.
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