Donald E. Newhouse, Low-Profile Heir to a Media Empire, Dies at 96
He ran the newspaper division of Advance Publications, while his older brother, Si, ran the Condé Nast magazine operation.
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G.D.P. Is a Flawed Measure of Prosperity. Alternatives Are on the Way.
The United Nations has a new plan for weighing economic gains alongside health and environmental progress. But consensus is elusive.
Eli Lilly Will Buy Three Vaccine Developers
The drugmaker said it would spend up to $4 billion to acquire small companies exploring vaccines for shingles, Epstein-Barr virus and other …
The Vatican Takes on Silicon Valley
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence puts technology giants on notice. But will it slow down the A.I. race?
A One-Stop Shop for A.I. Models Raises $113 Million
An investment arm of Alphabet is backing OpenRouter, which helps companies choose among hundreds of models for different software tasks.
BP Ousts Chairman, Citing ‘Serious Concerns’ Over Conduct
The British oil group said that Albert Manifold had been removed, after concerns were raised “related to important governance standards, o…
How Delta Steered Around Airline Industry Chaos
The carrier has become the country’s most profitable by catering to affluent travelers, but it is facing stiffer competition from United.
Global Oil Price Rises After U.S. Strikes in Iran Cloud Peace Deal
Optimism for a resolution to the conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was checked after the United States said it had carried …
Ride-Share Drivers in Massachusetts Formally Unionize
The App Drivers Union said it was the first organization in the country to be formally certified to represent drivers for apps such as Uber …
Ferrari Is Finally Going Electric. Will the Purists Buy It?
The Italian sports car maker unveiled Luce, its first all-electric model, on Monday amid wider worries about the luxury E.V. market.
Even After a Strait of Hormuz Deal, Moving 1,500 Ships Won’t Be Easy
An agreement to reopen the waterway would be followed by a complicated process of navigating a backlog of vessels stranded for nearly three …
Toshifumi Suzuki, Who Made 7-Eleven a Giant in Japan, Dies at 93
He spent four decades building the convenience store chain into a cornerstone of daily life.