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Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.

Greensboro’s economy depended on friendly relations with Canada. But after tariffs and threats to make the country the “51st state,” neighborly ties have frayed.

An extreme athlete built a wellness lair in New Jersey and turned it into the members-only club of his dreams.

Sergey Brin is joining his Google co-founder, Larry Page, in reducing ties to the state where they built their fortunes.

Jenelle Manzi started a nutrition company while performing with New York City Ballet. Now she’s doing her makeup in cabs and taking Zoom meetings as she sews pointe shoes.

Just like past tech booms, the latest frenzy has produced a group of billionaires — at least on paper — from smaller start-ups.

Users say Auzi’s decorative covers and jewelry attachments have changed the way they feel about wearing the devices.

Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.

Everything in the shop appeared to have been abandoned. A devoted customer took it all home and started selling the items herself.

Thousands of foreign women have moved to the Mexican capital for a “life reset,” creating successful businesses and drawing more expats like them. Not all Mexicans are pleased.

Experts have different theories about what’s driving steep gains. But many agree the window for growth is shrinking.

Federal agencies have requested access to Claude Mythos Preview, which Anthropic says can rapidly identify — and potentially create — new cyberthreats.

The upstart golf circuit couldn’t conquer the sport, despite big spending by Saudi Arabia. Its end signals limits to how much the country will spend.

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The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepared for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public